Job Description:

Description

One Brave Idea (OBI) is looking for a Director of Strategy to help guide its strategic evolution. OBI was founded in 2016 as a joint investment between the American Heart Association, Verily Life Sciences, and Astra Zeneca and includes approximately 50 individuals including faculty, staff, and research and clinical fellows and associates. OBI is co-located with Clinical Innovation Programs within the Cardiovascular Medicine Division and Department of Medicine at 360 Longwood Avenue in space specifically designed for the creation of new transformative patient-centered programs.

The Director of Strategy will be responsible for facilitating design and establishment of the ongoing evolution of OBI into two separate entities: a sustainable Innovation program sitting at the interface among non-profit foundations, academic medical centers, and industry partners (biomedical, tech, data, new entrants) and a Biomedical Translational Solutions entity focused on moving initial innovations into usable products. The development of these entities will require coordination of non-profit and for-profit stakeholders, external investors, intellectual property and other legal counsel, patient advocacy groups, innovators and academic researchers. The Director of Strategy will assist in designing and driving to execution a detailed programmatic roadmap in an accountable manner by working with leadership to manage complex interactions between stakeholders, structure and implement critical agendas, and manage execution on a wide range of key deliverables. As this project will be a multi-stage effort, s/he will need to carefully track progress towards milestones.

PRINCIPAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

For all positions that include direct patient care, indicate with an "X" the age(s) of all patient populations served
No Direct Patient Care	X
All age groups		Adolescence (13 to 17 years)
Neonates (birth to 1 month)		Young Adult (18 to 25 years)
Infant (1 month to1year)		Adult (26 to 54 years)
Early Childhood (12 months to 5 years)		Senior Adult (55 to 64 years)
Late Childhood (6 to 12 years)		Geriatric (65 years and up)

• Work with OBI leadership to develop a strategic plan for development of the Innovation and Biomedical Research Institutes.


• Help translate the design and development of the Innovation and Biomedical Translation Solutions entities into detailed executable project plans and supervise the implementation of these plans.


• Initiate and structure interactions (working with administrative staff) between diverse stakeholders; define deliverables from these interactions and follow-up with internal and external parties to track/enable completion.


• Set and track short- and long-term milestones, as well as overall outcomes.


• Develop strategic funding plans for Innovation and Biomedical Translation Solutions entities.


• Integrate all planning activities with ongoing programs at OBI.


• Manage internal and external communications regarding strategic plans.


• Develop active community engagement strategies in conjunction with diverse partners.


• Provide regular, comprehensive, and concise updates to OBI leadership.

SKILLS/ ABILITIES/ COMPETENCIES REQUIRED:

• Excellent problem-solving ability and abstract thinking skills.


• Must be able to make independent effective decisions in appropriate situations.


• Ability to develop multi-year budgets and formal business plans.


• Ability to manage complex relationships with a variety of stakeholders, both internal and external.


• Strong interpersonal and leadership skills and the ability to supervise others effectively.


• Outstanding ability to work with a team to achieve shared goals.


• Ability to respond to changing goals and priorities in a fast paced and dynamic start-up environment.


• Excellent critical-thinking skills and attention to detail.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

• MS is required, PhD preferred in biomedical science, engineering or related field


• 10+ years experience working with biomedical non-profits and/or a healthcare startup is required.


• Experience in project management


• Prior experience with philanthropic or venture funding in a complex not-for profit/for profit arena is required.


• Experience and proven leadership in developing and executing complex cross-matrix, multi-year projects required.

EEO Statement

Brigham and
Women's Hospital is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified
applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race,
color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national
origin, ancestry, age, veteran status, disability unrelated to job
requirements, genetic information, military service, or other protected status.

Primary Location

:MA-Brookline-BWH Brookline Hills BWPO Administration

Work Locations

:BWH Brookline Hills BWPO Administration111 Cypress StBrookline02447

Job

:Professional/Managerial

Organization

:Brigham & Women's Hospital(BWH)

Schedule

:Full-timeStandard Hours:40

Shift

:Day Job

Employee Status

:RegularRecruiting Department:BWH Department Of Medicine / Cardiovascular Medicine

Job Posting

:Oct 26, 2020

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