Health Initiatives Lead

About the role

The ideal candidate can drive work at any phase. They might own early exploration on one initiative-developing strategy, building pitches, getting projects resourced-then shift to own execution on another, becoming the accountable lead who drives delivery and ships. Or they might join mid-stream to take a resourced project through launch. They adapt to the phase they're in. When exploring, they're patient and building consensus. When executing, they're decisive and driving closure. They know what each phase requires and can move between projects as business needs shift. The key accountabilities are: During Exploration (Idea → Resourced Project): - Develop strategy and partnership concepts that connect technical & operational capability with consumer value - Drive pitch development: business and market assessment, technical & operational feasibility, feature requirements, risk analysis - Build consensus across engineering, design, operations, legal, privacy, clinical, executive, and external stakeholders - Translate market opportunities and technical possibilities into compelling proposals - Drive selected concepts through the resourcing process During Execution (Resourced Project → Launch): - Single point of accountability for the working team and sponsor - Own day-to-day program delivery: milestones, dependencies, blockers, resolution - Make decisions through stakeholder consensus: scope tradeoffs, program risks, escalations - Drive team clarity in cross-functional meetings and executive reviews - Own risk mitigation and issue resolution - Ensure the plan meets Apple's quality bar and understand holistically what's feasible to ship - Where appropriate manage complexity of internal and external stakeholders, representing Apple requirements, technical feasibility.

Responsibilities

• Product Scope & Trade-offs: Make ongoing decisions about what gets built, what gets deferred, and how to adapt scope based on technical feasibility, timeline constraints, and strategic priorities
• Risk Management: Proactively identify program risks-technical, regulatory, operational, timeline-and drive mitigation plans to resolution. Escalate when appropriate
• Quality & Feasibility Judgment: Maintain a holistic view of the program. Know what's technically possible, what's clinically sound, what's legally viable, and what's worth shipping. Push back when the plan doesn't meet the bar

Requirements

• MBA or equivalent experience
• Track record moving between strategic and execution work depending on business need
• Comfort driving work at any project phase-can pick up early exploration or jump into active execution
• Ability to be the accountable owner when leading execution: the person who can be reached at any time and will hav

Additional Information

At Apple, we believe technology has the power to transform lives-and nowhere is this more evident than in our Health team. We are driven by a singular mission: to reimagine the future of health through groundbreaking innovations that empower individuals, enhance care delivery, and elevate well-being on a global scale. We are looking for a Health Initiatives Lead who can drive initiatives at any stage-from early exploration through launch-and move to where business needs are greatest.

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