Vice President, Partnership & Growth

Strive Care Partners

Strive Care Partners (SCP) is a dedicated business unit within Strive Health that partners with nephrologists to share and succeed in global risk contracts with payors. SCP benefits patients with CKD and ESKD through a comprehensive, patient-centered approach that enhances lives and local communities. SCP develops local market partnerships with nephrologists and provides them with the tools necessary to be successful in managing risk on their patients. Specifically, SCP delivers primary care services, specialized clinical programs, data integration and analytics, care teams, and administrative support services – all integrated with the nephrologist’s practice. SCP contracts with payors to take global risk on CKD and ESKD patients and provides nephrologists with meaningful short- and long-term financial incentives for delivering high-quality coordinated care.

Vice President, Partnerships & Growth 

The Vice President, Partnerships & Growth will be responsible for leading go-to-market strategy and business development for SCP.  This growth-oriented leader will design and execute the strategic plan for SCP’s new market growth and provider partnerships

Essential Functions

• Drive SCP’s strategy for entering and developing new markets
• Lead partnership structuring, business development, and key provider relations activities across a set of strategic markets
• Negotiate and execute complex contractual agreements with providers
• Set up and manage key business aspects of existing provider contracts (e.g., quality incentive programs, governance structures)
• Manage joint venture board and committee meetings
• Lead strategic initiatives that maximize the value creation of SCP’s partnerships
• Other duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree, or equivalent education and work experience
• 7+ years’ experience working within the healthcare industry with a focus on strategic planning and/or business development
• Business travel
• Internet Connectivity - Min Speeds: 3.8Mbps/3.0Mbps (up/down): Latency <60 ms

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in business and/or healthcare administration
• Entrepreneurial and positive attitude, comfortable being part of an initial build with continuous focus on improvement
• Experience with value-based care models
• Experience working with physicians and other healthcare providers
• Experience with corporate development
• Experience with partnership structuring and contract negotiations
• Effective and authentic interpersonal skills
• Healthy and competitive drive to succeed
• Empathy for the burden of kidney disease
• Proficient PC skills

Annual Salary Range: $185,000.00 – $227,000.00