Director, Clinical Operations

Career-defining. Life-changing.
At iRhythm, you'll have the opportunity to grow your skills and your career while impacting the lives of people around the world. iRhythm is shaping a future where everyone, everywhere can access the best possible cardiac health solutions. Every day, we collaborate, create, and constantly reimagine what's possible. We think big and move fast, driven by our commitment to put patients first and improve lives. We need builders like you. Curious and innovative problem solvers looking for the chance to meaningfully shape the future of cardiac health, our company, and your career

About This Role
At iRhythm, we are redefining how cardiac care is delivered through innovation, data, and compassion. As a Director of Clinical Operations, you will play a critical role in scaling our production-based clinical operations to meet growing patient demand while ensuring exceptional quality, compliance, and experience.

We are looking for a strategic, growth-minded leader who thrives in high-volume environments, inspires operational excellence, and brings a strong foundation in medical device, medtech, or healthcare production operations.

Location:
San Francisco, CA (Hybrid)

What You Will Be Doing

• Lead and Inspire: Oversee a team of 200+ clinical operations professionals, cultivating a high-performance, patient-centric culture grounded in accountability, engagement, and continuous improvement.
• Drive Operational Excellence: Streamline workflows and production processes to improve throughput, quality, and efficiency in a fast-paced, high-volume clinical environment.
• Strategic Leadership: Shape the operational strategy to support iRhythm's rapid growth, scaling infrastructure, and optimizing delivery models to meet evolving business and patient needs.
• Develop Leaders: Coach and mentor frontline and mid-level managers, strengthening leadership capability and building a robust pipeline for succession and growth.
• Champion Compliance & Quality: Partner cross-functionally with Clinical Quality, Systems Development, and Regulatory to ensure adherence to standards and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Optimize Resources: Manage fiscal performance, capacity planning, and resource allocation to maximize operational efficiency and financial stewardship.
• Collaborate Cross-Functionally: Build strong partnerships with HR, Talent Acquisition, and functional leaders to attract, retain, and develop top talent.
• Innovate for Scale: Lead transformation initiatives that introduce technology, automation, and best practices into daily operations to enhance speed, accuracy, and patient impact.
• Measure What Matters: Establish and track KPIs for performance, quality, and patient experience; communicate outcomes to executive leadership and drive accountability.
• Live Our Mission: Model iRhythm's culture of innovation, collaboration, and excellence—empowering your team to deliver care that truly makes a difference.

What We Want To See

• Experience and Expertise

• At least 10 years of progressive leadership in clinical operations, production operations, or related functions within the medical device, medtech, or biotech industry.

• Proven success managing large-scale, non-exempt workforces (150–200+ employees) in a regulated, production-driven environment.

• Strong record of operational transformation, scaling teams, and process optimization to support business growth.

• Leadership and Mindset

• Strategic and forward-thinking leader with a growth mindset and ability to drive change in a complex, matrixed organization.

• Adept at inspiring and developing people leaders, fostering engagement, inclusion, and continuous improvement.

• Hands-on and decisive—comfortable rolling up your sleeves while maintaining a strategic lens.

• Operational Acumen

• Deep understanding of clinical production workflows, capacity planning, performance metrics, and operational rigor.

• Strong business acumen, with the ability to translate data and insights into decisions that drive outcomes.

• Experience leading process standardization, workflow optimization, and cross-functional alignment initiatives.

• Collaboration & Communication

• Highly collaborative and able to influence across functions and levels, from front-line teams to senior leadership.

• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex concepts and drive clarity.

Why Join iRhythm

• Be part of a mission-driven, growth-oriented company transforming cardiac care through innovation.
• Lead a high-impact team at the intersection of healthcare, technology, and operational excellence.
• Work in a hybrid, collaborative environment that values integrity, agility, and continuous improvement.

Location:
San Francisco

Actual compensation may vary depending on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and work location.

Estimated Pay Range
$190,0000 - $240,000

As a part of our core values, we ensure an inclusive workforce. We welcome and celebrate people of all backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives. iRhythm Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws.

iRhythm provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, including those who may have any difficulty using our online system. If you need such an accommodation, you may contact us at

About IRhythm Technologies
iRhythm is a leading digital healthcare company that creates trusted solutions that detect, predict, and prevent disease. Combining wearable biosensors and cloud-based data analytics with powerful proprietary algorithms, iRhythm distills data from millions of heartbeats into clinically actionable information. Through a relentless focus on patient care, iRhythm's vision is to deliver better data, better insights, and better health for all.

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