NABP is a 501(c)3 nonprofit that aims to ensure the public’s health and safety through working with its member state boards of pharmacy. The Association is an equal opportunity employer.
We offer rewarding opportunities for professionals from a variety of backgrounds, including pharmacy-focused, information technology, communications, and more.
Status: Exempt
Location: Remote
Salary: $175,000 – $200,000 Depending on applicable experience
As the Head of Product, Pulse, you will be a senior executive within NABP who will lead the transition from a defined product concept to a scalable, market-ready platform. You will be responsible for product strategy, execution, and adoption from pre-launch through early commercialization and growth.
Working closely with NABP leadership, engineering, and commercial leadership, you will translate vision into roadmaps and product delivery, validate real-world use cases, and build a high-performing product function. The role requires a hands-on operator who thrives in ambiguity and can balance speed, quality, and compliance in a regulated healthcare environment.
This is a foundational leadership role that will shape Pulse by NABP’s product culture, operating model, and long-term competitive advantage.
Product Strategy and Vision
- Refines and operationalizes Pulse’s product vision, positioning, and value proposition across customer segments.
- Owns and maintains the multi-phase roadmap from Minimum Value Product (MVP) through enterprise scale.
- Aligns product priorities with industry, commercial, and partnership requirements.
- Defines success metrics for pre-launch validation, pilot adoption, and early revenue.
Pre-Launch and MVP Execution
- Leads the transition from defined product concept to production-ready platform.
- Validates assumptions through customer discovery, pilots, and early adopters.
- Translates business and compliance requirements into actionable product specs.
- Ensures readiness for launch across usability, reliability, and security.
Cross-Functional Delivery
- Partners closely across teams, such as Engineering, Data, Legal, QA, and Operations.
- Establishes agile delivery practices and release management.
- Coordinates product readiness with Sales, Customer Success, and Marketing.
- Supports enterprise onboarding, integrations, and early implementations.
Customer and Market Development
- Builds feedback loops with customers, partners, and regulators.
- Leads product involvement in key customer engagements and demos.
- Translates market insights into product/feature improvements.
- Monitors competitive and regulatory trends to guide roadmap evolution.
Team Building and Leadership
- Builds and mentors the initial product management and UX function.
- Establishes product governance, prioritization, and documentation standards.
- Creates scalable processes for discovery, delivery, and lifecycle management.
- Develops future leadership and succession within the product organization.
- Bachelor’s degree required. MBA or technical degree preferred.
- 10+ years in product management, including product leadership roles with direct reports.
- Previous experience launching and scaling B2B SaaS products from MVP to growth is required.
- Prior work in healthcare, life sciences, compliance, or regulated SaaS environments is desired.
- Demonstrated success in early-stage or high-growth companies.
- Strong understanding of enterprise workflows, integrations, and data platforms.
- Experience working with distributed technical and operational teams.
- Medical insurance (BCBS IL PPO)
- Dental insurance (MetLife)
- Vision insurance (MetLife)
- Health Reimbursement Account for medical insurance (Flexible Benefits)
- Short-term and long-term disability (MetLife)
- 401(k) match and discretionary contribution (Principal Financial)
- Life insurance and supplemental life insurance (MetLife)
- Annual opportunity in NABP’s incentive compensation policy for qualifying employees
- 35-hour weekly hybrid schedule
- 3 days at home and 2 days at Headquarters in Mount Prospect, IL each week
Paid time off provided for vacation, personal, and sick days
Annual professional development training funds to participate in trainings, seminars, and workshops
To apply please email the following information to [email protected].
- Your resume
- Salary expectations
No phone calls, please.
Employees are eligible for benefits on the first of the following month after their start date. 401k enrollment occurs quarterly. Our benefits are subject to change annually during open enrollment.
