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The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a National SVP, Brain Health and Stroke!

This position can be home-based.

The American Heart Association has long advanced stroke prevention, treatment, and recovery through the American Stroke Association, while investing in brain-related research, scientific guidance, quality improvement, professional education, advocacy, and public awareness.

More recently, the Heart Association has expanded its brain health strategy by advancing heart and brain health together through the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio. This enterprise-wide portfolio unites the organization’s long-standing stroke leadership with its growing work in brain health, creating a more integrated approach to advancing cognitive, mental and motor health across the lifespan.

The organization is now seeking a leader to unify an enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio, establishing strategy, partnerships, business models and initiatives that accelerate science, strengthen systems of care, advance policy and help people protect and optimize their brain health for life.

The role will direct portfolio development across science, healthcare systems, quality improvement, advocacy, community impact, consumer and patient engagement, innovation and strategic partnerships.

The role will also serve as the Heart Association’s executive leader for brain health and stroke innovation, integrating strategies across organizational priorities and positioning the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio as the leading platform for turning heart-brain science into healthier lives.

The role will also serve as the Heart Association’s executive leader for brain health and stroke innovation, integrating strategies across organizational priorities and positioning the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio as the leading platform for turning heart-brain science into healthier lives.

Key Responsibilities:

Enterprise Brain Health & Stroke Strategy

• Develop and implement a comprehensive strategy for the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio in collaboration with Brain Health and Stroke scientific leadership.
• Create alignment across stroke, brain health, cognitive health, prevention, healthy aging, mental well-being, and related initiatives.
• Drive long-term growth and impact of the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio.

Science Translation & Systems Change

• Accelerate translation of emerging evidence into clinical practice, quality improvement, and public health implementation.
• Foster opportunities that integrate brain health into cardiovascular care, healthcare quality programs, registries, and professional education.
• Find opportunities for innovation and systems transformation.
• Collaborate with AHA Ventures and identify other innovation assets to accelerate growth.

Partnerships & Ecosystem Development

• Build strategic relationships with scientific organizations, healthcare institutions, funders, industry leaders, policymakers, and global brain-health stakeholders.
• Expand AHA's influence and visibility in the brain health ecosystem.
• Cultivate collaborative initiatives that increase impact and scale.

Platform Growth & Revenue Development

• Establish sustainable funding strategies supporting the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio.
• Generate new partnership, sponsorship, grant, and investment opportunities.
• Create scalable models that extend organizational reach and impact.

Thought Leadership & Brand Development

• Position the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio as the trusted leader at the intersection of heart and brain health.
• Represent AHA in national and international discussions related to brain health.
• Elevate awareness of brain health across consumers, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and partners.

Success Measures

• Growth of the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke platform, assets, programs and products.
• New funding and partnership development.
• Expanded scientific, healthcare, consumer and patient market influence.
• Increased integration of brain health into AHA initiatives.
• Demonstrable progress toward population-level brain health outcomes.
• creased awareness, engagement and relevance among consumers, patients and survivors.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum Ten (10) years of relevant experience.
• Minimum eight (8) years of supervisory experience.
• Business Acumen, Change Management, Effective Communication, Managing Complexity, Planning and Organizing, Prioritization.
• Process Management, Program Management, Project Cost Management, Project Lifecycle Management, Project Planning
• Project Risk Management, Quality Management, Resource Management, Scope Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Systems Thinking.
• Cross-Team Integration, Motivating Others, Organizational Leadership, Performance Management, Fostering Teamwork.

Salary minimum to the midpoint of the range is $233,200.00 to $275,000.00. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials may apply to the pay range. This position is eligible for an incentive plan. 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 through annual salary planning and incentive programs; this position is incentive eligible based on achieving certain targets. This position is eligible for an incentive plan.
  
  
• 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.  Heart U 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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