Clinical Initiatives Manager

Caravel Autism Health• Remote, US,

3h•Remote

About The Position

The Clinical Initiatives Manager for the Clinical Center of Excellence (CCOE; Clinical Department) is responsible for coordinating, executing, and monitoring the strategic initiatives of the Clinical Center of Excellence. This role serves as the operational backbone of the department by leading clinical project management efforts, supporting data-driven decision-making, and ensuring high-quality execution of initiatives that improve clinical excellence across the organization. This individual works as a member of the CCOE and works closely with other clinical leaders, operational leaders, analysts, and subject matter experts to manage projects from conception through implementation. Responsibilities include coordinating cross-functional workgroups, maintaining project plans and timelines, organizing clinical and operational data, supporting quality assurance and compliance initiatives, developing dashboards and reports, and ensuring organizational priorities remain aligned with the company's clinical strategy. This role is highly collaborative and requires exceptional organization, project management, analytical thinking, and communication skills. Success is measured by the ability to translate strategic priorities into well-executed projects that improve clinical areas such as clinical quality, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance, client outcomes, and teammate career pathway progress. The impact of this role extends across the entire ABA organization by driving successful execution of strategic Clinical Center of Excellence initiatives, improving visibility into organizational clinical quality through meaningful data and reporting, creating standardized systems that improve consistency across clinical programs, supporting continuous quality improvement through organized project execution, enhancing collaboration across clinical, operational, training, compliance, and technology teams, increasing organizational efficiency through effective project coordination and process improvement, and supporting executive decision-making through reliable data analysis and performance reporting.

Requirements

Master’s degree in applied Behavior Analysis, Psychology, Education, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
Current certification as a Board-Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA).
Minimum of 3 years of clinical ABA experience.
Strong knowledge of organizational behavior management, I/O psychology, project management efforts, systems analyses, etc.
Strong analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

Nice To Haves

Experience in multi-state ABA service delivery organizations.
Experience with accreditation standards (e.g., BHCOE, CARF, ACQ).
Experience leading large-scale quality improvement initiatives.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple concurrent Clinical Center of Excellence initiatives from planning through implementation
Develop project plans, timelines, milestones, dependencies, and communication plans.
Coordinate cross-functional teams and facilitate project meetings.
Monitor project risks and maintain department project portfolio.
Develop and update project documentation & policies
Coordinate quality assurance initiatives and quality improvement projects.
Track audit findings and corrective action plans.
Support development of standardized clinical processes.
Maintain clinical quality, compliance, operational, and outcomes datasets.
Develop dashboards, scorecards, and executive reports.
Analyze trends supporting executive decision-making.
Coordinate and support internal audits and implementation of regulatory and organizational requirements.
Manage, refine, and support the development of compliance policy documentation and systems
Maintain documentation supporting accreditation and quality reviews.
Evaluate workflows and recommend efficiency improvements.
Apply PDSA, Lean, root cause analysis, and process mapping methodologies.
Prepare executive presentations and project updates.
Coordinate communication among cross-functional stakeholders.
Coordinate and support project meetings, documenting action items, and tracking deliverables