Technical Product Owner

Job Description:

The Technical Product Owner will partner with product managers and engineering leads in delivering complex, AI-enabled and agent-based capabilities for our healthcare platform. This role emphasizes technical fluency, systems thinking, and execution oversight. The Technical Product Owner will ensure engineering teams have well-scoped, technically sound requirements and that delivery aligns with architecture, compliance, and operational standards.

• Translate product requirements into technical specifications, workflows, and integration patterns.
• Partner with architects and engineers to design API strategies, orchestration flows, and data models.
• Own the technical backlog, ensuring stories include acceptance criteria and validation methods.
• Drive adoption of AI/agentic frameworks (e.g., LangChain, LangGraph) and guide technical feasibility analysis.
• Support release readiness by validating architecture, compliance, and deployment requirements.
• Collaborate with DevOps/MLOps to ensure CI/CD and monitoring standards are in place.
• Support AI readiness by aligning solutions with industry standards (FHIR, HL7) and providing input on analytics and data governance for clinical and practice management workflows.
• Act as the technical voice in cross-functional planning, ensuring scalability, security, and compliance are addressed early.
• Perform other duties that support the overall objective of the position.
   

Education Required:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Computer Science, Information Systems, Business, or related discipline.
• Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required qualifications for the position.
   

Experience Required:

• 8+ years in technical program management, solution engineering, or product/engineering hybrid roles.
• Experience in hybrid engineering/product roles in the healthcare domain.
• Strong background in software or data engineering (Python, Node.js, .NET) with experience in UI development and API integration.
• Demonstrated experience with healthcare analytics, EHR data flows, and AI-driven applications.
• Experience working with cloud environments (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and infrastructure-as-code.
• Exposure to GenAI applications in healthcare (e.g., ambient clinical documentation, coding automation, patient engagement).
• Experience in clinical informatics, practice management systems, or EHR platforms is preferred.
• Or, any combination of education and experience which would provide the required equivalent qualifications for the position.
   

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of: Familiarity with AI/ML integration, agentic orchestration frameworks (LangChain, LangGraph), and modern API design. Healthcare domain knowledge (FHIR, HL7, HIPAA compliance) is a plus.
• Skill in: Strong interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to interface effectively with engineers, clinicians, and clients. Collaboration skills.
• Ability to: Proven ability to write clear technical documentation, specifications, and workflows.

The company has reviewed this job description to ensure that essential functions and basic duties have been included. It is intended to provide guidelines for job expectations and the employee's ability to perform the position described. It is not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all functions, responsibilities, skills and abilities. Additional functions and requirements may be assigned by supervisors as deemed appropriate. This document does not represent a contract of employment, and the company reserves the right to change this job description and/or assign tasks for the employee to perform, as the company may deem appropriate.

NextGen Healthcare is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.