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The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a National Senior Program Lead, Employer Strategy 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 June 2028.

The Senior Program Lead, Employer Strategy will lead and coordinate the American Heart Association’s Health Care by Food™ (HCXF) efforts to advance Food Is Medicine (FIM) integration within self-insured employer settings. This role will drive strategy, implementation, and evaluation efforts in partnership with national collaborators, while also leading the creation of a multi-employer learning collaborative to accelerate adoption of evidence-based approaches. The ideal candidate will be skilled at building partnerships, identifying shared priorities, and translating insights into scalable strategies for employers.

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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Strategic Leadership and Partnership Engagement

• Lead strategic planning and execution of Association’s FIM strategy for self-insured employers.
• Serve as a key liaison to collaborators, ensuring alignment and strategic focus.
• Support business development efforts by identifying new employer partnerships, cultivating relationships, and articulating shared value propositions.
• Coordinate FIM implementation efforts that advance both public health impact and employer benefit design innovation.

Convening and Learning Collaborative Facilitation

• Launch and manage a national learning collaborative of employers and stakeholders focused on evidence sharing, peer learning, and collaborative problem-solving.
• Design and facilitate convenings, working sessions, and content strategy to ensure value to participants and alignment with HCXF priorities.
• Promote an environment of shared learning and continuous improvement among participating employers.

Implementation Science and Program Support

• Guide employers in applying implementation science principles to test, evaluate, and improve FIM benefit models.
• Assess program outcomes, including employee engagement, clinical indicators, and cost-effectiveness.
• Identify gaps in data infrastructure and business intelligence to inform future program refinement.
• Support contracting, budgeting, and coordination of operational elements as needed.

Knowledge Development and Dissemination

• Develop tools, case studies, and actionable resources to help employers adopt and sustain FIM programs.
• Represent the Association and HCXF in employer-facing forums and thought leadership platforms.

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent; Business, Health Administration, or related field preferred.
• Five (5) years of experience in business development, population health, or healthcare innovation. Seven (7) years preferred.
• Demonstrated success in building and managing learning collaboratives or communities of practice.
• Validated ability to cultivate and manage cross-sector partnerships, especially in corporate or health system settings.
• Strong knowledge of implementation science and real-world application in complex settings.
• Strong leadership skills, ability to execute projects to completion and ability to operate in a matrix work environment.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and project management skills.
• Familiarity with Food Is Medicine or nutrition-related benefit design is a plus.

Expected pay range will be $100,00 to $120,000. 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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