Full-Time

Product Manager

Posted on 10/31/2025

Thalamus

Thalamus

51-200 employees

Online platform for residency interview management

Compensation Overview

$193k - $225k/yr

+ Stock Options

Remote in USA

Remote

US work authorization required; remote role restricted to candidates legally eligible to work in the United States.

Category
Product (1)
Required Skills
Product Management
Requirements
  • Proven success taking products from 01, including identifying user problems, defining MVPs, and launching.
  • Experience planning product roadmaps 62 months out with both strategic and tactical depth.
  • Strong product sense and ability to make thoughtful trade-offs across UX, engineering, and business impact.
  • Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional teams and run discovery or design sprints independently.
  • Comfortable engaging with executive stakeholders and handling tough feedback with clarity and confidence.
  • Experience with product analytics and using quantitative insights to guide decisions.
  • Experience managing product teams.
  • Exceptional communication and expectation management e proactive, organized, and clear.
  • A bias for action and the confidence to challenge ideas, push for clarity, and advocate for whats right for the user and business.
Responsibilities
  • Independently run discovery and design sprints (e.g., without Director present) to validate opportunities and define product direction
  • Drive 01 product development: plan 6+ months out, deliver MVPs, and scale adoption
  • For existing products, lead strategic planning 12 months out: 6 months in high fidelity, 6 months directional
  • Lead and coach junior PMs to elevate team capabilities and product thinking
  • Collaborate with Engineering and Design to execute against roadmap priorities
  • Present product strategy, tradeoffs, and rationale to C-level stakeholders and incorporate their feedback
  • Lead quantitative product thinking: drive adoption of product analytics to inform decisions and measure impact
  • Align product initiatives with business priorities, customer needs, and go-to-market readiness
Desired Qualifications
  • Deep customer empathy in the healthcare space or related regulated industries

ThalamusGME provides an online platform that streamlines the medical residency and fellowship application process for both programs and applicants. Its tools include online scheduling, a video interview platform, and application management, all designed to handle the interview cycle efficiently. Programs can manage large numbers of applications and interviews, while applicants can schedule and track their interviews. The platform is integrated with ERAS Program Management (EPM), helping it reach many programs and users across the medical education space. Compared with others, ThalamusGME emphasizes scale and workflow efficiency demonstrated by handling over 200,000 applications and facilitating more than 14 million minutes of video interviews. The company’s goal is to save time and resources for both applicants and program directors, enabling faster, smoother selection during interview season.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$9.4M

Headquarters

Santa Clara, California

Founded

2013

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • AAMC provides free Thalamus tools to all ERAS programs from July 2025.
  • Thalamus AI Hub delivers free AI tools promoting fair residency recruitment.
  • Medicratic acquisition accelerates NLP for personal statements and workforce analytics.

What critics are saying

  • AAMC free access eliminates subscription revenue from 95% ERAS programs now.
  • Yosefit's GME Manager, adopted by 200+ programs, erodes Thalamus market share.
  • NRMP uses partnership data to launch in-house Match scheduling platform.

What makes Thalamus unique

  • Thalamus pioneered real-time scheduling with ERAS and SF Match integrations.
  • Acquired Medicratic in July 2025 to enhance AI-powered application evaluation.
  • Converted to first PBC in medtech on February 22, 2024, prioritizing patient outcomes.

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Benefits

Stock Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

-6%

1 year growth

-1%

2 year growth

-8%
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