Director, Clinical Innovation: Intake & Strategy Organization

This leader acts as the “front door” for innovation. They are responsible for identifying high-value clinical and operational friction points and vetting solutions-whether built internally or sourced externally-to ensure they are worth the system’s investment. They can say “no” to 90% of ideas so the best 10% can thrive. This leader is a cynical optimist and believes technology can fix healthcare but needs to see the data first., Sourcing & Needs Discovery:

• Proactively engage with clinical chairs, nursing leadership, and operations VPs to identify systemic pain points.
• Serves as lead for VC strategic partnership operations
• Establish presence in the healthcare ecosystem to help source potential solutions and bring market insights into the organization

Strategic Diligence:

• Conduct deep-dive evaluations of potential solutions, including the company’s founders and durability, including clinical validity, technical feasibility, and financial ROI and feasibility.

Business Case Development:

• Build the “pitch” for the Executive Leadership Team, ensuring every project aligns with Mount Sinai’s strategic pillars.

Financial Impact & ROI Analysis:

• Create the full business case analysis for a potential solution including clinical impact and financial projections

Clinical Value Proposition:

• Define specific clinical outcomes improvements (e.g., 15% reduction in 30-day readmissions).
• Evaluate the “Quadruple Aim” impact: patient experience, population health, cost reduction, and provider well-being.
• Assess the “Cost of Inaction”-the clinical or competitive risk of maintaining the status quo.

Operational Feasibility & Resource Mapping:

• Identify the “Minimum Viable Infrastructure” required (IT integration, FTEs, or physical space).

Map the impact on existing clinical workflows to ensure the solution doesn’t create new bottlenecks elsewhere.

Risk Assessment & Mitigation:

• Evaluate regulatory and compliance hurdles (HIPAA, FDA approvals, or Joint Commission standards).
• Perform a “pre-mortem” on potential failure points, such as low clinician adoption or technical interoperability gaps.

Scalability & Strategic Alignment:

• Analyze how the solution scales from a single pilot site to the entire Mount Sinai Health System.
• Ensure explicit alignment with Mount Sinai’s 3-5 year strategic goals (e.g., digital transformation or health equity).
• Stakeholder Alignment: Manage the transition from “idea” to “approved project,” securing buy-in from IT, Legal, and Finance early in the lifecycle.

Performs other related duties.

Education Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required, Master’s degree preferred

Minimum Related Experience

• 5 years of experience in health care finance or administration; experience in strategic planning and execution, formulating policy, building and developing financial plans, managing resources and leading successful teams.
• Experience in venture capital, healthcare consulting, and/or corporate development within a health system preferred.
• Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal skills
• Analytical and problem-solving skills
• Managerial skills including budgeting and finance, Alliance/Partner Management, Analysis Skills, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Budgeting, Business Case, Cisco Unity, Clinical Nursing, Clinical Outcomes, Community Health, Community Support, Consulting, Corporate Planning, Cost Analysis, Cost Control, Ecosystems, FDA (Food and Drug Administration), Finance, Financial Planning, Financial Projections, Funding, Geriatrics, HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act), Healthcare, Healthcare Administration, Hospital, Informatics, Interoperability, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Legal, Medicine, National Institutes of Health (NIH), News Reporting, Nursing, Ophthalmology, Outpatient Care, Patient Care, Pediatrics, Policy Development, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Problem Solving Skills, Process Improvement, Regulatory Compliance, Resource Management, Return on Investment (ROI), Risk, Risk Analysis, Risk Management, Strategic Planning, Team Lead/Manager, Team Player, Training/Teaching, Venture Capital, Writing Skills

The Mount Sinai Health System (MSHS) provides salary ranges that comply with the New York City Law on Salary Transparency in Job Advertisements. The salary range for the role is $117000 - $208000 Annually. Actual salaries depend on a variety of factors, including experience, education, and operational need. The salary range or contractual rate listed does not include bonuses/incentive, differential pay or other forms of compensation or benefits.

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders are committed to fostering a workplace where all employees feel valued, respected, and empowered to grow. We strive to create an environment where collaboration, fairness, and continuous learning drive positive change, improving the well-being of our staff, patients, and organization. Our leaders are expected to challenge outdated practices, promote a culture of respect, and work toward meaningful improvements that enhance patient care and workplace experiences. We are dedicated to building a supportive and welcoming environment where everyone has the opportunity to thrive and advance professionally. Explore this opportunity and be part of the next chapter in our history.

About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time - discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report’s Best Hospitals, receiving high “Honor Roll” status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children’s Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.