Business Development Associate - AL, MS, LA

Thriveworks; Jackson (MS); Sur place; USD 55 000 - 85 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Team culture

Health, dental, vision, and life

401K with 3% employer match

Paid time off and holidays

Disability and Group Insurance options

Professional development & advancement

Résumé du poste

Thriveworks in the United States is seeking a Business Development Associate who lives in Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana to expand behavioral healthcare access by cultivating referrals with hospitals, clinics, and other partners across the states.

The role blends business development, relationship management, and territory strategy, with a focus on driving growth through proactive outreach, data-driven decisions, and strategic account management.

Qualifications

• 2–5 years in business development, healthcare outreach, sales, or related field.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills.
• Confident with outbound outreach and developing new relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple accounts and prioritize opportunities independently.
• Comfort using data and performance metrics to drive decisions.
• CRM experience; Salesforce preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare, Marketing, Communications, or related field preferred.

Responsabilités

• Grow referral partnerships and increase referrals and client visits.
• Build relationships with physicians, APPs, practice managers, and other stakeholders.
• Educate partners on Thriveworks services, locations, insurance, and referral pathways.
• Maintain accurate account information in Salesforce and analyze performance.
• Research markets to identify new partnership opportunities and prioritize accounts.

Connaissances

Communication

Relationship-building

Problem-solving

Outbound outreach

Account management

Data-driven decisions

Salesforce CRM

Formation

Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare, Marketing, Communications, or related field

Outils

Salesforce

Description du poste

Business Development Associate - AL, MS, LA ONLY - Full-time

You need to live in the state of Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana to qualify for this position.

About Thriveworks

Thriveworks is a clinician-founded and operated organization dedicated to making effective, affordable, and accessible mental healthcare available to all Americans. With more than 2,800 providers across all 50 states, 340+ in-person locations nationwide, and participation with more than 360 commercial and government health plans, Thriveworks is committed to increasing access to high-quality mental health care.

About The Job

Thriveworks is looking for a Business Development Associate who lives in Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana to expand access to behavioral healthcare by building and strengthening relationships with healthcare organizations and referral partners across the states of Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana. This externally facing role combines business development, relationship management, and territory strategy, with a focus on developing referral opportunities and driving measurable growth. The ideal candidate is proactive, data-driven, and comfortable managing relationships from initial outreach through long-term partnership growth.

Key Responsibilities

Grow Referral Partnerships

• Manage a portfolio of healthcare partners and referral sources to increase referrals and new client visits.
• Develop strategies to grow existing partnerships and build new referral relationships.
• Identify high-potential providers, practices, specialties, and healthcare organizations within assigned markets.
• Use referral and account data to prioritize outreach, identify opportunities, and re-engage declining or inactive partners.

Build Healthcare Relationships

• Develop relationships with physicians, APPs, practice managers, referral coordinators, care managers, social workers, and other healthcare stakeholders.
• Conduct proactive outreach through phone, email, virtual meetings, and in-person engagement when appropriate.
• Educate partners on Thriveworks services, referral pathways, availability, locations, specialties, and accepted insurance.
• Serve as a trusted point of contact and build relationships across multiple levels of strategic accounts.

Improve the Referral Experience

• Help partners navigate the Thriveworks referral process and remove barriers to patient access.
• Promote adoption of referral tools, including the Patient Referral Dashboard.
• Identify recurring partner needs and collaborate internally to improve the referral experience.
• Maintain strong follow-through on partner commitments, meetings, and growth opportunities.

Develop Your Territory

• Research healthcare markets and identify new partnership opportunities.
• Build relationships with health systems, physician groups, primary care, OB/GYN, specialty practices, urgent care, and other referral sources.
• Prioritize accounts based on referral potential, performance, and strategic value.
• Maintain accurate account and activity information in Salesforce.
• Use CRM, dashboards, and referral data to evaluate performance and prioritize opportunities.
• Partner with Growth, Marketing, Clinical Operations, Analytics, Patient Access, Billing, and other teams to address partner needs and support growth.

Requirements

• 2–5 years of experience in business development, healthcare outreach, sales, account management, provider relations, or a related field.
• Strong communication, relationship-building, and problem-solving skills.
• Confidence with outbound outreach and developing new relationships.
• Ability to manage multiple accounts and prioritize opportunities independently.
• Comfort using data and performance metrics to drive decisions.
• CRM experience; Salesforce strongly preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree in Business, Healthcare, Marketing, Communications, or a related field preferred.
• Strong ownership, organization, and follow-through.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, growth-oriented environment.
• Must live in the state of Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana

Success Is Measured By Both Activity And Outcomes, Including

• New client visits and referral growth
• New and expanded referral partnerships
• Reactivation of declining or inactive accounts
• Expansion across providers, offices, departments, and locations
• Effective outbound outreach and account management
• Patient Referral Dashboard adoption
• Salesforce accuracy and follow-through
• Contribution to overall Business Development and Care Partnerships goals

Benefits

• An amazing team culture
• Healthcare, Dental, Vision, and life insurance benefits
• 401K with 3% employer match
• Paid time off and paid holidays
• Additional coverage options are available, such as Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, and Group Accident Insurance
• Professional development & advancement opportunities

Successful Thriveworks employees believe in our mission; they embody our core values, which focus on Community, Purpose, Integrity, Access, Quality, and the ability to achieve our goals and work well together.

Physical demands for Thriveworks positions may include being sedentary for long periods of time. Entering text or data into a computer by means of a traditional keyboard is also a requirement.

Thriveworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our people are our most valuable assets. We embrace and encourage differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical and mental ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We encourage and welcome diverse candidates to apply for any position you are qualified for and to bring your unique perspective to our team.

With Job Scams Becoming More And More Frequent, Here's How To Know You're Speaking With a Real Member Of Our Team

• Our recruiters and other team members will only email you from [e-mail] or an @thriveworks.com email address.
• Our recruiters and other team members may also contact you via text or phone to schedule an interview.
• A google meets interview invitation will be sent via email and will only come from an @thriveworks.com email address.
• Our interviews will take place over Google Meet (not Microsoft Teams, Zoom, or any other platform).
• We will never ask you to purchase or send us equipment.

If you see a scam related to Thriveworks, please report it to [e-mail]. You can contact [e-mail] with any questions or concerns.

Thriveworks is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Our people are our most valuable assets. We embrace and encourage differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, national origin, physical and mental ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and other characteristics that make our employees unique. We encourage and welcome diverse candidates to apply for any position you are qualified for to bring your unique perspective to our team.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of hire. This position is not eligible for employment visa sponsorship, either now or in the future.