[Hiring] Head of Emerging & Digital Therapeutics @LifeStance Health

Role Description

This is a newly created role responsible for helping LifeStance identify, evaluate, and responsibly scale emerging therapeutic approaches that can improve clinical outcomes and advance the field of mental health. The Director will support a broad enterprise portfolio that may include:

• Novel pharmacotherapies
• Neuromodulation approaches
• Digital therapeutics
• AI-enabled clinical tools
• Technology-enabled care models
• Other innovative treatment modalities

The Director will serve as a clinical and strategic partner across the organization by assessing:

• Evidence
• Safety
• Regulatory considerations
• Workflow impact
• Clinical operational feasibility
• Measurable outcomes before implementation

This role is part of a team assisting with implementing and guiding the directives of the CMO team. We are seeking a highly collaborative, mission-driven professional with:

• Strong emotional intelligence
• Sound judgment
• Exceptional executive functioning

The ideal candidate should be energized by the opportunity to help shape the future of mental healthcare and thrive in a high-accountability environment built on trust, focus, and mutual respect.

Consistent with LifeStance’s values, every member of the LifeStance team is expected to support each other and the mission, which may mean participating in projects and initiatives and performing functions and responsibilities not specifically outlined in this job description.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree, doctoral degree, medical degree, or equivalent experience in behavioral health, healthcare, clinical innovation, digital health, public health, health administration, or a related field.
• 7+ years of leadership experience in behavioral healthcare, healthcare innovation, digital health, product-enabled care delivery, clinical transformation, or related healthcare settings.
• Demonstrated experience with digital therapeutics, including knowledge of FDA-cleared PDTs and evidence-based digital health interventions.
• Experience evaluating or implementing technology-enabled clinical programs or innovative care delivery models.
• Demonstrated ability to lead complex cross-functional initiatives from concept through implementation and measurement.
• Strong understanding of evidence-based care, clinical treatment, patient safety, privacy, compliance, and operational implementation considerations.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills, including the ability to translate clinical concepts for operational and technical audiences.
• Qualified candidates must be legally authorized to be employed in the United States.

Requirements

• Experience with digital therapeutics, AI-enabled healthcare solutions, virtual care platforms, remote monitoring, or behavioral health technology.
• Experience in large multi-site, multi-state, or enterprise healthcare organizations.
• Research, publication, outcomes evaluation, or quality improvement experience.
• Experience participating in vendor evaluation, implementation governance, or clinical technology adoption.
• Published research in AI, digital health, or computational psychiatry.
• Experience with machine learning platforms, natural language processing in clinical settings, or clinical decision support systems.
• Background in or strong familiarity with neuromodulation or interventional psychiatry.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, AD&D, short and long-term disability, and life insurance.
• 401k retirement savings with employer match.
• Paid parental leave.
• Paid time off.
• Holiday pay.
• Employee Assistance Program.

Compensation

$190,000 - $236,000/annually in addition to a competitive bonus plan and equity potential. LifeStance provides the compensation range and benefits that it in good faith believes it might pay and/or offer for this position. LifeStance reserves the right to ultimately pay more or less than the posted range and offer additional benefits and other compensation, depending on circumstances not related to an applicant’s sex or other status protected by local, state, or federal law.