[Contract] Accreditation Solutions Consultant, Clinical Strategy

The role

This contract role leads the project work to get Lyra Health ready for a Joint Commission Behavioral Health Care and Human Services accreditation survey. The person will own the master work plan, track gaps and risks, and report progress to senior leadership.

What you will do

• Refine and maintain the master project work plan for TJC Behavioral Health and Telehealth accreditation readiness
• Identify gaps, compliance risks and cross-functional dependencies, and put risk mitigation in place
• Work with workstream leads on specific TJC standards and help build supporting materials and process documentation
• Organize and manage internal mock audits, tracer activities and readiness drills
• Set communication cadences and dashboards that create cross-functional accountability
• Write concise, data-driven updates for senior leadership on progress, milestones and critical risks

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of healthcare project management, healthcare operations, or management consulting experience
• Track record of leading complex cross-functional regulatory, compliance or accreditation readiness work from gap analysis through execution
• Strong strategic and project management skills; can influence peers and senior leaders without direct authority
• Strong written and verbal communication; can turn complex clinical and regulatory requirements into executive summaries
• Highly organized self-starter who can create structure out of ambiguity
• Passion for expanding access to evidence-based mental health care

Nice to have

• Experience or familiarity with accreditation processes such as The Joint Commission, CARF or NCQA, especially in Behavioral Health Care and Human Services or telehealth

Before you apply

• Familiarity with Joint Commission standards is preferred but not required; the employer is mainly seeking an operational lead who can learn TJC requirements quickly

About the company

Lyra Health is a provider of evidence-based mental health care, working with employers and health plans. It offers Lyra Empower, an AI-powered platform combining clinical care and technology.