Operational Management Fellowship

About the Fellowship

The CLS Health Operational Manager Fellowship is a competitive and immersive leadership development program designed for early-career professionals passionate about healthcare operations. Over the course of three months, fellows gain hands-on experience in operational, financial, and strategic functions within a rapidly growing multi-specialty healthcare organization. Fellows take on meaningful, real-world operational projects, engage directly in decision-making alongside senior leadership, and deliver measurable improvements across the organization.

Program Highlights

• Executive Mentorship: Work closely with CLS Health executives and senior operational managers.
• High-Impact Operational Projects: Lead assignments that drive real organizational improvements.
• Cross-Functional Rotations: Exposure to operations, finance, HR, data, legal, strategy, and more.
• Weekly Didactic Sessions: Instructor-led sessions taught by departmental leaders.
• Capstone Project: Present a strategic initiative to senior leadership at program completion.

Curriculum Overview

• Month 1 – Orientation & Operational Foundations
  • Introduction to CLS Health
  • Core operational workflows
  • Leadership and systems-thinking fundamentals
• Month 2 – Departmental Rotations & Applied Learning
  • Deep dive into core administrative and operational departments
  • Hands-on project execution
• Month 3 – Strategic Capstone & Leadership Development
  • Capstone project development
  • Leadership enhancement sessions
  • Final presentations to executive team

Eligibility & Ideal Candidate

CLS Health encourages applicants who are:

• Early-career professionals or recent graduates exploring healthcare operations
• Strong communicators with problem-solving abilities
• Interested in operational excellence and strategic healthcare management
• Ready to take on impactful, fast-paced work

Schedule

Full-time, 3-month duration with cohorts starting in June, September, or January.

Location

CLS Health sites across Greater Houston.

Format

Hands-on operational immersion.