Strategy and Operations Lead

Job Description

Job Description

About us

Corner Health is rebuilding primary care by helping Nurse Practitioners (NPs) start and scale their own independent practices. Our AI-native operating system handles everything from billing and insurance to patient communication and clinical workflows, giving providers more time to do what matters most: care for patients.

In the past year, we’ve become the fastest-growing primary care network in Arizona and Washington, supporting more than 70 provider-owned practices and over 35,000 patient visits.

Corner Health was founded by Lava Sunder and Anne Gifford and has raised $32.5M from Oak HC/FT, First Round Capital, Zigg Capital, and the founders of DoorDash, Commure, Grow Therapy, Kindred, Culdesac, and more. 

 

About the Role

We’re looking for a Strategy & Operations Lead to work directly with the cofounders on the highest‑leverage priorities across the company. This is a true generalist, 0→1 role : part strategy, part execution, part systems‑building. You’ll help shape how Corner Health grows—from launching new business lines to improving operational models to unlocking entirely new ways for providers and patients to engage.

At Corner Health, we’re building something fundamentally different: a network of hyper-local, independent, in-person primary care practices powered by modern technology. This is a completely new model of care. Today, 88% of patients prefer a provider powered by Corner Health vs. elsewhere, and patients return at 2× the national average - not because of marketing, but because the experience actually works.

That foundation creates a unique opportunity. When patients trust their provider and keep coming back in-person, there’s a wide surface area for growth, from follow-up care and longitudinal programs to longevity care to new services like cash and wellness products, better retention loops, and entirely new ways of engaging patients.

This is one of the most impactful roles at Corner Health.

What you'll work on

• Drive company‑level strategic initiatives across product, operations, and growth
• Launch and scale new business lines — from wellness and cash‑pay services to longitudinal care programs and new patient engagement models
• Build and refine operational systems that improve efficiency, quality, and provider success
• Run 0→1 experiments to validate new opportunities and accelerate learning
• Analyze business performance and develop insights that shape strategic decisions
• Partner cross‑functionally with product, engineering, operations, and growth to ensure initiatives land in practice
• Develop scalable playbooks that turn successful experiments into repeatable systems across our network
• Work directly with providers to understand needs, test new ideas, and drive real P&L impact
• Own special projects that don’t have a natural home but matter deeply to the business
• Create clarity in ambiguity and push initiatives from concept to execution

You’ll help make each practice more successful than the last—and build the systems that allow Corner Health to scale exponentially.

What you’re like

• Hard‑working, kind, curious, and energized by solving ambiguous problems
• A high‑slope generalist who can move seamlessly from strategy to execution
• Comfortable working directly with founders and senior leaders
• Able to design systems, not just run processes
• Excited to work with providers and understand the realities of care delivery
• 4–6 years of experience in a high‑performing environment (early‑stage startup, top‑tier consulting, high‑growth ops, or similar)
• Based in Los Angeles or excited to relocate; this role is in‑person in Santa Monica

What would set you apart

• Experience in health tech or healthcare operations
• A track record of building or scaling something from 0→1
• Excitement about empowering independent medical providers
• Interest in emerging wellness and longevity trends, paired with an evidence‑driven mindset
• Deep care for building something patients genuinely trust

Benefits

• Competitive salary & equity compensation
• Top-tier health and dental
• Health & wellness stipend
• Eligible to participate in company-sponsored 401(k) plan

What we're like

You’re joining an early-stage company - it’s important to learn more about what we’re like!

We're a small team with high ownership and high autonomy. We are motivated by the providers we get to know, and the patient lives we impact.

We love celebrating when one of our providers hits a patient growth milestone, when we see a stellar review written by a patient who finally feels listened to, or when we ship a quick feature request that a provider has (our fastest time from request → live was 12 minutes!)

We use best-in-class tools to move fast and punch above our weight, and the work we do has a direct, tangible impact on people's health and lives, and we feel that every day.

Lastly - one of our team values is "Life is short - it's OK to laugh". Whether it's late-night team dinners, mini golf, or just jamming on new ideas for our providers - we work hard and have fun doing it.

Corner Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.

We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.