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VP of Product Operations & Strategy

Remote, United States

Linus Health is a Boston-based digital health company focused on transforming brain health for people across the world. By advancing how we detect and address cognitive and brain disorders – leveraging cutting-edge neuroscience, clinical expertise, and artificial intelligence – our goal is to enable a future where people can live longer, happier, and healthier lives with better brain health.

We are a team of 115+ (and growing!), embarking on an exciting period of accelerated growth.  We invite collaborative, self-driven and impact-oriented professionals to join our dynamic and fast-growing team.

Does this sound like an innovative & disruptive start-up where you could see yourself?  If so, please continue reading!

The Role:

The Vice President of Strategy and Product Operations is a key leadership role in our brain health and digital cognitive assessment company. You will drive strategic initiatives, product alignment, and market positioning to address critical needs in brain health and cognitive care. As the right hand to the Chief Product and Strategy Officer, the VP leverages deep expertise in healthcare, cognitive assessment and care, and operational strategy to align the company’s mission with scalable growth and innovative product development.

This role requires a balance of strategic thinking, scientific understanding, and operational execution. Key areas include resource allocation, cross-functional leadership, regulatory compliance, and navigating the unique reimbursement landscape for cognitive assessment, cognitive care and disease management.

What You'll Do:

Market and Strategy Development:

  • Analyze Market Needs:
    • Identify trends, opportunities, and challenges in cognitive assessment, cognitive care, disease management, and related therapies.
    • Assess alignment between emerging market needs and reimbursement frameworks, emphasizing payer models in primary care, neurology and team-based care
  • Develop Strategic Plans: 
    • Craft comprehensive strategy documents focused on product roadmaps, market positioning, and scaling opportunities in assessment, care delivery, and therapeutics.
    • Drive alignment across the organization by creating actionable, evidence-based strategies.
  • Financial Forecasting:
    • Forecast market growth and evolution, focusing on reimbursement trends for cognitive assessment tools, cognitive care delivery, and disease-specific interventions.
    • Provide insights into long-term financial models for cognitive health and neurological pathways.

Resource Allocation and Oversight:

  • Manage Resources:
    • Oversee resource allocation across assessment tools, digital platforms, and cognitive disease solutions to ensure alignment with strategic goals.
    • Optimize budgets and investments in R&D, clinical trials, and commercial deployment.

Product Leadership and Coordination:

  • Guide Product Teams:
    • Sit in on product development meetings to align innovations in cognitive diagnostics with market needs and regulatory requirements.
    • Act as a trusted advisor to product leaders, helping refine cognitive assessment tools, cognitive care delivery, and disease-specific interventions.
  • Ensure Collaboration:
    • Drive coordination across assessments, therapeutics, and digital platforms, ensuring a cohesive approach to addressing cognitive health challenges.
    • Monitor cross-functional projects, identifying and resolving gaps in coordination between teams.

Performance Tracking and Reporting:

  • Monitor and Report Progress:
    • Implement systems to track KPIs related to diagnostic accuracy, patient outcomes, and market penetration.
    • Report on progress of strategic initiatives to the executive team, leveraging insights to refine approaches.

Regulatory and Compliance Expertise:

  • Navigate Regulatory Pathways:
    • Maintain familiarity with global regulatory bodies (e.g., FDA, EMA) and compliance standards for cognitive diagnostics, decision support, and digital health tools.
    • Understand the boundaries between wellness tools, clinical diagnostics, and software classified as a medical device.

Change Management and Innovation:

  • Ethical Leadership:
    • Uphold a commitment to integrity and patient welfare in decision-making, particularly for vulnerable populations affected by cognitive decline or neurological disorders.
  • Lead Innovation Efforts:
    • Introduce cutting-edge technologies and practices in assessment and disease management, such as AI/ML, remote monitoring, and precision medicine approaches.
    • Lead organizational changes with clear communication, comprehensive training programs, and stakeholder alignment.

Stakeholder Communication:

  • Internal Communication:
    • Represent strategic initiatives in executive discussions, providing updates on market trends, risks, and opportunities in cognitive health.
  • External Communication:
    • Present the company’s vision and product roadmap to industry leaders, partners, and investors at conferences, advisory boards, and strategic meetings.

Risk Management:

  • Identify and Mitigate Risks:
    • Evaluate risks specific to cognitive assessments, including regulatory challenges, reimbursement, provider adoption hurdles, payer engagement, and clinical validation.
    • Implement mitigation strategies to ensure smooth development and commercialization of products.

About You:

Must Have's:

  • Bachelor's Degree
  • 8–12+ years in cognitive assessments, neurology, digital health, or disease management, with a focus on scaling operations and strategy
  • Experience leading or scaling operations in digital health or cognitive diagnostics startups
  • Experience partnering with enterprise health systems
  • Proven track record of aligning operational strategies with scientific advancements in digital assessments and neurological care
  • Experience in optimizing processes, scaling systems, and managing cross-functional initiatives
  • Leadership roles in startups transitioning from early-stage to growth-stage, with a focus on digital health
  • Management of cross-functional teams across R&D, marketing, product, and clinical operations
  • Familiarity with analytics-driven tools for tracking diagnostic outcomes, reimbursement trends, and market performance
  • Experience deploying advanced diagnostics, SaaS platforms, and EHR-compatible tools
  • Expertise in compliance with healthcare-specific regulations such as HIPAA, GDPR, and FDA pathways for cognitive diagnostics and decision support

Nice To Have's:

  • Advanced degree such as a MS, PhD or MD
  • Familiarity with AI/ML applications in cognitive diagnostics and disease prediction.
  • Experience scaling operations internationally and addressing diverse regulatory environments
  • Expertise in mergers, acquisitions, and strategic partnerships within the diagnostics space.
  • Active or recent clinical practice.

What We Offer:

  • As a brain health company, an opportunity to have a lasting impact on the way people and communities engage with brain and mental health, and even to affect the prognosis of people’s mental and brain health trajectory
  • A mission-driven environment where all 115 (and counting) employees strive to exemplify our core values every day
  • Competitive compensation packages that include an annual discretionary target bonus incentive as well as valuable equity
  • Unlimited PTO — We know this can work both ways, however our leadership team does an excellent job at encouraging people to take PTO
  • A sincere and deep appreciation for the importance of mental health. We have a “monthly flex day” where employees are encouraged to take time away from work to rest, recharge & reset.
  • A peer-to-peer recognition program: Celebrating our employees hard work and success is in our DNA!
  • Employee Referral Incentive program
  • A robust healthcare package that includes medical, dental & vision benefits as well as a 401(K) program

Please note that we are not using external or 3rd party agencies for this role, nor do we accept unsolicited resumes. Please respect the fact that we are not using agencies and refrain from reaching out directly to our People Ops & talent team(s) and any individuals in management who may be hiring for this role.

Linus Health is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified candidates will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, age, genetic information, disability or any characteristic protected by law. We believe that diversity is critical to the growth of our company and understand the importance of fostering an environment where everyone has a voice. We are also committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities during the recruiting process. If you are in need of assistance due to a disability, please contact us.

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