Healthcare Biz Dev Lead – AL/MS/LA Partnerships

Thriveworks; New York (NY); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

401K with match

Job summary

Thriveworks is seeking a Business Development Associate to expand behavioral healthcare access across Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana. You will cultivate partnerships with healthcare organizations, manage a portfolio of referral sources, and drive measurable growth through strategic outreach.

The ideal candidate is data-driven, proactive, and comfortable guiding partners from initial outreach to long-term collaboration.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Grow referral partnerships and increase referrals and client visits.
• Develop strategies to expand existing partnerships.
• Identify high-potential providers and healthcare organizations in assigned markets.
• Use data to prioritize outreach and re-engage partners.
• Build relationships with physicians, APPs, practice managers, and care coordinators.
• Conduct proactive outreach via phone, email, virtual meetings, and in-person when appropriate.
• Educate partners on Thriveworks services, referral pathways, locations, and insurance.
• Maintain accurate account information in Salesforce.
• Collaborate with Growth, Marketing, Clinical Operations and other teams.
• Research markets to identify new partnership opportunities.
• Prioritize accounts based on potential and strategic value.

Skills

Relationship-building

Outbound outreach

Data-driven

CRM experience

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Salesforce

Job description

Thriveworks is seeking a Business Development Associate to expand behavioral healthcare access across Alabama, Mississippi, or Louisiana. You will cultivate partnerships with healthcare organizations, manage a portfolio of referral sources, and drive measurable growth through strategic outreach.

The ideal candidate is data-driven, proactive, and comfortable guiding partners from initial outreach to long-term collaboration.