VP, Psychiatric Excellence – Emerging Therapeutics

LifeStance Health

. Lead the development and execution of enterprise psychiatric excellence and emerging therapeutics strategy in partnership with the CMO, aligning with organizational goals and clinical priorities.

Posted 4/30/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesLeadWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead the development and execution of enterprise psychiatric excellence and emerging therapeutics strategy in partnership with the CMO, aligning with organizational goals and clinical priorities.
Establish and govern enterprise psychiatric standards, clinical protocols, and care models to ensure quality, safety, consistency, and scalability across general and specialty settings.
Develop and scale Psychiatric Centers of Excellence to drive clinical differentiation, improved outcomes, and readiness for value-based care models.
Translate clinical research, outcomes data, and emerging evidence into actionable strategies, care pathways, and innovation initiatives that enhance patient outcomes and operational effectiveness.
Oversee specialty and interventional psychiatric programs (e.g., psychopharmacology, TMS, ketamine, neuromodulation), ensuring evidence-based design, clinical integrity, and scalable implementation.
Drive cross-functional implementation and governance by partnering with Clinical Operations, Operations, Learning & Development, Legal, Compliance, and Research to embed standards and therapies into workflows.
Lead and develop high-performing psychiatric leadership teams, fostering accountability, collaboration, and alignment with enterprise clinical strategy.
Influence a broad network of clinical and operational leaders to align on strategy, standards, and execution.
Ensure regulatory compliance and clinical governance by overseeing adherence to legal, accreditation, and safety requirements, and approving risk mitigation plans for psychiatric programs.

Requirements

What you’ll need

MD or DO (required)
Board Certification in Psychiatry (required upon hire)
12+ years of functional psychiatric experience
8+ years of leadership experience
Deep clinical expertise in psychiatric practice, including psychopharmacology, specialty and interventional psychiatry (e.g., TMS, ketamine, neuromodulation), and emerging therapeutic modalities
Strong experience translating clinical evidence and outcomes data into scalable care models, standards, and protocols
Demonstrated ability to operate within complex healthcare environments, including governance, regulatory, and compliance frameworks
Proven ability to lead enterprise-level clinical initiatives, drive standardization, and improve quality and outcomes

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical
dental
vision
AD&D
short and long-term disability
life insurance
401k retirement savings with employer match
paid parental leave
paid time off
holiday pay
Employee Assistance Program

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Hard Skills & Tools

psychopharmacologyTMSketamineneuromodulationclinical protocolscare modelsevidence-based designclinical governancerisk mitigationvalue-based care

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationaccountabilityinfluencestrategic alignmentoperational effectivenesscommunicationteam developmentcross-functional implementationfostering collaboration

Certifications

MDDOBoard Certification in Psychiatry