Digital Product Owner – Mobile App | US Market - (M/F) - Freelance

Context

Our client, a leading international healthcare company, is looking for a Digital Product Owner to support the US localization, validation and rollout of a global patient companion mobile application.

The role will initially focus on enhancing the digital experience for patients in the US market. The Product Owner will take ownership of US-specific features and localization, while working closely with the Global Product Owner, development teams and US stakeholders.

The position requires a hands-on and operational Product Owner, able to take a feature from initial business and patient needs through specifications, validation, development and final rollout.

Key Responsibilities

• Own the US localization and US-specific features of the mobile application, including insurance, copay programs and the US patient experience.

• Manage and prioritize the US product backlog based on patient needs, business impact and technical feasibility.

• Translate patient and business needs into use cases, UX flows, wireframes, user stories, functional specifications and acceptance criteria.

• Drive solutions end-to-end, from initial need definition through local validation, development follow-up and rollout.

• Collaborate closely with UX/UI designers, user researchers, developers and US business stakeholders.

• Coordinate release planning, dependencies, validation milestones and release dates with local and global teams.

• Conduct and leverage user research with patients, caregivers and healthcare professionals.

• Coordinate US validation processes involving Legal, Regulatory and Compliance teams.

• Ensure alignment with US healthcare and data privacy requirements.

• Support go-to-market activities and monitor product KPIs to drive continuous improvement.