Spectral Lighting Innovation Advisor
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

Job Description

At Cincinnati Children's, we come to work with one goal: to make children's health better. We believe in a holistic team approach, both in caring for patients and their families, and in advancing science and discovery. We strive to do better and find energy and inspiration in our shared purpose. If you want to be the best you can be, you can do it at Cincinnati Children's.

Cincinnati Children's Hospital Has Been Named:

• Consistently recognized by U.S. News & World Report as a top 10 children's hospital in the nation
• One of four Medical Centers making the list of the 2022 Glassdoor Best Places to Work
• A Top Hospital and Health System for Diversity recognized by DiversityInc
• One of the nation's most innovative companies by Fortune in March 2023
• An LGBTQ+ Healthcare Equality Top Performer in 2022 by The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)

Intro to Cincinnati Children's and Inspiration for the Project

Cincinnati Children's is a nonprofit, comprehensive pediatric health system. As the leader in research and education, Cincinnati Children's is consistently ranked as one of America's best children's hospitals by U.S. News & World Report and is one of the top recipients of pediatric research grants from the National Institutes of Health.

Our mission is to improve child health and transform delivery of care through fully integrated, globally recognized research, education, and innovation. In our continued pursuit of this mission, Cincinnati Children's is excited to be launching Spectral Lighting, a new technology designed to emulate the full lighting spectrum of daylight.

Spectral Lighting will improve the environment for children's development - one that makes them healthier, happier, and that sets them up for success by supporting their emotional, intellectual, and social biological processes.

Spectral Lighting is a portfolio company of Cincinnati Children's Venture Strategy.

Ideal Candidate

We are looking for a mission-driven candidate tobuild our team and own the end-to-end success of this disruptive start-up. They will be making strategic decisions and setting the overall direction of the business and will be working cross-functionally with the broader Cincinnati Children's organization. They should have entrepreneurial experience and a proven track record in start-up leadership within a fast-growing company. This individual will bring together a cross-disciplinary team to successfully build the MVP, prepare for market launch, and execute commercialization.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

• Venture Strategy - Set the vision for the company and define the overall strategy from launch to scale, including long-term goals within and outside of the context of Cincinnati Children's Venture Strategy. Drive growth, profitability, and company value, develop and implement scalable and efficient strategies to ensure both consistent results and exponential growth. Regularly report updates to Board of Directors and corporate stakeholders regarding progress on strategic priorities, and collaborate with Board of Directors to accelerate progress.
  
• Marketing and Communications - Serve as chief external spokesperson and public champion for the business. Establish credibility throughout the customer and partner network by authentic engagement to galvanize company to create & drive solutions to core business challenges. Define marketing objectives and strategies, and guide translation of strategies into tactical plans. Develop strategies that focus on key audiences. Develop metrics that demonstrate and provide tangible evidence of achievement of goals, including market research, internal measures and other means of quantifying results. Leverage appropriate communication channels such as advertising, public relations, media relations, web, collateral materials, and other vehicles that serve to convey messages to a specific audience. Collaborate with CCHMC leadership to identify opportunities for appropriate strategic marketing programs. Assure that marketing and funding strategies are integrated and aligned with the marketing and communications program.
  
• People Leadership - Attract, retain & develop world-class talent, including making recruitment decisions of full leadership team. Ensure that a diverse team of qualified and competent persons are available to accomplish the goals, strategies and tactics. Cultivate a high-performing, agile, mission-driven, one-team culture.
  
• Operational Leadership - Lead day-to-day operations. Proactively mitigate business, operational & governance risks. Provide expert guidance to all functional areas, including operations, sales & product. Surface learnings from operations to be utilized for other Cincinnati Children's ventures. Ensure clear scope and integration points with other CCHMC leaders and departments.
  
• Financial Leadership - Own the operational budget and manage burn rate while growing and improving the business. Manage competition and threats in the marketplace, with constant evaluation of financial structure, capital strategy, & strategic priorities. Deliver new sources of revenue by strengthening B2B partnerships (e.g., childcare centers, NICUs) and unlocking the B2C offering.
  

JOB QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent combination of education or experience
  
• P&L responsibilities at CEO level or head of significant BU
  
• Start-up leadership experience (5+ years; prefer fast-growing company with funding and 50+ employees)
  
• Consistent track record of building successful products and high caliber teams from the ground up, ideally in current roles
  
• Founder experience in healthcare and/or tech-forward startups is a plus
  
• Experience leading Board of Directors and corporate partners to keep regular updates on business performance and progress
  

Market Leading Benefits Including*:

• Shift Differential, Weekend Differential, and Weekend Option Pay Programs
• Medical coverage starting day 1 of employment. View employee benefits here.
• Competitive retirement plans
• Tuition reimbursement for continuing education
• Expansive employee discount programs through our many community partners
• Referral bonus program for current staff!
• Support through Employee Resource Groups such as African American Professionals Advisory Council, Asian Cultural and Professional Group, EQUAL - LGBTQIA Resource Group, Juntos - Hispanic/Latin Resource Group, Veterans and Military Family Advocacy Network, and Young Professionals (YP) Resource Group
• Physical and mental health wellness programs
• Relocation assistance available for some positions

*Benefits may vary based on FTE Status and Position Type

Primary Location
Remote

Schedule
Full time

Shift
Day (United States of America)

Department
Strategy & Growth

Employee Status
Temporary (Fixed Term)

FTE
1

Weekly Hours
40

Comprehensive job description provided upon request.

Cincinnati Children's is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer that values and treasures Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We are committed to creating an environment of dignity and respect for all our employees, patients, and families. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, genetic information, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability or protected veteran status. EEO/AA/M/F/Veteran/Disability.

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