Cardiothoracic Surgeon

About NovaNav NovaNav is an early-stage digital health company building an AI platform that automates pre- and post-operative patient coordination, clearances, medication holds, recovery check-ins, risk flags, so surgical teams stop chasing patients and start catching problems earlier. We work with hospitals, health systems, and ASCs operating in increasingly value-based environments, where avoidable cancellations, readmissions, and post-op complications hit both outcomes and margins. The Role We are bringing on a small group of practicing cardiovascular surgeons and cardiothoracic surgical leaders as Strategic Advisors to help shape the product, the go-to-market, and the company. You will help us: Pressure-test product direction against real cardiovascular and cardiothoracic surgical workflow realities Identify opportunities to improve patient readiness, perioperative coordination, and post-discharge recovery Help define monitoring pathways for high-risk surgical patients and potential complications Navigate value-based care, reimbursement, and regulatory dynamics Make warm introductions to hospital, health system, and cardiovascular surgery decision-makers Who we are looking for: 10+ years in cardiovascular surgery, cardiothoracic surgery, hospital leadership, or surgical healthtech Currently practicing or recently practicing cardiovascular or cardiothoracic surgeons strongly preferred Experience with hospital operations, surgical service lines, or payer-provider dynamics Familiarity with where digital health tools succeed and fail in complex cardiovascular care environments Compensation: Equity-based advisor, scaled to involvement and stage. Why NovaNav You will have direct influence on a platform built to improve coordination across the cardiovascular surgical journey—from pre-operative preparation and clearance management to post-operative recovery, complication monitoring, and readmission reduction. Early enough to actually shape it. Real equity in a company you can help build. To apply Submit your application here! Show more Show less