Operations Director - Remote (Volunteer / Impact-Driven Leader)

About The Lily Foundation

​The Lily Foundation for Patient Advocacy and Empowerment was born out of a profound commitment to systemic change. As a newly established 501(c)(3) organization, our mission is to stand beside patients, ensuring their voices are heard, their dignity is preserved, and their care is maximized. We believe that healthcare should be just, transparent, and patient-centered.

​Now, we are looking for a dedicated operational leader to help us turn this grand blueprint into a daily reality. Because we are an early-stage startup, this is currently a non-paid, volunteer position designed for a purpose-driven professional who wants to build an organization’s operational DNA from the ground up and establish a lasting legacy.

​The Opportunity & Commitment

​We are seeking an Operations Director who is equal parts passionate idealist and execution strategist. In this role, you will serve as the bridge between our high-level vision and ground-level execution, working closely with executive leadership and the Board of Directors to transition The Lily Foundation from an inspired startup into a high-impact, sustainable movement.

​Commitment Details: Low Bandwidth, High Impact

We recognize that elite operational talent often comes with a demanding professional and personal life. This role is intentionally structured to fit into a busy schedule:

​Baseline Commitment: A minimum of 3 hours a week or less for standard, day-to-day strategic management and system maintenance.

​Project-Based Ramps: Workload may occasionally increase for special events, launches, or key projects. However, advance notice will always be provided so you can plan accordingly.

​Flexible & Remote: The work is entirely remote and asynchronous, allowing you to contribute whenever it best fits your calendar.

​This is not a passive advisory role, nor is it a grueling full-time demand. It is an invitation to leverage your existing professional expertise to efficiently build the operational workflows, logistics, and internal infrastructure of an organization meant to reshape patient advocacy.

​Key Responsibilities

​Translate Vision into Action: Take our foundational bylaws, strategic roadmaps, and community initiatives and shape them into efficient, measurable daily operations.

​Build the Infrastructure: Establish compliance, volunteer networks, technology integrations, and internal workflows to support a modern, agile non-profit ecosystem.

​Champion Fiscal Stewardship: Work closely with leadership to manage initial budget allocation and optimize resource utilization, ensuring every resource directly fuels patient impact.

​Manage Logistics Efficiently: Oversee the foundation's core internal functions, streamlining processes so the organization can run smoothly in minimal weekly hours.

​Scale the Organization: Design scalable systems that will allow our advocacy programs to grow smoothly without creating administrative bottlenecks.

​Who You Are

​A Believer in the Mission: You possess an unwavering belief that patient advocacy can and must be better.

​The Efficient Architect: You love the thrill of the "startup phase"—turning ambiguity into order, building processes where none existed, and maximizing output with minimal friction.

​Data-Informed & Heart-Led: You value quantitative analysis and clear metrics, but you never lose sight of the human stories behind the data points.

​An Execution Expert: You bring experience in operational management, project coordination, or non-profit logistics, and you thrive when turning concepts into working systems.

​An Impact-Driven Professional: You want to make a massive, legacy-level impact without sacrificing your primary career commitments.

​Why Join Us?

​This is a legacy-building role. By joining The Lily Foundation at inception, you will have a direct hand in shaping the organization's identity. While the role is currently uncompensated, you will gain invaluable founding-team experience, leadership autonomy, and the deep fulfillment of knowing you built the engine that empowered thousands of patients to reclaim their power in the healthcare system.

​To Apply

​If you are ready to use your operational mind to build a fairer world on a flexible schedule, we want to hear from you. Please submit your resume alongside a brief cover letter explaining what "patient empowerment" means to you to View email address on click.appcast.io.

​The Lily Foundation is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all individuals dedicated to our mission.