Principal, Clinical Programs: Scale Evidence‑Based Care

OpenKrill; United States; Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity Compensation

Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage

HSA / FSA

401K

Work-from-Home Stipend

Therapy Reimbursement

16-week parental leave for eligible

Carrot Fertility annual reimbursement

13 paid holidays and Holiday Break

Flexible PTO

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Training and professional development

Job summary

Headway is seeking a Principal, Clinical Program Development to design and run scalable clinical programs, establishing SOPs, triage criteria, crisis pathways, and governance-ready policies. You will collaborate across Clinical Operations, Quality, Compliance, Legal, Product, and Data to translate program designs into day-to-day operations.

The role requires an active clinical license and 7+ years in mental health settings, with a track record launching programs and writing healthcare policies.

Qualifications

• Active clinical license as a master's-level therapist (LCSW, LPC, LMFT), or a doctoral-level clinical psychologist (PhD/PsyD), or another psychiatric clinician (PMHNP-BC, MD/DO).
• Experience building and launching clinical programs at scale.
• Excellent program management with multiple concurrent initiatives and clear reporting to stakeholders.
• Experience writing policies, SOPs, and procedures in healthcare settings, aligned with regulatory requirements.
• Data-driven approach with outcome and safety measures; collaborate with data teams.

Responsibilities

• Design and lead new clinical programs end to end.
• Create policies, SOPs, and governance-ready materials; ensure version control and review cycles.
• Manage program plans, milestones, dependencies, and resourcing across multiple programs.
• Lead pilots, readiness checks, and scalability efforts with Clinical Operations, Product, and Design.
• Partner with data teams to monitor outcomes and safety signals and advise on iterations.

Skills

Clinical program development

Program management

Policy writing

Cross-functional collaboration

Education

Master's-level clinical license

Doctoral-level clinical psychologist

Job description

Headway is seeking a Principal, Clinical Program Development to design and run scalable clinical programs, establishing SOPs, triage criteria, crisis pathways, and governance-ready policies. You will collaborate across Clinical Operations, Quality, Compliance, Legal, Product, and Data to translate program designs into day-to-day operations.

The role requires an active clinical license and 7+ years in mental health settings, with a track record launching programs and writing healthcare policies.