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The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a National Senior Program Lead for the Health Care by Food Initiative with our National Center.  The location of the selected candidate is flexible and remote.

 This is a full-time, benefits eligible, grant-funded opportunity, current funding is through July 2028.

The Senior Program Lead for Health Care by Food will lead a national strategy to guide and oversee food is medicine implementation pilots in State Medicaid programs. Responsibilities include coordinating technical assistance, convenings, stakeholder engagement, and capturing learnings and creating dissemination strategies. This role will also be responsible for ensuring grant reporting and reconciliation; and serve as primary point of contact for project engagement. The ideal candidate brings experience working with or in Medicaid or with public or private insurers, experience with population health, and large-scale project execution.

Expected pay range will be $100,00 to $110,000. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials to the pay range may apply. The American Heart Association reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range.

The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations. To help you be successful, you will have access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support, locally.

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• Manage strategic relationships with state Medicaid teams participating in the Health Care by Food initiative
• Coordinate delivery of high-touch technical assistance, including implementation planning, evaluation design, and documentation
• Serve as the internal point person liaising between AHA science teams, policy staff, external consultants and state agencies
• Plan and facilitate semi-annual national roundtables that convene payors, Medicaid leaders, lived experience partners, and technical experts
• Drive real-time problem-solving, peer learning, and collaboration across states, including broader knowledge dissemination strategy via the initiative’s Knowledge Hub
• Ensure timelines, milestones, and outputs are met across a variety of fast-moving projects
  

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent
• Five (5) years of experience developing and leading health benefits innovation and/or Medicaid policy.
• Strong project management skills and experience coordinating across internal and external stakeholder groups.
• Familiarity with benefit design, healthcare cost modeling, and value-based care strategies.
• Excellent writing, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work independently and within interdisciplinary teams.
• Experience in public health or non-profit services.
• Familiarity with Food is Medicine interventions, Medicaid policy, or health services research preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 15% of time.
  

Expected pay range will be $100,00 to $110,000. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials to the pay range may apply. The American Heart Association reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range.

The American Heart Association invests in its people. Here are the main components of our total rewards package.  Visit Rewards & Benefits to see more details.

• Compensation – Our goal is to ensure you have a competitive base salary.  That’s why we regularly review the market value of jobs and make adjustments, as needed.
  
  
• Performance and Recognition – You are rewarded for achieving success by merit increases and incentive programs; eligibility for an incentive program is based on the type of position. 
  
  
• Benefits – We offer a wide array of benefits including medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.  As a mark of our commitment to employee well-being, we also offer an employee assistance program, employee wellness program and telemedicine, and medical consultation.
  
  
• Professional Development – You can join one of our many Employee Resource Groups (ERG) or be a mentor/mentee in our professional mentoring program.  HeartU is the Association’s national online university, with more than 100,000 resources designed to meet your needs and busy schedule.
  
  
• Work-Life Harmonization – The Association offers Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees.  The number of days will increase based on seniority level.  You will also have a total of 12 paid holidays off each year, which includes several days off at the end of the year.
  
  
• Tuition Assistance - We support the career development of all employees.  This program provides financial assistance to employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to their current duties and responsibilities, or for potential future positions in the organization.

The American Heart Association’s 2028 Goal: Building on over 100 years of trusted leadership in cardiovascular and brain health, by 2028 the Association will drive breakthroughs and implement proven solutions in science, policy, and care for healthier people and communities. The greatest discoveries in health must reach everyone where they are.

At American Heart Association | American Stroke Association, our mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities.

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