Transformational Partnerships Lead

Partner's Healthcare; Somerville (MA); Hybrid; USD 300,000 - 438,000; Full time

Job summary

Mass General Brigham Incorporated seeks a Transformational Partnership Lead to guide a cross-functional team in structuring, launching, and managing long-term partnerships with international clients. This executive role drives strategy, governance, and high-value advisory outputs across care, education, and research.

The ideal candidate combines healthcare leadership with global market experience, strong client relationships, and the ability to scale a new service offering across diverse

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in related field; equivalency may be accepted.
• Master's Degree related field preferred.
• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Lead the cross-functional team of MGB and client resources that will execute MGB Transformational Partnerships in international markets.
• Act as MGBI's expert on best practices to structure and launch a successful Transformational Partnership across all workstreams, roles, and responsibilities, with primary accountability for initial partnership scoping and detailed business case and implementation plan development.
• Serve as the primary client-facing MGBI executive leader for TPs, representing Mass General Brigham with credibility, authority, and strategic influence.
• Provide executive oversight and accountability for partnership governance, scope, budget, and the end-to-end delivery of high-value advisory work products and services.
• Exercise executive judgment to anticipate, elevate, and resolve barriers to success, removing obstacles at the organizational and client-interface level.

Skills

Leadership

Healthcare consulting

Cross-functional

Strategy development

International travel

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Master's Degree Related Field of Study

Tools

Strategy playbooks

MS Excel

Contracting knowledge

Job description

Site: Mass General Brigham IncorporatedMass General Brigham relies on a wide range of professionals, including doctors, nurses, business people, tech experts, researchers, and systems analysts to advance our mission. As a not-for-profit, we support patient care, research, teaching, and community service, striving to provide exceptional care. We believe that high-performing teams drive groundbreaking medical discoveries and invite all applicants to join us and experience what it means to be part of Mass General Brigham.

Job Summary

Reporting to the Vice President, Advisory, MGBI, the Transformational Partnership (TP) Lead is an important role within MGB International. The role will lead the team that helps structure, launch, and execute MGB's recently developed Transformational Partnership strategy - executing deep, longitudinal (10+ year) partnerships with international partners to bring the best of MGB to transform local healthcare delivery systems across care delivery, education, and research. This strategy will further radiate MGB's mission globally and deliver sustained financial results for MGB and its international partners. The TP Lead is accountable across four core pillars: (1) Transformational Partnership Execution, (2) TP Product Development, (3) MGBI Business Development, and (4) Team Leadership. This executive serves as a senior leader representing MGBI to clients, partners, and internal stakeholders, with a mandate to deliver sustained client value and revenue/margin growth by building and delivering the Transformational Partnership product offering. International travel and direct engagement with clients in culturally nuanced, complex environments are core expectations of this role.

Essential Functions

• Lead the cross-functional team of MGB and client resources that will execute MGB Transformational Partnerships in international markets.
• Act as MGBI's expert on best practices to structure and launch a successful Transformational Partnership across all workstreams, roles, and responsibilities, with primary accountability for initial partnership scoping (along with sales / BD team) and detailed business case and implementation plan development.
• Serve as the primary client-facing MGBI executive leader for TPs, representing Mass General Brigham with credibility, authority, and strategic influence.
• Provide executive oversight and accountability for partnership governance, scope, budget, and the end-to-end delivery of high-value advisory work products and services.
• Exercise executive judgment to anticipate, elevate, and resolve barriers to success, removing obstacles at the organizational and client-interface level.
• Partner closely with MGBI leadership on TP resource planning and execution, ensuring enterprise-level alignment across scope, staffing strategy, financial performance, delivery timelines, and proactive risk identification and mitigation.
• Support the identification and hiring of key TP leaders who will lead on-the-ground operations and work closely with this team to ensure a smooth handoff from advisory to operations teams.
• Establish a high-quality, repeatable process for sourcing, contracting, and executing international Transformational Partnerships, grounded in Transformation best practices.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of a detailed approach and playbook that helps MGB and clients easily understand and execute MGB's TP methodology.
• Assess resource needs for the TP product offering and work with MGBI leadership to align on and execute the hiring plan related to TP development.
• Continuously refine MGB's TP product offering based on client feedback and market to ensure it meets the needs of MGB and client stakeholders.
• Ensure disciplined adherence to institutional policies, procedures, and governance standards when deploying the TP product offering.
• Support the MGBI BD team in identifying and nurturing net new prospects for TP development through the full deal-making lifecycle, acting as the TP expert throughout the BD process.
• Serve as the commercial leader for existing TP clients, identifying, shaping, and securing additional revenue opportunities through relationship expansion and extension of MGBI services (e.g., international patient services in Boston, advisory support, new ventures).
• Serve as a senior advisor to MGBI leadership on TP sales and execution strategy, and as the primary executive liaison for the assigned TP portfolio.
• Support MGBI teams and leaders to apply learnings from the TP product offering to other high-value opportunities for MGBI (e.g., international clinical collaborations, advisory projects with overlapping IP, etc.).
• Ensure connectivity and a strong collaboration model with the rest of the MGB organization through formal and informal channels, including during the execution of specific TPs.
• Build and maintain a high performing team with specific expertise in Transformation and mentor and develop team members, creating intentional learning, stretch opportunities, and leadership pathways within the project environment.
• Provide real-time coaching, feedback, and performance guidance to foster a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and professional growth.

Qualifications

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in related field of study required. Equivalent experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.
• Master's Degree Related Field of Study preferred.

Experience

• 8+ years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare, ideally with a mix of health system/provider experience and healthcare consulting experience required.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Experience in hospital operations is preferred, with greenfield hospital or COE development experience a plus.
• Previously served as or reported to the Chief Transformation Officer for a multi-year Transformation program/partnership.
• Deep experience leading Transformation programs to deliver financial results in a value creation or turnaround scenario.
• Deep understanding of value drivers for hospital/health system Transformation programs and demonstrated track record deploying a playbook to realize this value.
• Prior experience operating within a large, matrixed healthcare organization, ideally an academic medical center or health system.
• Demonstrated ability to build consensus and drive results through influence rather than direct authority.
• Superior interpersonal and communication skills - written and verbal -with the ability to build rapport with stakeholders.
• Strong understanding of international markets, cultural nuances, and the geopolitical landscape of global healthcare. Prior experience working in international healthcare markets is a plus.

Working Schedule/Locations/Travel Requirements

Based in Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and willing to travel frequently to the MGB main campus in Boston, as well as other international travel to client sites. 30% travel required.

Additional Job Details (if applicable)

Remote Type Hybrid

Work Location 399 Revolution Drive

Scheduled Weekly Hours 40

Employee Type Regular

Work Shift Day (United States of America)

Pay Range $300,000.00 - $437,500.00/Annual

Grade 92

Benefits

In addition to competitive base pay, we offer comprehensive benefits, career advancement opportunities, differentials, premiums and bonuses as applicable and recognition programs designed to celebrate your contributions and support your professional growth.

EEO Statement

0100 Mass General Brigham Incorporated is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religious creed, national origin, sex, age, gender identity, disability, sexual orientation, military service, genetic information, and/or other status protected under law. We will ensure that all individuals with a disability are provided a reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. To ensure reasonable accommodation for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veteran's Readjustment Act of 1974, and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants who require accommodation in the job application process may contact Human Resources at (857)-282-7642.

Mass General Brigham Competency Framework

At Mass General Brigham, our competency framework defines what effective leadership "looks like" by specifying which behaviors are most critical for successful performance at each job level. The framework is comprised of ten competencies (half People-Focused, half Performance-Focused) and are defined by observable and measurable skills and behaviors that contribute to workplace effectiveness and career success. These competencies are used to evaluate performance, make hiring decisions, identify development needs, mobilize employees across our system, and establish a strong talent pipeline.