Usman Raza is a physician-turned-principal product manager who designs and scales digital health and virtual care platforms, blending clinical insight with SaaS and data-driven product leadership. He currently leads a multi-tenant SaaS product for patient journey analytics at Claritas Rx, co-founded goa Health as Chief Product Officer in 2023, and consults independently to accelerate digital health strategies with roadmaps that win executive buy-in. At Pear Therapeutics, he steered cross-functional teams to scale e-prescribing via EHRs—driving near 2x prescription growth—while leading data and backend initiatives that enable Real-World Evidence and regulatory alignment. He is an active open-source contributor to DuckDuckGo Instant Answers, founder of Hardloop, and has led community efforts across front-end and back-end components. Based in Albany, California, he holds an MS in Health Policy & Management from Harvard, a Master of Information Management & Systems from UC Berkeley, and an MBBS from Khyber Medical College, bringing a unique blend of clinical training, public health acumen, and product execution.
12 years of coding experience
11 years of employment as a software developer
MS, Health Policy & Management, MS, Health Policy & Management at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
Master of Information Management & Systems, Information Science/Studies, Master of Information Management & Systems, Information Science/Studies at UC Berkeley School of Information
MBBS, Medicine, MBBS, Medicine at Khyber Medical College
HSSC, Pre-Medical, HSSC, Pre-Medical at P.A.F. Degree College Peshawar
DuckDuckGo Instant Answers based on JavaScript (JSON) APIs
Role in this project:
Front-end Developer
Contributions:111 commits, 14 PRs, 58 comments in 8 months
Contributions summary:Usman primarily worked on front-end components, particularly within the "astrobin" directory of the repository. Their commits demonstrate a focus on HTML and CSS styling changes, Handlebars template modifications, and JavaScript functionality to enhance the display and user experience of astrophotography information. They also implemented the display of Steam special offers, integrating with Steam's API and managing data presentation on the front-end. The user also modified styling for various pages.
DuckDuckGo Instant Answers based on Perl & JavaScript
Role in this project:
Backend Developer
Contributions:28 commits, 5 comments, 1 issue in 4 months
Contributions summary:Usman primarily contributed to the backend logic of the DuckDuckGo Instant Answers project. Their work involved modifying Perl code within the `lib/DDG/Goodie` directory, specifically focusing on the `MD5` and `ReverseComplement` modules. Changes include implementing functionality, adding tests, and cleaning up code, suggesting a focus on improving existing instant answers. Further contributions included updates to the calendar functionality through modifying CSS and Perl files.
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Usman Raza - Principal Product Manager at Claritas Rx