Program Manager II-Program Manager, Discovery & Innovation Hub (DIH) – Onsite

Location: United States

The Program Manager serves as the primary onsite leader responsible for the day-to-day operations, management, programming coordination, and community engagement activities of the Discovery & Innovation Hub (DIH) located within the Mount Sinai Harlem Health Center.

 

Reporting to the Director of DIH, the Program Manager ensures the DIH operates as a dynamic, welcoming, and highly functional innovation ecosystem that supports students, faculty, entrepreneurs, community partners, and external collaborators. This role combines program management, operational leadership, stakeholder engagement, and facility coordination to advance DIH's mission of fostering innovation, entrepreneurship, workforce development, and community-centered impact.

 

The Program Manager is expected to maintain a consistent onsite presence at the DIH office located at the Mount Sinai Harlem Health Center and serve as the primary point of contact for all activities taking place within the DIH.

 

Role Context within OPED 

Embedded within OPED’s Academic Community & Culture Core, DIH functions as a shared institutional resource aligned with MedEd, GSBS, GME, Faculty Affairs, and community partners. The Program Manager contributes to: 

• Supporting the integration of DIH programs with OPED’s broader professional engagement strategy 
• Facilitating operational and administrative execution of innovation, digital health engagement, and community partnership initiatives 
• Enabling cross-functional alignment and communication across institutional stakeholders 
• Ensuring program activities are executed effectively and meet quality and impact expectations 

About Us

Strength through Unity and Inclusion

The Mount Sinai Health System is committed to fostering an environment where everyone can contribute to excellence. We share a common dedication to delivering outstanding patient care. When you join us, you become part of Mount Sinai’s unparalleled legacy of achievement, education, and innovation as we work together to transform healthcare. We encourage all team members to actively participate in creating a culture that ensures fair access to opportunities, promotes inclusive practices, and supports the success of every individual.

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About the Mount Sinai Health System:

Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 48,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes more than 9,000 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" status, and are highly ranked: No. 1 in Geriatrics, top 5 in Cardiology/Heart Surgery, and top 20 in Diabetes/Endocrinology, Gastroenterology/GI Surgery, Neurology/Neurosurgery, Orthopedics, Pulmonology/Lung Surgery, Rehabilitation, and Urology. New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai is ranked No. 12 in Ophthalmology. U.S. News & World Report’s “Best Children’s Hospitals” ranks Mount Sinai Kravis Children's Hospital among the country’s best in several pediatric specialties. The Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai is ranked No. 11 nationwide in National Institutes of Health funding and in the 99th percentile in research dollars per investigator according to the Association of American Medical Colleges. Newsweek’s “The World’s Best Smart Hospitals” ranks The Mount Sinai Hospital as No. 1 in New York and in the top five globally, and Mount Sinai Morningside in the top 20 globally.

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The Mount Sinai Health System is an equal opportunity employer, complying with all applicable federal civil rights laws. We do not discriminate, exclude, or treat individuals differently based on race, color, national origin, age, religion, disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We are deeply committed to fostering an environment where all faculty, staff, students, trainees, patients, visitors, and the communities we serve feel respected and supported. Our goal is to create a healthcare and learning institution that actively works to remove barriers, address challenges, and promote fairness in all aspects of our organization.

The mission of the Discovery & Innovation Hub (DIH) is to initiate, accelerate, and launch innovative solutions that address social determinants of health driving disparities in health and healthcare. The DIH creates opportunities for emerging founders to access training, mentorship, and resources to thoughtfully develop solutions that advance health equity. The Hub also collaborates with internal and external partners to embed innovative design principles within Health Tech. Through its work, DIH aims to cultivate a diverse community of entrepreneurs committed to addressing health disparities through technology and innovation.