Innovation Strategist, Design & Innovation

Sutter Health•San Francisco, CA

1d•Hybrid

About The Position

Helps shape which innovation opportunities Sutter Health pursues and how they are translated into viable, scalable solutions. This role serves as the business and viability anchor for innovation initiatives while expanding upstream into market intelligence, data informed insight, and opportunity sensing. Blending rigorous business design, financial modeling, and go to market thinking with strong market and competitive analysis, this role partners closely with design, analytics, program management, and technical teams to ground innovation efforts in real world healthcare context, strong economic logic, and evidence based insight.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Technology, Economics, Finance, Engineering, Healthcare, or a related field.
8 years recent relevant experience.
Strong understanding of healthcare operations, reimbursement models, and care delivery environments, with experience designing business models within complex health system contexts.
Familiarity with healthcare technology ecosystems (e.g., EHR platforms such as Epic, digital health platforms, clinical data systems) and how new products integrate into clinical and operational workflows.
Proven ability to conduct market, competitive, and landscape analysis, translating complex information into clear strategic insight and recommendations.
Working knowledge of emerging technologies (e.g., AI/ML, automation, digital platforms) and their implications for healthcare business models, cost structures, and operating models.
Experience evaluating the financial viability and scaling implications of technology-enabled products and services in healthcare or regulated industries.
Excellence in complex business model development, scenario planning, and forecasting, with a depth of experience using Excel as a baseline.
Ability to use a variety of digital tools to perform analyses and produce content. must have capability using project management software, Microsoft office (specifically: Excel, Word, PowerPoint).
Coaching and Mentorship: Ability to coach and teach designers about business. Translate business concepts into design-friendly language and tools.
Ability to manage complex workstreams and stakeholders across concept development and implementation planning.
Ability to lead meetings with senior administrative leaders and build personal relationships to advance partnerships.
Outstanding verbal and written communication skills.
Consulting mindset with the ability to act independently, provide informed guidance, and influence without authority.
Intellectual curiosity and a bias toward evidence-based, responsible innovation in complex, regulated environments.