Senior Manager

Contract: Permanent
Location: Islington Support Office/Hybrid
Closing date: 6th November
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What youll be doing

As Medical Director (Innovation) for Boots Online Doctor youll set the clinical direction for new services products and ways of working helping shape how digital healthcare evolves across a trusted national brand. Based in Islington this is a senior leadership role with real influence across product technology commercial and clinical teams where your judgement will help turn innovation into safe scalable patient care.

Youll be the clinical voice at senior level guiding decisions on what to build how to launch it and where the clinical safety line sits. Its a strong fit for a senior doctor who wants to move beyond advisory input and play a hands-on role in launching clinically sound compliant digital services at pace.

Key responsibilities

• Lead the clinical strategy for innovation across Boots Online Doctor from new treatment services to emerging technologies
• Provide clinical leadership and sign-off for new services clinical pathways and product features
• Ensure new services meet regulatory requirements including CQC standards and clinical safety standards
• Work closely with product technology commercial and clinical teams to identify evaluate and prioritise new opportunities
• Act as the clinical voice at senior level influencing product and business decisions with clear clinical insight
• Champion the safe and responsible use of digital tools data and AI in clinical care
• Support and lead clinical colleagues working in product and innovation roles
• Make confident timely decisions in a fast-moving environment with frequent iteration
• Help build services that combine clinical excellence with accessible digital care at scale

What youll need to have (our must-haves)

• Full GMC registration with a licence to practise
• Inclusion on the GP Register or Specialist Register
• Significant post-qualification clinical experience including senior clinical leadership
• A track record of developing and launching new clinical services pathways or digital products
• Strong understanding of healthcare regulation clinical governance and patient safety
• Ability to influence senior stakeholders and turn clinical insight into product and business decisions
• Confident timely decision-making with a clear sense of where the clinical safety line sits
• A collaborative flexible approach and the confidence to thrive in a fast-changing start-up mentality environment

It would be great if you also have

• Clinical Safety Officer training (DCB0129/DCB0160)
• Experience in digital health telemedicine or health tech
• Experience working with AI or data-driven clinical tools
• A postgraduate qualification in leadership healthcare management or digital health

Where your brilliance can take you

This role offers the chance to shape the future of digital healthcare in a business where your voice will carry real weight. At Boots youll have the opportunity to influence innovation at scale broaden your impact beyond day-to-day clinical delivery and help define how safe responsible digital care develops across Boots Online Doctor. If youre motivated by meaningful leadership cross-functional influence and the chance to keep learning while driving progress this role offers plenty of room to grow.

Rewards designed for you

• Boots Retirement Savings Plan
• Discretionary annual bonus
• Generous employee discounts
• Enhanced maternity/paternity/adoption leave pay and gift card for anyone expecting or adopting a child
• Flexible benefits schemeincluding option to buy additional holiday discounted gym membership life assurance activity passes and much more.
• Access to free 24/7 counselling and support through TELUS Health our Employee Assistance Programme.

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A bit about us

At Boots were proud to be an equal opportunity employer creating a place where everyone feels welcome supported and free to be themselves. We believe that when our people feel valued and included they thrive so were committed to creating a brilliant Boots for our people so they can make a difference for our customers and colleagues every time.

Whats next

If you apply our team will be in touch to let you know the outcome of your application or to arrange next steps. Where a role is advertised as full-time we are open to discussing part-time and job share options. If you require additional support as part of the application and interview process we are happy to provide reasonable adjustments to help you be at your best.

Boots is a Ban the Box employer and will consider the suitability of applicants with criminal convictions on a case-by-case basis.

We hope to hear from you soon.
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