Healthcare Studio Leader Edit listing

Our **New York City** office has an opening for a**Healthcare Studio Leader**. We operate within a hybrid work model, supporting flexibility between office time and work from home.

**Position Summary**
DLR Group is seeking a **Healthcare Studio Leader** to help grow and strengthen our Healthcare practice in New York City and across the tri-state area. This is a highly visible leadership role for a healthcare design professional who brings strong client relationships, market credibility, and the ability to guide project teams in delivering thoughtful, high-performing healthcare environments.
As the local Healthcare Studio Leader, this individual will focus on expanding DLR Group's Healthcare presence through client development, strategic relationship-building, pursuit of leadership, and active involvement in the healthcare design community. This person should be comfortable representing the firm externally through industry organizations, professional associations, conferences, panels, and other market-facing opportunities.
The ideal candidate will bring experience working with healthcare clients across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut, with a portfolio that includes complex healthcare projects, including renovations, expansions, ambulatory care, medical office, specialty care, and hospital-based work.

**The successful candidate will:**

* Serve as a local leader for DLR Group's Healthcare practice in New York City and the broader tri-state market.
* Build and strengthen client relationships with healthcare systems, executives, administrators, consultants, contractors, and industry partners.
* Identify, pursue, and help secure new healthcare opportunities in partnership with local, regional, and national leadership.
* Lead pursuit strategy, client interviews, proposal input, and planning narratives.
* Strengthen DLR Group's visibility through active involvement in healthcare organizations, industry events, panels, and professional networks.
* Maintain strong client engagement throughout the project lifecycle, from early relationship development through design and delivery.
* Partner with project managers and integrated design teams to support scope, schedule, staffing, quality, financial performance, and client satisfaction.
* Provide leadership and guidance to project teams delivering healthcare environments.
* Mentor team members and help build local healthcare expertise.
* Support a collaborative studio culture rooted in design excellence, accountability, responsiveness, and innovation.

**Required Qualifications**

* 12 years of experience in healthcare architecture, design, planning, project leadership, or related practice areas.
* Demonstrated experience developing client relationships and supporting growth within a healthcare practice, studio, or market.
* Strong knowledge of the New York City and tri-state healthcare market.
* Experience leading or supporting complex healthcare projects.
* Bachelor's or Master's degree in Architecture, Interior Design, Planning, Engineering, or a related field.
* Licensed professional strongly preferred.
* Strong written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills.
* Ability to communicate effectively with healthcare executives, administrators, clinicians, technical teams, and project stakeholders.
* Must be eligible to work in the United States without need for work visa or residency sponsorship.

**Preferred Qualifications**

* Experience with medical planning, clinical workflows, functional programming, room-by-room planning, and departmental relationships.
* Experience with projects in the 10,000 to 20,000 square-foot range and larger.
* Experience with inpatient, outpatient, ambulatory, specialty care, medical office, renovation, expansion, or campus-based healthcare projects.
* Active involvement in healthcare-focused professional organizations such as ACHA, AIA Academy of Architecture for Health, HFMA, ASHE, Healthcare Design, or similar organizations.
* Recognized industry presence through speaking engagements, panel participation, published work, conference presentations, or leadership within healthcare organizations.
* Existing relationships with healthcare clients, consultants, contractors, and market influencers across New York, New Jersey, and Connecticut.
* ACHA, EDAC, LEED, or other relevant healthcare design credential.
* Experience with facility master planning, strategic campus planning, multi-site health systems, Lean design, design-build, or other alternative delivery methods.