Manager, Clinical Business Operations

As Headway works to build a new mental healthcare system that everyone can access, we’re facing unique operational challenges and opportunities that come with growing and scaling at an unparalleled rate. We’re pushing the boundaries of the existing healthcare system so that we can fulfill our promise to providers, patients, and payers to create access to high quality providers across the nation. In order to do that, we’re building a world class operations team that enables efficiency, growth, and quality, and as a member of this team, you will have the opportunity to have a material impact on the trajectory of Headway and help define a function core to the livelihood of our business and the impact we deliver for our partners and clients.

As a Clinical Operations Manager, you will lead high-impact, cross-functional initiatives that span teams and pods. You’ll operate as a thought partner to Clinical, Compliance, Legal, Data, and Operations leaders – helping shape objectives, influence priorities, and translate complex insights into actionable plans. In addition to owning critical operational workflows, you’ll design scalable systems, mentor team members, and drive initiatives that create durable, measurable impact across the organization. This role requires strong judgment, comfort with ambiguity, and the ability to drive alignment and execution across the organization.  

• →Design and build foundations for a variety of 0-1 and scaling initiatives within the Clinical Operations function designed to improve the quality and compliance of services provided at Headway.
• →Collaborate cross-functionally to build, execute, monitor, and implement scalable products and processes that enable us to deliver on core business challenges.
• →Assess and analyze data to develop and determine strategies for accelerating progress, proactively identify areas for improvement, and deliver on roadmap priorities and team OKRs.
• →Build and manage a growing team to achieve these objectives.

• 7+ years of experience in operational roles at high-growth companies, with some background in consulting, healthcare, business operations preferred but not required.
• 2+ years of people management experience; you are a team builder that is passionate about growing and developing talent
• Data is your first-language; you enjoy and are skilled at digging through complex data to solve ambiguous problems.
• You thrive in the unknown, and seek out opportunities to dive into unfamiliar challenges, drive towards outcomes, and shape strategy.
• You are operationally excellent, able to manage a large volume of moving pieces without breaking a sweat.
• You are a collaborator that proactively partners across teams while holding teams accountable for execution.
• You seek an environment that fosters individual growth through open-feedback and high-autonomy.
• You are motivated by the opportunity to make an impact on one of our generation’s defining problems: affordable mental healthcare