Design Researcher jobs in United Arab Emirates

Closing date: 11/08/2025
Number of positions: 1
Recruiter name:Fatma Alharthi
Reference number: 62346
Mediclinic Corporate Office Dubai| Dubai | United Arab Emirates

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

• 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

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

Desired: Certifications in Innovation Management, Design Thinking, Lean Startup

Essential: 5+ years leading innovation programs, open innovation challenges, or business incubation, preferably in healthcare

Desired: Experience in organizing hackathons, commercialization of early-stage innovations, and business sustainability initiatives.

All applicants will be considered, with the understanding that preference will be given to the designated groups in accordance with the United Arab Emirates Emiratization Program. If you wish to grow with us, apply now and become a part of the Mediclinic Middle East Family