Founding Product Lead

About the role

We are looking for a Founding Product Lead to serve as the first operator for a new healthcare venture. This role is pivotal in guiding the early development of the company, focusing on product discovery, establishing relationships within a major academic health system, and helping shape the initial business model. You will be on the ground inside a large hospital system, working directly with hospital administrators, senior executives, and technical teams to identify key problems worth solving and to develop scalable solutions. The position requires someone who can operate with strong judgment, navigate ambiguity, and bridge the gap between healthcare operations, data analysis, and early-stage company building. Your efforts will directly influence the product's design, validation, and initial deployment, setting the foundation for future growth.

Key facts

What you'll do

• Act as the founding operator for a new healthcare company, leading efforts from initial concept through early validation and eventual launch.
• Build and nurture deep, trusted relationships within a large academic health system, engaging with hospital administrators, clinical leaders, and senior executives to understand their needs and gain buy-in.
• Serve as the primary point of contact and bridge between health system stakeholders, Atomic, and the engineering and data teams, managing day-to-day relationship building, coordination, and communication.
• Collaborate closely with technical partners to explore and analyze claims data, operational workflows, and clinical processes to identify high-leverage problems that can be addressed through innovative solutions.
• Observe clinical workflows and operational procedures to understand pain points and opportunities for automation or enhancement.
• Support early go-to-market efforts by piloting initial solutions within the partner health system, collecting feedback, and iterating on the product.
• Help shape the product roadmap based on insights from hospital staff and operational data, ensuring alignment with healthcare system priorities.
• Contribute to defining the product vision, ensuring it addresses real clinical and operational challenges effectively.
• Assist in navigating healthcare bureaucracies, regulatory considerations, and organizational politics to facilitate project progress.
• Participate in early business formation activities, including market analysis, value proposition development, and initial customer engagement.
• Work with the team to develop a scalable business model that can expand into additional health systems and markets.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to ensure timely delivery of milestones, validation efforts, and initial deployments.
• Engage with hospital leadership to understand their strategic priorities and align the product development accordingly.
• Support the collection of data and evidence to demonstrate the product's value and effectiveness.
• Contribute to the development of pilot programs, including planning, execution, and evaluation.
• Help shape the company's strategic direction based on insights gained from healthcare system interactions.
• Be an advocate for user-centered design, ensuring that solutions are practical, usable, and meet clinical needs.
• Foster a collaborative environment with both healthcare and technical teams, promoting shared understanding and goals.
• Maintain a high level of ownership and initiative, embodying founder energy and a bias toward action.
• Represent the company in meetings with hospital stakeholders and potential partners, articulating the value proposition clearly and confidently.

Requirements

• Proven success in finding product-market fit at the 0 to 1 stage, taking ambiguous problems from exploration to actionable solutions.
• Experience working within or alongside the healthcare ecosystem, especially with hospital systems, clinical workflows, or health system leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with hospital administrators, CIOs, CFOs, and clinical leaders.
• Strong judgment and decision-making skills, capable of operating independently in fast-paced, under-specified environments.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to engage confidently with both technical teams and senior healthcare executives.
• Experience working directly with health system operators, hospital staff, or payers is highly valued.
• Familiarity with navigating healthcare regulations, organizational politics, and bureaucracies.
• Ability to analyze operational data, claims data, and workflows to identify opportunities.
• Comfort working in ambiguous environments and managing uncertainty.
• High ownership mentality, with a proactive, founder-like approach to responsibilities.
• Willingness to be based in Miami, FL, or open to relocation, with a preference for working from the office 2-3 days per week alongside the CTO and Head of Healthcare.
• Prior experience in healthcare consulting, data-intensive environments, or early-stage health tech companies is a plus.
• Exposure to hardware, sensors, or camera-based technology is advantageous but not required.
• Demonstrated success in early-stage product development, especially in healthcare settings.

Nice to have

• Experience working with hardware components such as sensors, cameras, or other clinical devices.
• Exposure to healthcare consulting or operational roles within hospitals.
• Familiarity with navigating healthcare regulations, compliance, and ITAR considerations.
• Prior involvement in data-heavy projects or environments.
• Experience in early-stage health tech startups or ventures.
• Working knowledge of clinical workflows and hospital operations.
• Relocation flexibility to Miami or nearby areas.
• Experience working with cross-disciplinary teams, including engineers, data scientists, and clinicians.

Skills & tools

• Strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to analyze operational, claims, and clinical data.
• Pragmatic product and business instincts.
• Ability to operate independently with high ownership and initiative.
• Comfort navigating ambiguity and organizational complexities.
• Ability to work collaboratively across technical and healthcare teams.
• Strong judgment and decision-making skills.
• Ability to communicate complex ideas clearly to diverse audiences.
• Adaptability and resilience in early-stage environments.

Practical notes

• This role is based on-site in Miami, FL, within a major academic health system.
• The position involves close collaboration with hospital leadership, clinical staff, and technical teams.
• The company values diversity and encourages applicants who may not meet all listed qualifications but are enthusiastic about the role.
• The role does not specify a particular tech stack; emphasis is on healthcare operations, stakeholder engagement, and data analysis.
• The company is committed to building an inclusive workforce and considers applicants regardless of race, color, religion, sex, or other protected characteristics.
• The position offers an exciting opportunity to shape the future of healthcare technology at an early stage.
• The successful candidate will have the chance to influence product development directly and work at the intersection of healthcare, data, and innovation.
• The company supports a collaborative, entrepreneurial environment where ownership and initiative are highly valued.
• This is an on-site role; candidates should be prepared to work within the hospital environment and engage regularly with hospital staff and leadership.
• The company encourages applicants to apply even if they do not meet 100% of the qualifications but are passionate about transforming healthcare through innovative solutions.