Organizational Change Management Director

Overview

Reporting to the Vice President, Talent Management and People Strategy, the Organizational Change Management Director leads the Institute’s enterprise approach to change in support of strategic priorities, with a particular focus on advancing clinical transformation. This role sets the direction and governance for change adoption across a portfolio of enterprise and operational initiatives, ensuring that clinical, operational, process, technology, and people changes are implemented effectively and sustained over time.

Located in Boston and the surrounding communities, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is a leader in life changing breakthroughs in cancer research and patient care. We are united in our mission of conquering cancer, HIV/AIDS, and related diseases. We strive to create an inclusive, diverse, and equitable environment where we provide compassionate and comprehensive care to patients of all backgrounds, and design programs to promote public health particularly among high-risk and underserved populations. We conduct groundbreaking research that advances treatment, we educate tomorrow's physician/researchers, and we work with amazing partners, including other Harvard Medical School-affiliated hospitals.

Reporting to the Vice President, Talent Management and People Strategy, the Organizational Change Management Director leads the Institute’s enterprise approach to change in support of strategic priorities, with a particular focus on advancing clinical transformation. This role sets the direction and governance for change readiness across a portfolio of enterprise and operational initiatives, ensuring that clinical, operational, process, technology, and people changes are implemented effectively and sustained over time.

The Director leads the Organizational Change Management Center of Excellence and maintains consistent, scalable practices for stakeholder engagement, communications, learning, sponsorship, readiness, and sustainment across programs and functions. Working closely with clinical leaders, HR, PMO, IS, Operations, Finance, and Communications, the Director integrates change readiness into initiative planning and execution to strengthen adoption, reduce implementation risk, and support realization of expected outcomes and benefits.

The primary area of focus for the role is building organizational and leadership capability to lead change. The Director equips leaders with the tools, frameworks, coaching, and development needed to effectively sponsor, lead, and sustain transformation within their teams and across the Institute. Through strong partnership, strategic counsel, and measurable change practices, this role helps create the conditions for successful clinical transformation and a stronger, more change-capable organization.

At Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, we work every day to create an innovative, caring, and inclusive environment where every patient, family, and staff member feels they belong. As relentless as we are in our mission to reduce the burden of cancer for all, we are committed to having faculty and staff who offer multifaceted experiences. Cancer knows no boundaries and when it comes to hiring the most dedicated and compassionate professionals, neither do we. If working in this kind of organization inspires you, we encourage you to apply.

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute is an equal opportunity employer and affirms the right of every qualified applicant to receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, national origin, sexual orientation, genetic information, disability, age, ancestry, military service, protected veteran status, or other characteristics protected by law.

Pay Transparency Statement

The hiring range is based on market pay structures, with individual salaries determined by factors such as business needs, market conditions, internal equity, and based on the candidate’s relevant experience, skills and qualifications.

For union positions, the pay range is determined by the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).