Clinical Risk Liaison

Job title: Clinical Risk Liaison

About the Role The Clinical Risk Liaison serves as the primary connection between the Transition and Clinical Teams and the Quality and Patient Safety Department. Reporting to the Director of Risk Management and Patient Safety, this role is charged with proactively identifying, prioritizing, and mitigating safety risks throughout the hospital transformation effort. This short-term role is matrixed into the Transitional Management Office to embed safety into decision-making at each stage of the transition.

What You'll Do

• Serve as the day-to-day risk point of contact for the DFCI transition from BWH affiliation to BIDMC affiliation.
• Collaborate with multiple functional workstreams (Legal, Compliance, Quality/Patient Safety, Privacy/Information Security, IT, Finance, HR, Clinical Operations, Facilities, etc.) to identify risk and vulnerabilities during separation, contingency, and new hospital build phases.
• Coordinate risk due diligence: conduct risk assessments, review policies and documents, escalate risks to QPS leadership, and maintain the transition risk register, issues log, and heat maps.
• Prepare risk dashboards, summaries, and presentations for steering committees and senior leadership; ensure clear escalation of high/urgent risks and decision points.
• Monitor KRIs and performance metrics; track corrective actions to closure and report progress to sponsors.
• Maintain complete, timely, and confidential documentation; contribute to continuous improvement of affiliation risk processes, tools, and templates.

What We're Looking For

• Proficiency in risk management methodologies and tools (FMEA, risk assessment, heat maps and matrices).
• Experience navigating matrixed organizations and multi-institutional relationships.
• Critical thinking and synthesis.
• Experience building and facilitating cross-functional teams, influencing both with and without authority.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities, work in ambiguity, resolve conflicts, and adapt to change.
• Ability to respond effectively to time-sensitive issues in a fast-paced environment.
• Self-directed, collaborative work style with strong teamwork.
• Clear written and verbal communication skills; data literacy and dashboard interpretation.
• Project coordination and change management.
• Integrity, confidentiality, and accountability.
• Adaptability and culturally responsive engagement across diverse teams.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook and Smartsheet.
• Minimum qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare Administration, Nursing, Public Health or related field required; Master's Degree preferred. 5 years of experience in patient safety, quality, compliance, or related.

Nice to Have

• Master’s degree preferred.

Compensation & Benefits

• Salary: $120,100.00 - $138,200.00 per year.
• Hybrid work arrangement: 2-3 days onsite per week.