About Us
We are a strategy and innovation consultancy that helps organizations thrive in the face of change. Thorny problems are our strong suit.
We're a team of consultants who are energized by big, messy problems. We are strategists, analysts, designers, and editors who bring agility and flexibility to projects focused on stemming chronic disease, closing the skills gap, rethinking the Future of work, supporting digital transformations, using data to make smart cities safer, developing sustainable business models, and making moonshot investments.
We help companies thrive in the face of change. Our clients are "innovation mavericks" - leaders inside global corporations, nonprofits, and federal agencies who are tasked with helping their organizations adapt to the technological, economic, political, and social norms of the 21st century. We're the strategy and innovation consultants they call when there's no playbook for the problem they're trying to solve.
Our open innovation practice was established in 2011. We are particularly focused on open innovation for impact, making use of incentive prize mechanisms to accelerate innovations such as artificial organs (Artificial Kidney Prize), early biothreat detection (DHS Hidden Signals Challenge), access to career and technical education (the Ed Prizes challenge series), and improving our understanding of Earth's magnetism (NGA MagQuest).
We have an equal appreciation for strategy and execution. We offer our clients the upfront thinking that goes into careful strategy development and can become partners in execution to ensure those strategies are implemented.
We believe that career choices are not binary; you can have a challenging and rewarding career as part of a high-performing team and also live your life. Our clients appreciate that we bring the highest level of excellence to everything we do, and our team appreciates that we are extraordinarily efficient so that you aren't expected to be online later.
Please note: for employment at Luminary Labs, you must be fully vaccinated (including booster) for COVID-19 to ensure compliance with enhanced health and safety protocols.
The Role
Luminary Labs seeks a high-performing, experienced consultant to lead a portfolio of engagements in the health sector.
This role will engage with commercial and public-sector leaders at the forefront of Health and technology, and lead multidisciplinary teams to accelerate innovation and launch groundbreaking programs.
The work might take many forms - including advisory, prototyping, piloting, program design and delivery, and nontraditional incentive methodologies such as accelerators and prizes. The ideal candidate has experience helping large incumbent organizations like pharma, payers, and delivery systems partner with early stage startups and technologies to shape the Future of Health.
Over the last 15 years, Luminary Labs has helped life sciences and health organizations - including the largest integrated healthcare system in the U.S.- innovate while balancing near-term expectations. Representative engagements include strategy and advisory (measuring the impact of an improved experience on the vaccination rate, making a smarter bet on digital health) and bringing products to life (prototyping software and hardware solutions). Our open innovation engagements include Mission Daybreak, a $20 million grand challenge advancing behavioral health tech to reduce Veteran suicides and a $100 million partnership with BARDA to improve pandemic preparedness and accelerate new vaccine technologies.
This is a full-time role in New York City reporting to the Senior Director, Future of Health and Scientific Discovery.
Please note that our team has embraced a hybrid model for our five-day work week, with two synchronous days in the office and three days wherever you work best. This role is based in New York City and will join our team in the office on Tuesdays and Wednesdays most weeks.
About You
You are known for your strategy chops and strong client EQ, having worked with and for leaders as a trusted advisor. You care deeply about making your clients successful and have been looking for a career path that is both high-performance and high-impact.
You are passionate about the intersection of Health and technology, and know that bringing digital solutions to life requires an equal appreciation for strategy and agile execution. You are comfortable helping clients evaluate shiny objects and discover real opportunities to create value. You are excited to make moonshots real. You are curious about the world around you and love connecting stakeholders across ecosystems to deepen impact.
You know how to inspire teams to design and execute high-quality and high-impact work. You are a leader who empowers your team to achieve excellence. People love working with you and for you. They know you've got their backs. You have a positive, can-do attitude and thrive in small teams and collaborative environments. You are equally inspired by leading the people and managing the work.
Does this sound like you?
Please submit your resume and cover letter. Included in your cover letter, please provide 1) three examples of ideas, companies, or teams you consider to be at the forefront of innovation in health; 2) one or two brief stories that illustrate your approach to management and leadership; and 3) availability for full-time employment. Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States.
No recruiting agencies, please.
The total compensation package for this role includes a base salary in the range of $150,000 to $190,000 plus a discretionary annual performance bonus. The starting salary for this role is at the lower bound of the salary range; an individual's starting salary will depend on the individual's relevant knowledge, skills, and experience.