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Principal Technical Program Manager

Zocdoc · New York, NY; Silicon Valley, CA · US

Health Tech
On-site
Dentist
Demand80
Career growth75
Healthcare fit30
Remote potential60
5-year outlook
Principal technical program managers in health tech can command strong compensation, often above clinical salaries, with equity upside; exact figures depend on location, company stage, and total package.
Clinical license
Not required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
lead
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-07

Intelligence details

Flexible work details

Eligible countries
United States
Profession fit
Dentist

Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.

Why this is worth applying to

Consider only if you have substantial technical program management, SaaS/platform, and cross-functional engineering leadership experience; this is not a typical clinical-to-nonclinical entry point.

Who should apply

Clinicians with prior TPM, product, engineering, or technical program leadership experience in health tech or SaaS; physician/nurse leaders who have managed complex platform programs.

CV angle

Frame clinical experience as domain expertise in provider workflows, patient access, and scheduling, while foregrounding technical program delivery, cross-functional leadership, roadmap sequencing, risk management, and SaaS/platform execution.

Skills to highlight

  • Technical program management
  • Cross-functional leadership
  • SaaS and multi-tenant platforms
  • Distributed systems and reliability
  • Roadmap planning and sequencing
  • Stakeholder alignment
  • Risk and dependency management
  • Healthcare provider workflows and patient access

Role summary

Principal Technical Program Manager at Zocdoc leading complex, multi-quarter technical programs for Practice Solutions, spanning AI phone assistant, provider directory, booking, intake, scheduling, and availability across patient access channels.

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