Innovation Core Operations and Portfolio Manager

Job Description

The UW School of Medicine has an outstanding opportunity for an
Innovation Core Operations and Portfolio Manager .

The UW Medicine Innovation Core is a strategic hub dedicated to guiding the ethical and responsible use of AI and emerging technologies across the health system. By developing system-wide processes and uniting efforts across research, care delivery, and education, the Innovation Core team ensures that innovative tools are thoughtfully integrated to support patient care, operational effectiveness, and UW Medicine strategic priorities.

Whether enabling researchers to analyze disease, clinicians to envision the hospital of the future, or administrators to improve systems, the Innovation Core accelerates promising innovations into real-world pilots and builds pathways for successful adoption system-wide, promoting equity and benefit for all communities served by UW Medicine.

This position will report to the Senior Director of Enterprise Initiatives on an interim basis until leadership for Innovation Core has been finalized.

UW Medicine is seeking a forward-thinking, technology-savvy leader to help guide the responsible adoption of AI and emerging technologies across UW Medicine. The Innovation Core Operations and Portfolio Manager is responsible for providing operational leadership and oversight of the Innovation Core team while collaborating with other Innovation Core leadership to establish and evolve the program vision, strategy, education and engagement across UW Medicine.

Additionally, the Innovation Core Operations and Portfolio Manager provides leadership in managing the Innovation Core portfolio, overseeing and facilitating the evaluation, execution, and adoption of individual innovation initiatives, including pilot programs and system-wide implementation and plays a key role in supporting the Innovation Core governance committees. This role will utilize specialized knowledge of the program to advise and direct key partners and stakeholders across UW Medicine on how to navigate and successfully implement innovation at UW Medicine while mitigating risk.

They also inform how the program will allocate resources, establish and revise policies, procedures, and processes.

The Innovation Core Operations and Portfolio Manager operates with a high level of program and project management proficiency, providing direction, counsel and guidance to the Innovation Core Business Analysts (Innovation Core BAs), business owners, and leaders across UW Medicine to ensure successful review and execution of innovation initiatives. This role ensures that all use cases within the Innovation Core portfolio align with UW Medicine's strategies and priorities through effective intake processes, comprehensive risk assessments, development of key performance indicators, and clear communication with stakeholders.

This role requires exercising discretion, independent judgment, and self-direction, and involves access to restricted or confidential information such as patient information, institutional strategies, financials, and other sensitive materials.

• Oversee the Innovation Core program and direct the work of the Innovation Core team while providing program and project leadership in alignment with UW Medicine’s mission and strategic goals.

• Actively shape and champion the Innovation Core’s vision to future‑proof UW Medicine through ethical, impactful technology adoption.

• Responsible for identifying opportunities for disruptive innovation, anticipating industry trends, and positioning UW Medicine as a national leader in healthcare technology adoption while mitigating risk in a highly regulated and evolving field.

• In collaboration with other Innovation Core leadership, maintain responsibility for evolving the program vision, strategy, education and engagement across UW Medicine.

• Work directly with executive leadership across UW Medicine and the University of Washington to determine best practices for emerging technologies.

• Responsible for institution‑wide policy development around innovative technologies (e.g., AI Policy).

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