Senior Director managing and growing Surgo Health’s youth mental health portfolio. Setting strategies and leading initiatives to improve mental health outcomes for underserved communities.
Responsibilities
Set the vision and strategy for Surgo’s mental health portfolio
Develop and own the overarching strategy for Surgo’s mental health work and products, with a focus on youth mental health, foundational data sets, product-first engagements, and scalable social impact.
Translate Surgo’s behavioral data assets, products, and AI capabilities into a clear portfolio of mental health offerings for philanthropic, non-profit, and public sector partners.
Oversee end-to-end delivery of key initiatives, including the US Youth Mental Health Tracker, a new UK mental health project, and additional programs as the portfolio grows.
Lead, mentor, and grow a cross-functional team (e.g., behavioral scientists, data scientists, policy experts, program managers) working across mental health projects.
Ensure projects are designed and executed to generate rigorous, actionable insights and tangible change in policy, funding, and practice.
Provide strategic guidance on study design, insight generation and translation of data to maximize impact.
Identify, shape, and pursue new opportunities with philanthropic, non-profit, and public sector partners aligned with Surgo’s data-focused mission and capabilities.
Work closely with partners to understand their strategic priorities and pain points, and co-develop work that leverages Surgo’s data and tools to address them.
Lead the development of concept notes, proposals, and pitch materials that clearly articulate Surgo’s value proposition in mental health.
Help inform Surgo’s product and data roadmap based on insights from the field and partner feedback.
Develop compelling presentations, briefs, and reports that translate complex data and insights into clear, actionable recommendations for diverse audiences.
Contribute to thought leadership through public speaking, publications, and other external engagements on youth mental health, behavioral drivers, and equity.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree (e.g., MPH, MSW, PhD, MD, MPP, MBA with relevant focus) strongly preferred.
10–15+ years of experience in mental health, public health, health equity, philanthropy, social impact consulting, or a closely related field.
Deep familiarity with the mental and behavioral health data landscape in the US.
Demonstrated ability to identify critical data gaps and design strategies to address them (e.g., new data collection, data linkage, segmentation, novel analytics, or partnerships).
Proven track record of using data and insights to shape funding decisions, strategy, policy, or program design in mental health or related areas.
Strong familiarity with the US mental health landscape, including key actors, policies, delivery systems, and inequities; exposure to UK or other international contexts is a plus.
Excellent client and partner-facing skills, including relationship-building, and negotiation.
Entrepreneurial mindset, self-motivated, and excited to build something new in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
Experience managing and growing high-performing, interdisciplinary teams.
Benefits
Fantastic, fun and collaborative colleagues; opportunity to solve tough challenges in healthcare
Ability to be entrepreneurial and tremendous opportunities for growth
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