Product Analyst

POSITION SUMMARY:

This role is key to supporting Surgalign through our next phases of growth in Digital Health by driving R&D to rapidly innovate, gain insights into customer pain points, and identify our largest product improvement opportunities. The Product Analyst understands Surgalign's business vision and leads the translation of the program strategy into tangible and valuable products. You will be responsible for breaking down product roadmap features into user stories and requirements, and you will coordinate with the Scrum teams on prioritizing and refining their technology backlogs.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Collaborate with Product Management to better define product roadmap features
• Translate product roadmap features into user stories and more detailed requirements. Maintain product requirement documents and other lifecycle documentation
• Collaborate with the Product Design team to appropriately capture feature workflows and UI/UX details in user stories and requirements.
• Identify and scope new digital capabilities/enhancements by understanding end-user needs and stakeholder priorities
• Provide guidance and direction to development teams by prioritizing backlog items and defining sprint goals
• Lead development teams through backlog refinements to clarify backlog items and obtain estimations
• Collaborate with the cross-functional project team during scoping and release planning. Aid Project Management in organizing product releases and identifying priorities and dependencies.
• Aid in the creation of dashboards and reports of sprint and release progress (team velocity, story/feature completion, etc) for use during sprint reviews and capacity planning
• Interview/shadow clinical users to gain user insights
• Other duties as assigned.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND ABILITIES:

• Excellent requirements writing skills
• Ability to act as a leader in communicating conceptual ideas and product rationale
• Ability to communicate with technical teams regarding high-level architecture concepts and design tradeoffs
• Proficiency with Agile Project Management tools (ex: Jira or Azure DevOps)
• Familiarity with Product Prioritization Frameworks (ex: Value vs Effort, RICE, Story Mapping)

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Engineering, Computer Science, or related field.
• 3+ years of experience as a product analyst, product manager, or product owner.
• 3+ years of experience working within an agile development process.

EDUCATION/EXPERIENCE PREFERRED:

• Certified Scrum Product Owner.
• Experience working on cloud-native software products.
• Experience working on AI and Machine Learning products.
• Experience working in the medical device industry and medical imaging.
• Experience in the clinical arena of spine or brain.
• Experience with the user-centered design process and UI/UX.
• Experience with Microsoft Power BI and/or Power Automate.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

N/A

TRAVEL:

Minimal

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

Sedentary work: Prolonged periods of sitting & physically handling objects up to 10 lbs occasionally.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

Office Setting - Open layout with assigned workstation or office

This position may require the use of personal protective equipment during various tasks/activities including but not limited to, gloves, masks, and safety glasses.

For roles based in the United States that require access to hospital facilities, must be eligible for and maintain credentials at all required hospitals, including meeting any applicable physical requirements or vaccination requirements (including the COVID-19 vaccine, as applicable).

SURGALIGN CORE VALUES:

Be Relentless, Gritty & Tenacious

Passion and perseverance over time. We will not be knocked off course.

Act with Speed

Making thoughtful decisions quickly. We execute with intensity and operate with a send of urgency to best serve employees and customers.

Customer-Focused and Patient Minded

Putting the customer first at every level of the company. We are fully committed to satisfying surgeons' needs to improve their patients' lives.

Lead with Integrity

Hold oneself to the highest ethical and quality standards. We put honesty, transparency, and sound judgment above all else to deliver on our commitments.

Be Bold & Act Courageously

Stand up for what is right. We take risks, have difficult conversations, make bold decisions, and own the results

OUR MISSION:

We Align with surgeons to improve patient lives by developing and delivering intelligent solutions for spine disorders. We do this through investment in exceptional talent, training, and clinical evidence.

OUR QUALITY POLICY

Surgalign is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and values diversity at our company. Surgalign will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, age, military or veteran status, disability, genetic information, and any other status protected by state or federal law.

Our goal is to make the online job application process accessible to all potential applicants. If you need assistance or a reasonable accommodation to complete the application process, please contact our Human Resources Department by email at: [email protected]