Nick Guggenbuehl
Verified Expert in Product Management
Product Manager
Minneapolis, MN, United States
Toptal member since July 29, 2019
Nick is a strategic product leader with 10+ years of experience building and scaling innovative healthcare and technology solutions. He’s led zero-to-one launches, scaled startups to profitability, and guided digital transformation efforts at organizations like the Mayo Clinic and Pfizer. Equally effective in startup and enterprise environments, Nick brings a high-agency mindset, cross-functional leadership, and a passion for products that improve lives at scale.
Project Highlights
Expertise
- Artificial Intelligence (AI)
- Digital Health
- Digital Transformation
- Product Discovery
- Product Leadership
- Product Management
- Product Owner
- Product Strategy
Work Experience
Principal Product Manager
Mayo Clinic
- Led one of the Mayo Clinic's flagship products: Remote Patient Monitoring, a suite of connected medical devices that capture real-time patient data in an AI-powered dashboard monitored by remote clinicians.
- Led the digital strategy for the largest capital investment initiative in Mayo Clinic history ($5+ billion). Identified a portfolio of over 150 transformational digital products that will redefine the future of the Mayo Clinic's model of care.
- Identified and articulated digital transformation opportunities at the highest volume organ transplant centers in the USA.
Agile Product Manager (via Toptal)
Kindbody
- Led the design and development of a new B2B product offering at a high-growth Series C fertility startup as part of a 100% remote team spanning multiple time zones.
- Worked directly with the chief technology officer, SVP of product, and other team members to define requirements and product strategy.
- Demonstrated product features and enhancements to clients and prospects.
Product Manager (via Toptal)
Pfizer
- Served as a product owner for the development of a tool utilizing an AI/ML-based algorithm that assists cardiologists in identifying patients who may suffer from a rare and under-diagnosed disease.
- Promoted agile transformation and adopted agile development processes while facilitating traditional scrum ceremonies.
- Managed the design and development of a mobile application aimed at metastatic breast cancer patients from the initial concept to the development of the MVP.
Product Manager
BCG Digital Ventures
- Led the digital strategy for Abbott’s neuromodulation division, designing a pain management MVP integrated with implantable medical devices.
- Partnered with clinical and technical teams to scope a scalable platform aimed at reducing opioid reliance for chronic pain patients.
- Delivered product recommendations that laid the foundation for a digital health platform focused on long-term patient empowerment.
Product Strategy and Innovation (via Toptal)
Elevance Health
- Managed the product strategy of a 12-member distributed team building a next-generation platform for one of the largest health insurers in the USA.
- Led the design and development of transparency tools to improve member experiences and reduce costs.
- Advised senior management on product strategy, innovation, and best practices related to agile product development.
Head of Product
MyMeds
- Led engineering, design, customer success, and clinical product teams from pre-revenue to millions in recurring revenue and multiple Fortune 500 employers and health plan clients. Managed up to 13 direct reports.
- Built and owned the three-month, one-year, and five-year product roadmaps—translating high-level business objectives into actionable product features focused on delighting users while capturing high-margin ROI.
- Developed new business models and product offerings to capture revenue from diversified sources while maintaining fixed costs and expanding the reach of our product.
- Played a lead role in all sales meetings to capture market insights, demo relevant features, and pitch new product offerings to assess market demand.
- Recruited and hired a division of co-located software engineers, from a VP of engineering to interns.
Co-founder | Chief Product Officer
North Labs
- Co-founded a digital strategy agency focused on helping non-technical founders launch digital MVPs by intelligently combining US-based product and design leadership with offshore software development.
- Built and vetted dozens of partnerships with offshore software development agencies to create a network of talented software engineers.
- Sold my ownership in the agency as it pivoted to become a market-leading AWS Advanced Partner consultancy.
Senior Product Manager
MyMeds
- Redesigned and relaunched the existing web and mobile products from a pre-revenue MVP to one that captured Fortune 500 clients within my first three months of employment.
- Researched the market and competition, interviewed hundreds of customers to craft compelling user experiences, shipped new features, and fixed bugs weekly.
- Built and managed a team of distributed software engineers (web and mobile), designers, and quality assurance experts spanning five time zones.
- Led the product team through due diligence for a series of financing rounds, pitching to angel investors and venture firms alike.
- Translated ideas into strategy and features, managing product development from start to finish.
- Developed an Agile development process from scratch, incorporating new tools and automation procedures that reduced the time to ship by 150%.
Product Implementation Manager
Epic
- Managed post-contract to launch product implementation of numerous $10+ million installs of Epic’s Willow Inpatient (pharmacy) application.
- Provided physicians, pharmacists, and c-suite executives with digital strategy and product recommendations regarding industry best practices while traveling (50-75%) to client hospitals throughout the USA.
- Owned and facilitated a biweekly meeting for 100+ Epic PMs to share new ideas, lessons learned, and best practice recommendations.
- Co-founded the Epic Analytics team to provide more evidence-based, data-driven best practice recommendations for the entire company.
- Recruited, screened, and assisted in hiring dozens of PMs as the company scaled from 2,000 to nearly 10,000 employees in under five years.
Project History
The Stoic Fellowship | Founder and President
https://stoicfellowship.comUsed digital marketing and SEO, newsletter and content publishing, and social media to grow a nonprofit to 100+ worldwide chapters.
As board chair and president, I manage fundraising campaigns, lead monthly board meetings, ensure the maintenance of our 501(c)(3) status, recruit volunteers, and implement processes that facilitate rapid decision-making strategies to achieve our vision for months instead of years.
Founder of a Tech Accelerator
Co-founded a tech pre-accelerator that held 6-week startup boot camps for aspiring founders.
The mission of Accel.MN was to accelerate the entrepreneurial ecosystem of Minnesota by improving the collective education, network, and support of early-stage entrepreneurs while promoting a positive startup culture. In addition to participating in the first cohort, I served as a founding board member.
Mayo Clinic: Unbound in Rochester
Led the discovery and definition of 150+ AI-driven products as part of a CEO-backed team, helping secure $5 billion to transform Mayo Clinic’s model of care.
Education
Bachelor's Degree in Neuroscience
University of Wisconsin-Madison - Madison, WI, USA
Skills
Tools
Slack, Apple Keynote, Pivotal Tracker, Confluence, Sketch 4, InVision, Trello, Jira, Figma, GitHub
Paradigms
B2B2C, Scrum, Agile, HIPAA Compliance, Rapid Prototyping, Agile Product Management, Agile Project Management, Requirements Analysis, Acceptance Testing, Business to Business to Consumer (B2B2C), B2C, HL7 FHIR Standard
Industry Expertise
Healthcare, Specialty Healthcare, Nonprofits, Health & Wellness, Health, Health Insurance
Other
Business Analysis, Product Owner, Product Strategy, Startups, Data Analytics, Product Launch, Health IT, Product Ownership, Estimation & Planning, Discovery, Communication, Digital Health, Scrum Master, Product Management, Digital Strategy, Product Roadmaps, Product Vision, User Empathy, Data Privacy, Business Strategy, Remote Work, Remote Team Leadership, Web Product Management, Medical Product Manager, Healthcare IT, Regulated Industries, MVP Design, User Stories, Strategy, Project Management, Project Scoping, Digital Product Management, Conceptualization, Roadmaps, Minimum Viable Product (MVP), Product Conceptualization, Sprint Planning, Mockups, Stakeholder Engagement, Backlog Grooming, Backlog Management, Trend Analysis, Value Proposition, Lean Startups, Early-stage Startups, B2B Product Management, Business to Business (B2B), Team Leadership, Requirements & Specifications, Feature Backlog Prioritization, Microsoft PowerPoint, Lean, Data Reporting, Feature Planning, Feature Prioritization, Feature Roadmaps, Business Cases, Process Management, Project Management & Delivery, Software as a Service (SaaS), Project Delivery, Business Processes, Process Improvement Project Management, Software, Process Optimization, Process Improvement, Business Process Optimization, Product Requirements Documentation (PRD), Technical Product Management, Digital Transformation, Vendor Management, Product Leadership, Risk Management, Technical Project Management, Product Discovery, Documentation, Databases, Data Management, Data Mapping, Data Architecture, Workflow Tools, Philosophy, Cross-functional Team Leadership, Project Discovery, Mobile App Development, Cross-functional Collaboration, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Direct to Consumer (D2C), Microsoft Teams, Microsoft Excel, Business Development, Partnerships, Business Models, Product Marketing, B2B, CSS, Agency, Miro, Visual Studio Code (VS Code), Data Science, Graphic Design, Product Sales, Hiring, HTML, Pricing Strategy, Product Design, User Experience (UX), Competitive Intelligence, User Interface (UI), Android, iOS, Mobile, Web, Analytics, User Research, User-centered Design (UCD), Electronic Medical Records (EMR), SQL, Web UX, Management, Board Presentations, Mobile Apps, Wireframing, SaaS Product Management, SaaS, Startup Funding, Startup Growth Strategy Development, Sales, Tech Sales, Recruiting, B2B Partnerships, Business to Consumer (B2C), API Integration, Monetization, Business Intelligence (BI), Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI), Artificial Intelligence (AI), Automation, Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR), Data Engineering, Neuroscience, Large Language Models (LLMs), Low-code Development, No-code Development, Stakeholder Management, Leadership, JavaScript, Web Development, React, Medical Devices
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