Career opportunities health education design strategist

Requisition ID 10722 - Posted - SmithGroup, Corporate - Architectural - Boston, MA

SmithGroup is an award-winning, integrated design firm that blends research, data and technology with innovation and a creative spirit to deliver resilient, inclusive spaces that solve our clients' greatest challenges. Our teams create exceptional design solutions for healthcare, science and technology, workplace, mixed use, higher education, cultural, waterfront, parks and open spaces, and urban environments. We are looking for passionate problem solvers who want to elevate design, push boundaries and move us closer to a carbon-free future. Care to join us?

The Boston office of SmithGroup is looking for a Health Education Design Strategist to join our team.

Working with us, you will:

Serve as a nationally visible Health Education Leader through thought leadership, project work and business development efforts

Lead in winning work, delivering innovating programming, planning, and/or design, and providing project oversight in conjunction with our Higher Education Market Director, Higher Education Design Strategists and various Local Studio Leaders

Serve as key leadership on projects within the Health Education market

Oversee relationships for Health Education clients

Develop design concepts, define project requirements and provide recommendations specific to Health Education architectural design and infrastructure

Strengthen and grow SmithGroup’s national market expertise

Provide mentorship to junior, mid-level and senior level interiors/architecture staff throughout the design process to assure proper design development, technical guidance and career growth

Lead meetings with internal / external team members and project stakeholders defining key goals and objectives

Serve as pursuit champion for project pursuits and interviews

Responsible for thought leadership representing SmithGroup including public/industry speaking and contributing to publications

Has 15+ years of experience and a professional degree in Architecture

Is a licensed architect (preferred)

Is an expert or thought leader in the Health Education market

Possesses expertise in the full range of health education planning and design for programs in dental education, nursing education, public health, rural medicine, medical education, simulation technology or allied health

Comfort with technology tools for virtual collaboration and mobile work

Excellent presentation and communication skills, including experience delivering presentations to management groups and higher education leadership

Confidence in facilitating strategic conversations

Experience in responding to Request for Proposals

Strong business development skills, including considerable experience building and maintaining productive relationships with a client base

Has a portfolio of Higher Education and Health Education projects

Is client and externally focused; consistently builds and maintains client relationships, and can effectively intervene in client issues

Is a proven collaborator; communicates well, designs and leads processes

Has exceptional organizational skills; sets clear goals, follows up on execution

Can travel when required and is comfortable in overseas markets

SmithGroup's competitive compensation and benefit package is designed to meet the needs of a diverse staff. It includes flexible scheduling, a hybrid work environment, 401(k), parental leave, wellbeing resources, PTO immediately available to new hires, plus 15 extra Fridays off - on top of holidays. Join us and see first-hand how these and other programs - like one-on-one career coaching and professional development opportunities - build culture, enhance collaboration and yield richer, more inclusive solutions.

If you are not sure that you meet all of the suggested qualifications described above, please don't leave this page. Your talents and attributes could be just what we're looking for - and we strongly encourage you to apply. If you need additional accommodations to complete the application process, please contact

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SmithGroup is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, or protected veteran status and will not be discriminated against on the basis of disability or arrest/conviction records.

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