Innovation Manager

Mediclinic Middle East; Dubai; On-site; AED 360,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Mediclinic Middle East seeks an Innovation Manager to lead innovation initiatives, orchestrate hackathons, and drive ground-up idea development into scalable, revenue-generating solutions that deliver clinical, financial, and social value.

By fostering research alliances, embedding governance, and crafting go-to-market playbooks, the role aligns with strategic goals to transform early-stage concepts into impactful healthcare innovations.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in a relevant field is required or equivalent.
• Experience leading innovation programs and open-innovation challenges.
• Healthcare experience and understanding of clinical and business workflows.

Responsibilities

• Innovation Program Management: Run hackathons, accelerators, open-innovation challenges.
• Ground-Up Innovation and PoC Development: Fast-track ideas through pilots and pilots to deployments.
• Research and Business Sustainability: Leverage collaborations to validate use cases and drive impact.
• Platform Development & Deployment: Oversee integration of platforms into clinical and business workflows.
• Commercialisation & Scaling: Create go-to-market playbooks and drive large-scale rollouts.

Skills

Innovation Program Management

Open Innovation

Healthcare Industry Knowledge

Stakeholder Engagement

Agile Methodologies

Design Thinking

AI/ML Basics

Portfolio Management Tools

Education

Master’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Management, Innovation Management, Health Sciences, or related field

Tools

PPO (Project Portfolio Management) Software

Job description

The Innovation Manager leads innovation initiatives, orchestrating hackathons, open innovation programs, and ground-up idea development. The role focuses on transforming early-stage innovations into viable business solutions that drive strategic growth, patient impact, and long-term sustainability within the healthcare ecosystem. By cultivating research alliances, embedding rigorous ethics and governance, and crafting commercial go-to-market playbooks, the role transforms high-potential concepts into scalable, revenue-generating solutions that deliver lasting clinical, financial, and social value.

To drive innovation within Mediclinic by fostering a culture of creativity, supporting ground-up initiatives, facilitating commercialization, and advancing research and business sustainability programs that align with the organization’s strategic goals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITY AREAS

• Innovation Program Management: Run hackathons, accelerators, and open-innovation challenges that surface deployable solutions ready for rapid adoption and to foster creative problem-solving.
• Ground-Up Innovation and Proof-of-Concept Development: Support and fast track ideas through small-scale pilots, gather real-world evidence, and convert successful pilots into live deployments.
• Research and Business Sustainability: Leverage academic and industry collaborations to validate use cases, drive research, and design initiatives that ensure long-term clinical, financial, and social impact.
• Platform Development & Deployment: Oversee the design, testing validation, and seamless integration of off-the-shelf or partner-provided platforms into existing clinical and business workflows.
• Commercialisation & Scaling: Create go-to-market playbooks, secure stakeholder buy-in, and manage large-scale roll-outs to maximise adoption, revenue.

REQUIRED EDUCATION

ESSENTIAL EDUCATION

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Management, Innovation Management, Health Sciences, or a related field.

DESIRED EDUCATION

• Certifications in Innovation Management, Design Thinking, Lean Startup.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE

• 5+ years leading innovation programs, open innovation challenges, or business incubation, preferably in healthcare.
• Experience in organizing hackathons, commercialization of early-stage innovations, and business sustainability initiatives.

REQUIRED JOB SKILLS AND KNOWLEDGE

• Ability to visualize and design system delivery for new projects
• Agile project methodology and design thinking
• Comfortable in using design thinking to tackle innovation challenges
• Innovation pipeline and portfolio tools
• Knowledge in use of Project Portfolio management software (e.g. PPO)
• Commercialisation and Go-to-Market Strategies
• Ability to influence and engage stakeholders (project managers, hospital staff, system users) to support training objectives
• Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning, including natural language processing models