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Salary: USD 70,000 - 90,000 / annual
Parachute Health is a digital ordering platform for medical equipment and supplies, connecting health systems, health plans, and suppliers to help patients access life-saving products at home. The company has connected 300,000+ clinicians and 3,000+ supplier locations across all 50 states and helped 15M+ patients.
As a Category Analyst (Respiratory), you will build and manage the respiratory product catalog and oversee the Insurance Coverage Criteria rules engine. This role bridges product management, data analysis, and healthcare domain expertise.
Key responsibilities include:
**Catalog Management:** Collaborate with internal stakeholders to identify expansion opportunities. Conduct in-depth research across respiratory categories including Oxygen, CPAP/Sleep, BiLevels, Ventilators, Nebulizers, Airway Clearance, Suction & Tracheostomy, and Testing & Monitoring. Become a subject matter expert in product attributes and how patients, vendors, clinicians, payors, and manufacturers interact with these categories. Build and maintain the digital catalog in the Content Management System (CMS), analyzing and organizing data from manufacturers and suppliers to create accurate, complete product listings. Continuously optimize catalog content based on performance metrics, user feedback, and industry developments. Collaborate with Product Management, Engineering, Account Management, and Customer Success teams.
**Insurance Coverage Criteria Management:** Analyze complex insurance coverage requirements related to respiratory categories (e.g., oxygen and PAP LCDs). Translate these criteria into flowcharts and decision trees to facilitate product eligibility determination in the rules engine. Build, test, and launch these designs on the Parachute platform. Stay informed about regulatory and industry changes through webinars and research.
**Catalog & Coverage Alignment:** Ensure seamless integration between the insurance rules engine and catalog. Conduct internal and external demonstrations to gather feedback and prioritize improvements. Create and maintain documentation to support collaboration. Raise workflow improvement opportunities to engineering teams. Solve ad hoc issues and document solutions for the support team.
**Requirements:**
Personal Skills:
- Strong analytical skills with keen attention to detail
- Self-motivated and driven to manage projects through completion
- Adaptable to various project types within the domain
- Comfortable with documented processes and proactive about improvement opportunities
- Clear, concise written and verbal communication
- Ability to translate complex concepts into easy-to-understand language and workflows
- Strong prioritization and time management across multiple timelines
- Collaborative mindset
- Commitment to improving patient outcomes in healthcare
Technical Skills:
- Previous consulting or project-based work experience (project management knowledge is a plus)
- Proficiency in researching, analyzing, interpreting, and manipulating various types and sizes of datasets
- Familiarity with coding concepts or willingness to learn
- Knowledge of or ability to quickly learn tools such as Google Workspace, Miro, Notion, Claude, Linear, and Databricks
Nice to Have:
- Experience in healthcare, especially Respiratory Therapy, involving oxygen, CPAP/BiLevel, nebulizers, ventilators, or other respiratory equipment
- Experience with taxonomy or ontology development, category management, and/or market research
- Experience with product information management systems (PIMs) or content management systems (CMS)
- Background in healthcare regulations, coding, and/or claims practices
- Background in computer science, library science, data science, or math
