Project Manager, Clinical Strategy

LifeStance Health

11d•$100,000 - $120,000

About The Position

The Project Manager, Clinical Strategy supports improving access to trusted, affordable and personalized behavioral health care, through the CMO team by driving execution of clinical and enterprise strategic initiatives. This role translates priorities into structured plans, timelines, and measurable outcomes. This role partners closely with clinical operations, clinical leaders, and cross-functional teams to ensure initiatives are delivered on time, aligned with strategic goals, and implemented effectively. Success in this role requires strong project management skills, an understanding of behavioral health care operations, and the ability to influence stakeholders across multiple disciplines. This position is a key support to driving the mission of LifeStance. Consistent with LifeStance’s values, every member of the LifeStance team is expected to support each other and the mission, which may mean participating in projects and initiatives and performing functions and responsibilities not specifically outlined in this job description.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, business, public health, or related field
4–7 years of experience in project management, healthcare operations, consulting, or related roles
Excellent project planning, organization, and prioritization skills.
Ability to manage competing priorities in a fast-paced environment.
Comfort operating in ambiguity with a bias toward action.
Demonstrated experience managing cross-functional projects from concept through implementation.
Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills and ability to influence without direct authority.
Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States
Demonstrates awareness, inclusivity, sensitivity, humility, and experience in working with individuals from diverse ethnic backgrounds, socioeconomic statuses, sexual orientations, gender identities, and other various aspects of culture.

Nice To Haves

Experience in behavioral health or healthcare delivery settings
Experience supporting clinical initiatives or clinical operations teams
Familiarity with project management frameworks or tools
Exposure to quality improvement or process improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma)

Responsibilities

Lead clinical strategy initiatives from initiation through implementation and sustainability, including scope definition, resource allocation, planning, timelines, deliverables, and successful implementation.
Develop and maintain project plans, milestones, decision logs, and communication plans to ensure on-time delivery.
Coordinate project teams, facilitate meetings, and ensure accountability for deliverables.
Track progress against timelines and goals, identifying dependencies and risks, driving proactive problem-solving and escalation.
Provide regular status updates to executive and operational leadership.
Facilitate change management activities to ensure successful adoption of new processes.
Support the establishment and management of project governance structures, including status updates, decision forums, and escalation pathways.
Prepare regular reporting and dashboards to provide visibility into progress, risks, and outcomes.
Ensure projects maintain alignment with CMO priorities and enterprise strategy.
Coordinate across Clinical Operations, Quality, Research, IT, and other support teams to align stakeholders and drive implementation.
Facilitate meetings, working sessions, and decision-making discussions to maintain momentum.
Ensure clear communication and accountability across matrixed teams.
Maintain project documentation, meeting minutes, action plans and status reports.
Partner with Clinical Operations and clinical leaders to ensure initiatives are practical, scalable, and implementable.
Support rollout of clinical programs, tools, and process improvements.
Assist with change management, including training coordination, communication, and adoption tracking.
Analyze operational and clinical data to inform recommendations and decision-making
Identify opportunities to improve workflow efficiency and reduce variation using continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Six Sigma)
Lead process mapping, root cause analysis, and performance improvement initiatives.
Contribute to a culture of continuous improvement and execution discipline.