Facilities and New Office Launch Manager

About Blackbird Health

Blackbird Health is clinician-founded, owned, and operated by dedicated professionals. We believe that providing the best care for children starts with building the best possible team. We deliver virtual and in-person mental health services across Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey & Maryland—and we’re growing into new markets in 2027.

At Blackbird, we take a whole-child approach, looking at how the brain, body, and behavior interact to address the root causes of challenges, not just the symptoms. Every role matters here, and you’ll join a collaborative, supportive, and innovative team that’s shaping the future of pediatric mental health care. If you’re passionate about helping children and families while growing your career, Blackbird is the place to make an impact.

Join us and help change mental health care for children for the better!

Position Summary

Blackbird Health is looking to hire a Senior Manager, Facilities & New Office Launch to lead our physical footprint expansion across Pennsylvania, Virginia, New Jersey, Maryland and new 2027 markets. You will lead the end-to-end execution of new clinic openings, from site selection through post-launch stabilization, while directing regional facilities operations and building scalable systems to ensure every location is safe, welcoming, and operationally excellent. This is a hybrid position, with regular onsite travel to our clinic locations. Your home base should be in the Philadelphia metro area. 

What makes you, you:

• Proven Expansion Leader: 7+ years managing multi-site facilities, new store/clinic launches, or retail/healthcare operations expansion.
• Cross-Functional Orchestrator: Skilled at aligning Real Estate, Talent Acquisition, Clinical Ops, IT, and Finance on fast-moving launch timelines.
• Process Builder: Passionate about developing scalable playbooks, facilities SLAs, and preventative maintenance workflows.
• Empowering People Manager: Experienced in hiring, coaching, and managing regional operational coordinators.
• Agile Problem Solver: Proactively identifies site risks, vendor delays, and budget bottlenecks to keep launches on schedule.

How You’ll Make an Impact:

• Drive End-to-End Clinic Launches: Own the cross-functional execution of new office openings from site selection through Day 1 patient readiness, establishing operational frameworks and leading post-launch reviews to continually refine Blackbird's expansion playbook.
• Orchestrate Cross-Functional Partners: Collaborate closely with Real Estate, Talent Acquisition, Clinical Leadership, IT, Marketing, and Rev Cycle to align provider hiring, credentialing, patient scheduling, and site setup for on-time clinic launches.
• Elevate Clinic & Facilities Operations: Direct ongoing facilities operations, preventative maintenance, safety standards, and clinic refreshes, establishing clear SLAs and vendor performance expectations across all established locations.
• Lead Regional Teams & Support Scaling: Hire, coach, and manage a high-performing team of regional Facilities Coordinators while overseeing asset standards (FF&E, signage, supplies) and operational budgets to support long-term expansion.

The basics you’ll need:

• 7+ years of multi-site facilities, expansion, or healthcare operations experience.
• Track record of successfully managing end-to-end new site launches and vendor contracts.
• Experience directly managing and developing operational staff.
• Willingness to travel regularly across regional clinic locations.

Nice to have:

• Experience in healthcare or behavioral health clinic expansion.
• Direct experience with commercial real estate leases, local permitting, or ADA compliance.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental & Vision coverage
• 401k (with a company match)
• Generous paid time off
• Opportunities for career growth
• Diverse and experienced leadership team, supportive work culture

Salary Range$105,000—$115,000 USD

Join us!

To raise the standard of pediatric mental health care through accurate understanding and precise treatment that reflect how each child’s brain, body, and behavior work together.

“It's so rare to find comprehensive care like this---from testing to therapy to med management (and more)--all in one place. In addition, the school advocacy support we receive is unprecedented. We no longer feel like we are managing things alone.”

Fostering an inclusive environment:

Blackbird is committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and belonging. We are able to grow and learn better together with a diverse team of employees. In recruiting for our team, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs. Blackbird provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type. If you need a reasonable accommodation during the application or interview process, please contact us at recruiting@blackbirdhealth.com so we can support you.

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