Launch Operations Lead US

Neko Health
New York, NY
HybridCareer-pivot friendly

Who this role is best for

Best suited to candidates with experience in multi-site operations or launch roles, working in healthcare or retail settings.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with hands-on launch experience in healthcare or retail environments
    — “We're building something big, and we need someone who can make sure every new clinic we open hits the ground running.”
  • Individuals who thrive in fast-moving environments and can manage multiple stakeholders
    — “This is a high-visibility, high-impact role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, sweats the details, and knows how to rally a team around a shared deadline.”
  • Candidates who enjoy creating scalable systems and continuous process improvement
    — “Develop and continuously improve launch playbooks, trackers, and checklists that can scale with our growth.”

Things to consider

  • Frequent travel is required, with regular on-site presence at new locations
    — “Willingness and ability to travel frequently. This role requires regular on-site presence at new locations.”
  • The role involves significant responsibility and visibility in shaping the company's expansion strategy
    — “You'll help shape how we scale, influence the playbooks that outlast any single launch, and be a core part of a team that's genuinely changing how people access healthcare.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight experience in managing complex, multi-stakeholder projects in high-pressure settings
    — “This is a high-visibility, high-impact role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments...”
  • Showcase your background in technology setup and integration for physical locations
    — “Own end-to-end tech setup at every new location: hardware, software, integrations.”
  • Demonstrate your experience in identifying and resolving operational gaps pre-launch
    — “Identify and resolve gaps before they become launch-day problems.”
  • Demonstrate your ability to troubleshoot and coordinate with vendors in real time
    — “Troubleshoot issues in real time and coordinate with vendors and internal tech teams to resolve them fast.”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · HighAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Team

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What success looks like

  • End-to-end launch management
  • Technology setup and testing
Typical background
Experience in operations, project management, or a launch/opening role

Skills & requirements

Required

Operations ManagementProject ManagementLaunch ManagementTeam Leadership

Preferred

Healthcare Industry Knowledge

Stack & domain

OperationsProject ManagementTechnology SetupInventory ManagementProcess BuildingOrganizational SkillsCommunicationProblem SolvingTeamworkLeadershipHealthcareRetail

About the role

Original posting from Neko Health via Ashby

MISSION

Neko is redefining what prevention means, from treating illness when it arrives, to sustaining health before it's ever at risk. Our mission: make data-driven, preventative care accessible to more people, before symptoms appear.

In a single, non-invasive visit under an hour, proprietary technology and direct clinical care combine to deliver personalised, actionable insights. It's a team that thinks in 10x, not 10%. Every role here plays a part in building a world where prevention is the norm, and where your work genuinely helps people live longer, healthier lives.

Role Purpose

We're building something big, and we need someone who can make sure every new clinic we open hits the ground running. As our Launch Manager, you'll be the engine behind every new market launch in the US, owning the end-to-end process from pre-opening readiness to the moment we open our doors. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role for someone who thrives in fast-moving environments, sweats the details, and knows how to rally a team around a shared deadline.

This isn't a behind-the-desk job. You'll have real ownership, real visibility, and the satisfaction of seeing something go from an empty space to a fully operational clinic, all because of the work you did. You'll help shape how we scale, influence the playbooks that outlast any single launch, and be a core part of a team that's genuinely changing how people access healthcare.

What You'll Deliver in the First 6–12 Months

Site Readiness & Pre-Launch Execution

  • Travel to new clinic sites to conduct hands-on installation readiness assessments
  • Identify and resolve gaps before they become launch-day problems
  • Serve as the on-the-ground point person during the critical pre-opening window

Technology Setup & Testing

  • Own end-to-end tech setup at every new location: hardware, software, integrations
  • Lead comprehensive technology testing prior to external events, ensuring every system is live, stable, and ready for patients
  • Troubleshoot issues in real time and coordinate with vendors and internal tech teams to resolve them fast

Inventory & Operational Readiness

  • Coordinate delivery, receipt, and setup of all inventory, supplies, and equipment
  • Confirm every location is fully stocked and operationally ready before opening day
  • Partner with operations, procurement, and facilities teams to close gaps

Process Building & Scalability

  • Develop and continuously improve launch playbooks, trackers, and checklists that can scale with our growth
  • Document lessons learned after each launch and build them back into the process
  • Create the systems that make every future opening faster and smoother than the last

Minimum Qualifications

  • Experience in operations, project management, or a launch/opening role, ideally in healthcare, retail, or a multi-site environment
  • Exceptional organizational skills. You can manage multiple workstreams, deadlines, and stakeholders without dropping a ball
  • Strong communicator who can translate complexity into clear action items for any audience
  • A true can-do attitude: you find solutions, not excuses
  • Comfort operating in ambiguity and building structure where none exists
  • Proficiency in project management tools and setting things up from scratch
  • Willingness and ability to travel frequently. This role requires regular on-site presence at new locations

Source: Neko Health careers (Ashby)

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