Product Manager, Innovation and Emerging Solutions

The Product Manager, Innovation and Emerging Solutions is responsible for developing and bringing new early-stage products and solutions to market to advance Delta Dental of Massachusetts’ business and mission. This role owns innovation-driven emerging products and solutions from end-to-end from concept and pilot through evaluation and operationalization.

What You Will Do

Own the full lifecycle of assigned innovation driven emerging products from concept definition through pilot launch, evaluation, and scale or exit recommendation. Define clear objectives, success metrics, and hypotheses tied to member or stakeholder impact, operational feasibility, financial signal, and scalability.

Why It Might Be a Fit

This role requires strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate ambiguity into actionable plans. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership, are also required.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, healthcare, or equivalent field of study
• 7+ years of experience in product development and innovation, or related roles, with demonstrated results delivering products or services in regulated industries
• Demonstrated experience leading cross functional innovation initiatives from concept through execution and experience launching pilots, minimum viable products, or new service models
• Strong analytical, decision-making, and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate ambiguity into actionable plans
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience presenting to senior leadership
• Ability to balance innovation with execution discipline in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with human centered design methodologies as well as using product, project management, and reporting tools to manage complex initiatives
• Dental, medical, or ancillary product experience, and deep knowledge of commercial group, individual, Medicaid, and Medicare markets from a payer or provider perspective

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision plans
• Generous time off including PTO
• Short and long-term disability insurance
• Competitive 401(k) savings match
• Financial planning workshops