Clinical Operations Manager Jobs in Illinois
Clinical Operations Manager jobs in Illinois are in strong demand, concentrated in hospital systems, pharmaceutical and biotech companies, academic medical centers, and clinical research organizations across the state, with openings at every level from coordinator to senior director. Chicago, Peoria, and Rockford are the primary hiring hubs, anchored by major employers such as Northwestern Medicine, Abbott Laboratories, and OSF HealthCare. The most sought-after specialties include clinical trials management, oncology program operations, and value-based care coordination. Find a role that fits below and apply directly.
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About WovenX Health
WovenX Health is building a new model for specialty care, starting in Gastroenterology. We combine virtual care, clinical navigation, and artificial intelligence to help patients access high-quality care faster while supporting health systems and physician practices across the country. As we continue to scale nationally, we're looking for leaders who enjoy building intelligent systems, solving complex operational problems, and creating world-class clinical infrastructure that enables growth.
About the role
We're looking for a Director of Clinical Operations to lead the operational infrastructure behind WovenX's national clinical network. You'll oversee our distributed advanced practice provider network across 50 states + DC, while helping build the operating platform that connects virtual care with physician practices, endoscopy centers, and health systems. Working closely with Clinical, Product, Engineering, and Growth, you are responsible for improving the workflows, analytics, processes, and systems that allow high-quality specialty care to scale.
What you'll own
- Lead day-to-day operations for WovenX's virtual care and clinical navigation programs, which include primary responsibility for our virtual visit infrastructure and real-time staffing across sites, states, and clinicians. Think of this as the lead of driver engagement and markets at Lyft or Uber: the product manager and director of our WovenX care delivery systems.
- Manage and grow a national network of advanced practice providers, ensuring provider engagement, performance, and capacity.
- Build scalable operational processes that connect virtual care with brick-and-mortar physician practices and health system partners. This includes but is not limited to building tools, applications, and constraint models that are able to account for a number of variables: legal, clinical, staffing, operational, and analytical.
- Build dashboards, KPIs, and reporting that drive operational decision-making and tooling.
- Oversee provider onboarding, credentialing, scheduling, and operational readiness.
- Monitor clinical quality, regulatory compliance, and performance.
- Partner closely with Clinical, Product, Engineering, and Growth to improve workflows and launch in new markets.
- Lead operational escalations and continuous process improvement across the clinical platform.
What you bring
- A desire to drive our team and business forward and have a meaningful impact. We are looking for someone with a strong work ethic, an appetite for startup culture, and excitement about transforming how healthcare works.
- 5+ years of experience, leading operations in healthcare, virtual care, or a high-growth healthcare services organization. Ideally looking for someone who has worked in healthcare operations at an AI-led or big tech company.
- Experience leading and developing a distributed network of advanced practice providers and / or physicians.
- Demonstrated success building operational systems
- Experience launching new markets, standing up clinical operations, and scaling care delivery. Ideally looking for experience across multiple states’ and legislative settings.
- A strong operational mindset with the ability to build processes, measure performance, and continuously improve quality.
- Comfort partnering with Product and Engineering to translate clinical workflows into scalable technology.
- Experience using workflow automation, AI-enabled tools, and operational data to improve clinical quality, efficiency, and provider experience. Ideally looking for candidates who have built internal applications and analytics tools, or directly managed data and performance tracking.
- Excellent judgment, communication, and relationship-building skills across clinical, operational, and commercial teams.
- A builder's mentality - you enjoy creating systems that scale rather than maintaining legacy processes.
Your skills and credentials
- Masters in Operations, Statistics, Analytics, Business Administration, or similar field is a plus but not required (we are most focused on your real experience building in operations and clinical environments)
- Product managers (technical or core PM), former consultants, and operational leads with analytical and P&L responsibility most welcome.
- Past startup experience preferred.
- Comfort with analytical or technical platforms, enough to build models in excel, python, AWS, SQL, or similar platforms and structures that enable you to track performance, interpret data, and launch tooling and systems together with our engineering team. Comfort with AI tools and workflows.
- Rigorous attention to detail.
Why WovenX
This is an opportunity to help build one of the country's leading specialty care models and networks. You'll have meaningful ownership, work alongside experienced clinical and technology leaders, and help shape the operational platform that connects virtual care with specialty practices at national scale. We believe human-centered and AI-driven care is one of the core ways we make specialty healthcare more accessible.
Our team is looking for the brightest minds in healthcare tech who are committed to building something big and meaningful.
WovenX Health is an equal opportunity employer.
Compensation, Perks, Benefits, Logistics
- Estimated Base Salary Range: $165,000 - 200,000 per year, based on location, core tech skills, and relative platform exposure tracks.
- Comprehensive Care: Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage packages.
- Support Frameworks: 401(k) plan option, flexible Paid Time Off (PTO), and a hybrid work environment connected with Chicago’s best Healthcare co-working space.
- Location: this is a hybrid role. Our ideal candidate is located (or willing to relocate) to Chicago, IL and will be in office flexibly with our Chicago team ~3 days / week. For exceptional candidates, we will consider a remote application. Collaboration, dependability, and engagement are a core part of our distributed and hybrid work environments.
At this time, WovenX is unable to provide visa sponsorship. All Candidates must be authorized to work in the United States without current or future sponsorship needs.
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What Illinois Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in clinical operations manager jobs across Illinois.
- Bachelor's degree in healthcare administration, nursing, or a life sciences field
- Active Illinois clinical license or recognized clinical credential preferred by most health systems
- Minimum five years of experience in healthcare operations or clinical program management
- Demonstrated experience managing clinical staff, budgets, and regulatory compliance in Illinois settings
- Proficiency with electronic health record systems such as Epic or Cerner
- Strong knowledge of Joint Commission standards and Illinois Department of Public Health regulations
Clinical Operations Manager Jobs in Illinois: Frequently Asked Questions
How do you become a clinical operations manager in Illinois?
Most clinical operations managers in Illinois start with a bachelor's degree in nursing, healthcare administration, or a related clinical field, then build several years of frontline clinical or program experience before moving into management. Illinois does not issue a dedicated state license for the manager title itself, but many employers require an active clinical license such as a Registered Nurse license issued through the Illinois Department of Financial and Professional Regulation. An advanced degree or a Certified Healthcare Manager credential strengthens candidacy significantly.
Which companies hire clinical operations managers in Illinois?
Employers hiring clinical operations managers in Illinois right now include Northwestern Medicine, Dozee, and AbbVie, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Illinois's concentration of large integrated health systems, contract research organizations, and life sciences headquarters in the Chicago metro makes it one of the more active states for this role year-round.
Which Illinois cities have the most clinical operations manager jobs?
Chicago, Bloomingdale, and Peoria have the most clinical operations manager openings in Illinois. Chicago dominates the distribution because it hosts the corporate headquarters of major health systems, pharmaceutical companies, and research institutions, while Peoria and Rockford anchor significant regional health systems such as OSF HealthCare and Mercyhealth that generate consistent management openings outside the metro area.
Are there remote clinical operations manager jobs in Illinois?
Yes, but they are less common than in purely desk-based fields because the role typically involves direct oversight of clinical staff, facilities, and on-site operations. About 43% of clinical operations manager openings tied to Illinois are remote or hybrid as of August 2026, with those positions most often covering functions like clinical trial monitoring, policy development, or multi-site program coordination that can be handled off-site.
How can I get hired as a clinical operations manager in Illinois with little or no experience?
The most realistic entry path is moving laterally from a clinical role such as registered nurse, medical assistant lead, or clinical research coordinator into a team lead or assistant manager position within the same organization. Large Illinois health systems including Northwestern Medicine and Advocate Health run structured leadership development programs aimed at frontline clinical staff. Earning a Certified Medical Manager credential or completing a healthcare administration graduate certificate through an Illinois university strengthens applications before direct management experience is on the resume.
Where can I find and apply to clinical operations manager jobs in Illinois?
You can find and apply to clinical operations manager jobs in Illinois on Migrate Mate, which lists current Illinois openings updated on an ongoing basis. Find roles that fit your experience and location and apply directly to the employers posting them.
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