Analytics Portfolio Management Lead

The Data & Analytics (D&A) team delivers strategic insights, analytics products, and decision-support capabilities across Risant Health, Risant Health’s Value-Based Platform (VBP) and Risant Health Organizations (RHOs), and Kaiser Permanente (KP). Through four key pillars—Risant Strategic Analytics, VBP/Solution Intelligence, RHO Support & Enablement, and Foundational Capabilities—the team translates data into actionable intelligence that drives clinical quality improvement, total cost of care reduction, better experiences for members and clinicians, and health equity.

The D&A Portfolio Management Lead drives strategic portfolio management across all D&A initiatives, ensuring alignment with business priorities, optimal allocation of resources, and delivery of maximum value. This role establishes and governs intake, prioritization, and roadmap planning processes while coordinating dependencies across analytics pods, platform development, and other strategic initiatives. The Portfolio Management Lead is the central orchestrator of D&A delivery, liaising with VBP teams, Risant Technology and RHO counterparts (as necessary) to balance stakeholder needs and resource constraints to maximize impact for Risant Health and RHOs.

Job Responsibilities

Portfolio Intake & Prioritization: Lead portfolio intake and prioritization across D&A pillars, ensuring alignment with business strategy. Serve as point of contact for new analytics requests, including adhoc requests from Risant leadership. Facilitate intake evaluation process including business impact assessment, effort estimation, and resource allocation recommendations.

Portfolio Backlog & Roadmap Definition: Develop and maintain portfolio roadmap, working closely with analytic asset owners, business and clinical partners to translate complex business needs into roadmap components. Maintain roadmap through close partnership with analytics product managers / owners / program managers.

Portfolio Optimization & Planning: Partner with analytic product managers / owners / program managers and D&A leadership to balance competing priorities and optimize overall portfolio value. Lead quarterly portfolio planning cycles, incorporating feedback from RHOs, VBP teams, and executive stakeholders. Incorporate updates into Risant Quarterly Business Review (QBR) and Monthly Business Review (MBR) as needed, working closely with D&A leadership.

Cross-Pillar Coordination & Continuous Improvement: Coordinate dependencies across each D&A pillar, helping resolve resource conflicts and priority misalignments. Drive continuous improvement in portfolio management processes, tooling, and governance structures.

Cross-Functional Alignment: Serve as a liaison between D&A, clinical, business, and technical stakeholders in key forums (including VBP Product Governance “War Rooms”).

Performance Monitoring: Establish and monitor portfolio-level KPIs including delivery velocity, resource utilization, business value delivered, and stakeholder satisfaction. Provide executive reporting on portfolio health, risks, and recommendations for strategic adjustments.

Refine Analytics Strategy: Actively inform and refine Risant Health’s analytics strategy (including standards and approaches) for data sourcing and usage, measurement methodologies and analytics deployment based on evolving portfolio needs and industry trends.

Vendor Management: In coordination with D&A and other functional leaders, help manage vendor relationships and provide oversight to their performance.