Principal, Strategy and Insights

About the Peterson Health Technology Institute

The Peterson Health Technology Institute (PHTI) provides independent evaluations of innovative healthcare technologies to improve health and lower costs. Through its rigorous, evidence-based research, PHTI analyzes the clinical benefits and economic impact of digital health solutions. PHTI’s work  informs decisions for providers, patients, payers, and investors, with the goal of accelerating the adoption of high-value technology in healthcare. PHTI was founded in 2023 by the Peterson Center on Healthcare. For more information, please visit phti.org.

About the Opportunity

PHTI is seeking a Principal, Strategy and Insights to work closely with the Managing Director to lead the team’s strategy, people, and execution. The Principal will lead the company engagement and market intelligence functions, oversee the assessment process, and drive the expansion of PHTI’s evaluation capabilities into areas such as clinical diagnostics and artificial intelligence.

Reporting to the Managing Director, the Principal will help set team priorities, translate goals into concrete work plans, and ensure high-quality delivery across these functions. This role combines leadership with hands-on execution:  developing teams, guiding cross-functional work, resolving complexity, and contributing directly to assessments and thought leadership.

More specifically, the responsibilities include:

Provide Team Leadership and Drive Execution

• Partner with the Managing Director to set priorities, define timelines, and align resources across the team.
• Lead and develop staff, oversee report timelines, and hold team accountable for high-quality output.
• Develop a culture of inquiry, experimentation, understanding of and tolerance for risk, and a commitment to continuous learning.

Lead PHTI’s Company Engagement Strategy

• Lead PHTI’s engagement process with companies under evaluation to ensure a fair and transparent process.
• Represent PHTI with company executives, clinical leaders, and product teams and direct company data acquisition process.
• Oversee company-specific analyses, product categorization, and written content incorporated into PHTI assessments.

Lead Market Intelligence and Topic Identification

• Build and oversee a forward-looking digital health tracking and monitoring function that combines research, external engagement, and monitoring tools to track digital health innovation and emerging technology trends.
• Partner with healthcare purchasers and providers to understand current needs and emerging areas of interest to inform PHTI assessment topic prioritization.
• Drive execution of market trend reports to impact purchasing in emerging technology areas.

Lead Technology Context Development

• Oversee the production of the technology specific components of PHTI’s reports including defining company categorizations.
• Explain how the companies fit within the context of clinical processes and care delivery models and identify meaningful differences between offerings.

Shape the Future of PHTI’s Assessment Capabilities

• Lead the evolution of PHTI’s assessment framework into new technology categories including clinical diagnostics and AI.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen PHTI’s assessment process and expand PHTI’s products and capabilities over time.

About the Successful Candidate

Are you someone who:

• Has a strategic mindset: Able to develop a big-picture view; connects long-term vision and concepts to daily work; maintains a broad, strategic perspective while identifying and focusing on crucial details.
• Ownership and Execution: Takes responsibility for outcomes and translates priorities into work plans and milestones.  Anticipates obstacles, and steps in where needed to deliver results and pushes self and helps others achieve results.  Brings a can-do attitude with a willingness to jump into projects as needed.
• Exercises Sound Judgement: Makes well-reasoned decisions amid ambiguity, incomplete information, and evolving evidence. Balances analytical rigor with practical decision-making while maintaining fairness, objectivity, and intellectual curiosity.
• Has an entrepreneurial mindset: Able to envision innovative solutions and build the operational foundation to accomplish them.
• Relationship building and communication: Builds trusted relationships across diverse stakeholders, leads constructive discussions, and communicates complex issues clearly and persuasively in writing and conversation.
• Intellectual curiosity and adaptability: Learns unfamiliar topics quickly, uses evidence to challenge assumptions, and applies lessons from research, experimentation, and setbacks.

Professional Experience

• At least 15+ years of experience in management consulting, digital health, healthcare data and analytics or related experience.
• Demonstrated experience leading and developing teams, managing complex cross-functional projects, and translating strategy into measurable results.
• Interest in and understanding of healthcare delivery, funding, financing, system transformation, and policy.
• A bachelor’s degree required and an advanced degree in business, science, or related field preferred.
• In order to build productive relationships across the organization and to ensure effective collaboration, this role requires in-person presence in accordance with the organization’s hybrid schedule of working in the office three days per week (Monday/Tuesday/Thursday).

Salary and Benefits

We anticipate that the starting base salary range for this position will be $240,000 to $270,000, plus eligibility for an annual discretionary bonus.  In addition, we offer a generous benefits package designed to support employee health and well-being, including comprehensive health insurance, a substantial 401k match, paid time off, a hybrid work schedule and other flexible work policies.

To Apply

We are a dynamic, growing organization that embraces critical thinking, problem solving and innovative ideas. If you have relevant experience and qualifications, please send your resume to [email protected].

The Peterson Health Technology Institute is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and encourages candidates of all backgrounds to apply to our organization. We offer a welcoming community that respects each individual and fosters a diverse set of experiences, perspectives, skills and ideas. We are committed to building a workplace in which every team member can thrive personally and professionally and contribute to our mission.