Regional Clinical Director

Amae Health•Los Angeles, CA

4h•$175,000 - $215,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Amae Health is a Series B, venture-backed Public Benefit Corporation that delivers specialty outpatient care for people living with severe mental illness, including schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar I disorder, and treatment-resistant depression. We design and operate high-acuity, in-person clinics across the United States. Our model integrates psychiatry, therapy, primary care, dietitians, and community health workers under one roof to deliver coordinated, longitudinal care for a population that has historically been fragmented across systems. Leading health systems collaborate with Amae to bring this model to their communities, including NewYork-Presbyterian, Cedars-Sinai, Mass General Brigham, Novant Health, and CommonSpirit Health. Our investors include health systems such as Cedars-Sinai and CommonSpirit Health, organizations that evaluated our model clinically and chose to back it. As we grow our California footprint, we are hiring a Regional Clinical Director to serve as the senior clinical leader across sites in Amae's Northern or Southern California regions. This is a high-impact role at the intersection of clinical excellence, people leadership, and operational accountability. You will own the clinical outcomes across your sites, provide direct supervision and support to clinical staff, and serve as the primary escalation point for complex clinical situations. You will also be a meaningful voice in how we continuously improve our programs — identifying process gaps, strengthening team practice, and holding sites accountable to the outcomes that matter for our members. This role is for someone who is equally comfortable in a supervision session with a new therapist and in a leadership meeting translating clinical data into action. You lead through presence, clarity, and accountability. This role requires regular travel between the Bay Area clinics.

Requirements

Master's or doctoral degree in social work, psychology, counseling, or a related clinical field
Active, unrestricted California clinical license (LCSW, LMFT, LPCC, or Psychologist)
BBS-approved supervisor certification (or eligibility)
8+ years of post-licensure clinical experience, with at least 3 years in a clinical leadership or supervisory role
Direct experience with PHP, IOP, or equivalent high-acuity behavioral health programs
Demonstrated experience managing multi-disciplinary clinical teams
Ability to work across multiple clinic sites throughout the Los Angeles Metro area
Strong clinician and confident leader
Experience leading multi-site clinical teams
Ability to develop people, not just manage them
Systems thinking approach to problem-solving
Comfort with ambiguity and growth-stage environments
Data-literate; uses outcomes and KPIs to inform decisions
Steady, grounding presence in high-acuity clinical situations
Deep care for the SMI population with a health equity lens

Nice To Haves

Experience in a multi-site or regional clinical leadership role
Clinical background in SMI — schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, bipolar I, or treatment-resistant depression
Familiarity with Joint Commission accreditation requirements
Experience with measurement-based care frameworks and clinical data systems
Background in value-based or integrated care models

Responsibilities

Own clinical quality across California sites, including PHP and IOP programs
Monitor and drive performance against clinical KPIs — outcomes, level-of-care transitions, treatment plan quality, documentation compliance, and member engagement
Serve as the senior clinical escalation point for complex cases, safety situations, and clinician judgment calls
Ensure consistent application of evidence-based practices across sites, in line with Amae's clinical model
Collaborate with the psychiatry lead and multidisciplinary team to maintain high standards of integrated care
Provide individual and group clinical supervision to licensed and pre-licensed clinicians in accordance with California BBS requirements and Amae standards
Develop clinicians through regular feedback, coaching, and clear performance expectations
Lead hiring efforts for clinical roles in the region in partnership with the GM and HR
Model and reinforce a culture of psychological safety, accountability, and continuous learning
Partner with the GM to identify operational and clinical gaps across sites and develop targeted improvement plans
Lead and contribute to clinical program initiatives — including measurement-based care implementation, integrated care model refinements, and new service development
Translate KPI data into clear priorities for site teams; run regular clinical leadership check-ins and performance reviews
Represent the clinical perspective in regional and organizational planning discussions
Ensure sites meet all regulatory and accreditation requirements, including Joint Commission standards
Oversee clinical documentation and supervision logs in compliance with California licensing requirements
Serve as a resource to site teams navigating ADA, duty-to-warn, mandated reporting, and other clinical-legal obligations