Business Development Associate

The Dermatology Specialists; New York (NY); On-site; USD 34,000 - 41,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Sick time

Care.com access

Tapcheck access

Cosmetic discounts

Job summary

The Dermatology Specialists is seeking a highly organized, motivated Business Development Associate to join our Business Development team. You will help coordinate new office openings, focusing on project management, procurement, and pre-opening setup.

You will work closely with the EVP of Business Development and gain exposure to site selection, lease negotiations, construction planning, and opening economics across markets. This is an in-office role with travel to new locations as required.

Qualifications

• Strong project management, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Self-starter who creates structure and meets deadlines.
• Ability to manage multiple deadlines and projects simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable coordinating multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Resourceful problem solver with proactive mindset.
• Strong Excel and general technology skills.
• Interest in growth, healthcare operations, or multi-location expansion.
• Willingness to travel to new office locations, including overnight travel.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate pre-opening processes for new medical offices with detailed project plans and status reports.
• Lead procurement and delivery coordination for medical supplies, furniture, fixtures, and equipment.
• Oversee physical setup of new offices and ensure readiness before openings.
• Develop repeatable processes to improve future office openings.
• Support senior leadership with growth strategy and market/site evaluations.
• Maintain a pipeline of prospective locations from evaluation through opening.

Skills

Project management

Organizational skills

Prioritization

Written and verbal communication

Stakeholder coordination

Excel

Office tools

Travel willingness

Tools

MS Office

Job description

The Dermatology Specialists is seeking a highly organized, motivatedBusiness Development Associateto join our Business Development team and play an important role in the rapid expansion of our dermatology platform.

This position will work directly with the Executive Vice President of Business Development and will have significant responsibility for coordinating new office openings, with a particular focus onproject management, procurement, and pre-opening office setup.

The ideal candidate doesnotneed prior experience in commercial real estate, construction, or healthcare. We are looking first and foremost for an exceptional project manager—someone who is organized, accountable, detail-oriented, comfortable managing multiple workstreams simultaneously, and able to drive projects through completion.

The role also provides an opportunity to learn the business side of healthcare firsthand, including site selection, lease negotiations, construction, office operations, and the economics behind opening and operating new medical offices.

Site/ Travel

This is primarily anin-office position based at the company’s headquarters in Long Island City. Most working days will be spent at headquarters; however, the role requires travel to new and prospective office locations.

Overnight travel is required, particularly in connection with new office openings in Pennsylvania and other out-of-state markets.

Key Responsibilities

New Office Openings & Project Management

• Take a leading role in coordinating the pre-opening process for new medical offices.
• Develop and maintain detailed project plans, timelines, checklists, and status reports for each new location.
• Coordinate multiple vendors and internal departments to ensure locations are fully operational and ready to open on schedule.
• Identify potential delays, missing items, or operational issues early and take ownership of resolving them.
• Manage multiple new-office projects simultaneously while maintaining accuracy and attention to detail.
• Serve as a central point of coordination among Business Development, Operations, IT, Marketing, clinical teams, contractors, and outside vendors.

Procurement & Office Setup

• Lead procurement and delivery coordination for medical supplies, furniture, fixtures, equipment, and other items required to open new medical offices.
• Maintain comprehensive opening inventories and ensure all required items are ordered, delivered, installed, and functioning prior to opening.
• Coordinate vendor scheduling and resolve delivery, installation, and punch-list issues.
• Oversee the physical setup of new offices before opening, ensuring spaces are organized and ready for providers, employees, and patients.
• Develop repeatable processes and systems to make future office openings more efficient and predictable.

Business Development & Commercial Real Estate

• Work directly with senior leadership on the company’s new-location growth strategy.
• Participate in the evaluation of potential new markets and office locations.
• Assist with demographic, competitive, trade-area, and real estate analysis.
• Participate in site tours and learn how potential locations are evaluated.
• Gain exposure to commercial lease negotiations, site economics, construction planning, and new-location investment decisions.
• Help maintain the pipeline of prospective and approved locations from initial evaluation through opening.

Qualifications

• Strong project management, organizational, and prioritization skills.
• Self-starter who naturally creates structure, stays ahead of deadlines, follows up relentlessly, and takes ownership of getting things done.
• Ability to manage numerous deadlines and projects simultaneously.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable coordinating and holding accountable multiple internal and external stakeholders.
• Resourceful problem solver who can identify issues and independently work toward solutions.
• Strong Excel, Microsoft Office, and general technology skills.
• Comfortable working in a fast-paced, entrepreneurial environment.
• Interest in commercial real estate, healthcare, business operations, or multi-location growth.
• Ability and willingness to travel to new office locations, includingovernight travel to Pennsylvania and other out-of-state markets as required for office openings.

Experience

Prior experience in commercial real estate or healthcare is not required.

We are particularly interested in candidates who have demonstrated success managing complicated projects involving multiple people, vendors, deadlines, and deliverables.

Relevant backgrounds could include project management, business operations, consulting, retail or hospitality expansion, facilities, healthcare administration, corporate real estate, or other roles requiring strong organizational and execution skills.

Compensation: $25-30 per hour

Benefits:

• Excellent Benefits Package (medical, dental, vision,401K)

• 56 hours of Sick time off (10 additional hours per year)

• Access to Care.com to support childcare, senior care, pet care, and other family needs.

• Access to Tapcheck, allowing on-demand access to earned wages between pay periods, no waiting for payday.

• Exclusive discounts on select cosmetic services.