symplr Appoints Chief Commercial Officer & Chief Product Officer

What You Should Know: 

– symplr®, a provider of enterprise healthcare operations software, has recently announced the appointments of Mike Valli as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) and Scott Sbihli as Chief Product Officer (CPO). 

– These strategic additions to the leadership team underscore symplr’s commitment to evolving its comprehensive approach to healthcare operations and supporting the newly launched symplr Operations Platform (SOP). The appointments are expected to drive innovation and long-term growth for the company.  

Mike Valli Appointed Chief Commercial Officer

Mike Valli brings a wealth of experience in healthcare technology leadership and market strategy to his new role as CCO. In this position, Valli will be responsible for leading the Sales and Success teams and collaborating with the executive team to ensure commercial alignment with customer needs. Valli joins symplr from Optum, where he served as both Market President and Executive Vice President of Enterprise Strategy and Growth, leading teams across all of Optum’s business segments. His innovative leadership has been recognized in the healthcare industry, with accolades including Modern Healthcare’s Top 25 Emerging Leaders, Business Insider’s 30 under 40 Leaders, and Becker’s Rising Stars in Healthcare.  

Scott Sbihli Named Chief Product Officer

Scott Sbihli, a seasoned healthcare technologist with over 25 years of product management, innovation, and executive leadership experience, has been appointed Chief Product Officer.

As CPO, Sbihli will be responsible for overseeing symplr’s product strategy, portfolio, and roadmap. He will focus on ensuring that these elements are integrated and optimized within the broader symplr Operations Platform, with the goal of helping customers consolidate systems and create cross-enterprise workflows. Sbihli joins symplr from Inovalon, where he served as Senior Vice President of Product Management, overseeing quality, risk, member outreach, and data lake/AI solutions for payers. Prior to Inovalon, Sbihli held payer and provider product leadership roles at HealthEdge and Nuance Communications.

“We’re confident that the industry experience Mike and Scott bring will accelerate our enterprise strategy supported by our symplr Operations Platform,” said BJ Schaknowski, CEO of symplr. “They’ll be working to make sure that every touchpoint, from initial engagement to ongoing platform use, not only unlocks real value for customers, but also drives symplr’s long-term growth by strengthening customer adoption and expanding our market presence.”