Forward Deployed Product Manager – AI

Forward Deployed Product Manager – AI

Iterative Health is a healthcare technology and services company powering the acceleration of clinical research to improve patient outcomes. Through the Iterative Health Site Network — a premier network of 100+ clinical research sites across the US and Europe — we help expand and expedite access to novel therapeutics for patients in need.

As a Forward Deployed AI Product Manager at Iterative Health, you will work cross functionally to identify, build, and deploy AI-powered solutions that transform how clinical research operations are executed. This is a highly hands-on role that sits at the intersection of product, engineering, and operations. You will partner closely with end users to understand their workflows, identify opportunities where AI can create meaningful leverage, rapidly prototype solutions, and deploy them into production.

The ideal candidate combines strong product instincts with technical fluency and a builder mentality. You are equally comfortable sitting alongside a clinical operator to understand a workflow as you are working with engineers and AI tooling to bring a solution to life.

You will work across Clinical Operations, Site Operations, Trial Enrollment, Business Development, and Corporate Functions, identifying high-impact opportunities and owning them from concept through deployment and adoption. This role reports to the Product organization and partners closely with Engineering, Data Science, Security, and Operational Leadership teams.

• You enjoy operating in highly ambiguous environments and creating structure where none exists
• You are equally effective working with executives, operators, engineers, and data scientists
• You can quickly understand how people actually work and identify opportunities to improve workflows through technology
• You value rapid experimentation and iterative learning over lengthy planning cycles
• You have strong judgment about where AI adds value and where traditional solutions may be more appropriate
• You are energized by building and deploying solutions that create immediate impact for users
• You are comfortable moving between strategy, execution, and hands-on problem solving

Within your first 12 months, you will:

• Deploy multiple AI-powered workflows that deliver measurable improvements in efficiency, quality, speed, or user experience
• Establish trusted partnerships with operational teams across the organization
• Develop repeatable frameworks for evaluating and scaling AI applications
• Identify and help operationalize reusable platform capabilities that accelerate future AI development
• Drive meaningful adoption of AI solutions across key business functions

• Collaborative and low-ego team environment
• Fast-moving and highly iterative culture
• Strong focus on ownership and accountability
• Mission-driven and patient-centered mindset
• Open communication and continuous learning
• Comfortable navigating evolving business needs

• 4+ years of experience building and shipping software products, AI applications, technical solutions, or production systems
• Hands-on experience working with large language models, including prompt engineering, agent design, retrieval-augmented generation (RAG), evaluation frameworks, and workflow automation
• Strong technical fluency with modern AI development workflows and tooling
• Experience collaborating directly with end users to understand business problems and translate them into scalable solutions
• Familiarity with programming languages such as Python and the ability to work effectively with technical teams throughout implementation
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, prioritize effectively, and drive outcomes with limited direction
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to engage both technical and non-technical audiences
• Demonstrated ownership mindset and bias toward action

Preferred

• Experience in healthcare, clinical research, or another regulated domain (HIPAA, GxP, financial services)
• Background as a technical founder, early engineer at a startup, or in a customer-facing engineering role…