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Salary: USD 225,000 - 275,000 / annual
K Health is building AI-enabled virtual primary care infrastructure embedded within leading health systems including Cedars-Sinai, Mayo Clinic, Mass General Brigham, and Northwell. The company has doubled year-over-year and plans significant workforce expansion, targeting a doubling of the clinical team over the next twelve months.
As VP of People, you will serve as a core strategic partner to executive leadership, leading organizational strategy across hiring, engagement, development, retention, and scaling. This is a dual-organization role bridging corporate functions and clinical operations. A key priority is building structured career trajectories and development paths for clinicians as the team scales from 80 to over 250 providers.
Key responsibilities include:
- Serving as trusted advisor to executive leadership, translating business strategy into actionable organizational and talent strategies
- Driving People Ops strategy and execution across both corporate business functions and the medical/clinical organization
- Designing, building, and implementing end-to-end career pathways, engagement strategies, and retention initiatives for clinicians
- Overseeing the entire employee lifecycle: talent acquisition, onboarding, performance management, total rewards, leadership development, and employee relations
- Establishing data-driven HR practices, metrics, and systems to measure and improve employee engagement, retention, and operational efficiency
- Driving culture and organizational design programs that reinforce company values, foster inclusion, and support organizational agility during rapid scaling
K Health was founded in 2016, is headquartered in New York City, and has raised over $443.5M from leading investors including Valor Equity Partners, Claure Group, Mangrove Capital Partners, and others. The company's platform includes PatientGPT for patients, Perfect Note for providers, and AI-powered virtual clinics operating 24/7 within health systems.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of progressive HR/People Operations experience, with at least 3–5+ years in a senior leadership role (VP, Head of People, or Senior Director)
- Dual domain expertise: proven experience managing People Operations across both corporate functions and scaling clinical, medical, or field/frontline operations
- Demonstrated scaling track record in high-growth companies or divisions, specifically building programs to scale teams 2x–3x
- Hands-on experience designing and implementing career progression frameworks, performance management systems, and retention strategies from scratch
Bonus qualifications:
- Advanced degree (Master's, MBA, or M.S. in HR/Org Development) or HR certifications (SHRM-SCP, SPHR)
- Experience in HealthTech, Telehealth, or healthcare delivery environments
- Experience navigating fast-paced, matrixed, or venture-backed environments
