Neurosurgeon Advisor

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 neurosurgeons and neurosurgical 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 neurosurgical workflow realities
• Identify where patients and care teams struggle most before and after complex spine and cranial procedures
• Help define recovery monitoring, complication detection, and escalation pathways
• Navigate value-based care, reimbursement, and regulatory dynamics
• Make warm introductions to hospital, health system, and neurosurgery decision-makers

Who we are looking for:

• 10+ years in neurosurgical practice, hospital/health system leadership, or neurosurgery-focused healthtech
• Currently practicing or recently practicing neurosurgeons strongly preferred
• Experience with spine surgery, cranial surgery, hospital operations, or payer-provider dynamics
• Familiarity with where digital health tools succeed and fail in complex surgical care pathways

Compensation:

Equity-based advisor, scaled to involvement and stage.

Why NovaNav

You will have direct influence on a platform built to solve some of the most challenging coordination issues in neurosurgical care—from missed pre-op requirements and delayed procedures to identifying post-operative complications sooner and reducing unnecessary utilization. Early enough to actually shape it. Real equity in a company you can help build.

To apply

Submit your application here!