VP, Clinical Excellence & Innovation

At LifeStance Health, we strive to help individuals, families, and communities with their mental health needs. Everywhere. Every day. It’s a lofty goal; we know. But we make it happen with the best team in mental healthcare.

Thank you for taking the time to explore a career with us. As the fastest growing mental health practice group in the country, now is the perfect time to join our team!

LifeStance Health Values

• Belonging: We cultivate a space where everyone can show up as their authentic self.

• Empathy: We seek out diverse perspectives and listen to learn without judgment.

• Courage: We are all accountable for doing the right thing - even when it's hard - because we know it's worth it.

• One Team: We realize our full potential when we work together towards our shared purpose.

Benefits
As a full-time employee of LifeStance Health, the following benefits are offered: medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance. Additional benefits include a 401k retirement savings with employer match, paid parental leave, paid time off, holiday pay and an Employee Assistance Program.

ROLE OVERVIEW  
 

This role is responsible for co-developing and executing enterprise clinical strategy in partnership with the CMO, driving clinical excellence, innovation, and measurable improvements in patient outcomes across the organization. The role translates evidence-based practices, outcomes research, and therapeutic best practices into scalable care models, supervision standards, and Measurement-Based Care (MBC) frameworks that can be consistently applied across the enterprise. 

Success in this role is defined by sustained adoption of clinically governed standards, measurable improvement in clinical outcomes, reduction in unwarranted clinical variation, and the successful implementation of scalable, enterprise-wide clinical programs. This role serves clinicians, clinical operations, research, and executive leadership by ensuring clinical strategy is actionable, evidence-based, and operationalized effectively. 

RESPONSIBILITIES  

Strategy & Clinical Innovation 

• Lead the development and execution of enterprise clinical excellence and innovation strategy in partnership with the CMO.  

• Translate clinical evidence, outcomes research, and therapeutic best practices into scalable care models, supervision standards, and clinical workflows.  

• Design and scale new care models and population health strategies, including pilot development, validation, and enterprise rollout. 

Measurement-Based Care & Outcomes 

• Lead the enterprise Measurement-Based Care (MBC) strategy, including operating model, workflows, decision support, and governance.  

• Establish and drive adoption of clinical performance metrics, ensuring consistent use across practices and measurable outcome improvement.  

• Partner with research and clinical stakeholders to interpret outcomes data and translate insights into actionable improvements. 

Research Partnership & Thought Leadership  

• Work closely with the Senior Leader of Research to design and execute internal outcomes and research. 

• Interpret results of organization-led research and translate into insights in internal quality improvement and external thought leadership (e.g., publications and presentations) 

Operational Leadership & Implementation 

• Drive cross-functional implementation of clinical standards and programs in partnership with Clinical Operations, psychiatric leadership, and other stakeholders.  

• Establish governance structures, decision rights, and performance monitoring mechanisms to ensure execution and accountability.  

• Reduce clinical variation by embedding standardi