Milwaukee Healthcare Biz Dev Leader for Census Growth

Resolve West Allis; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive benefits package

Job summary

Resolve West Allis is seeking an experienced Director of Business Development to drive census growth and expand partnerships across the greater Milwaukee market. This senior role targets hospitals, health systems, physicians, and discharge planners to convert relationships into measurable results.

The ideal candidate will develop a strategic growth plan, travel locally, and lead collaborations with clinical teams to optimize admissions and referrals.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of healthcare business development, sales, marketing, or referral development.
• Experience in skilled nursing, post-acute, rehabilitation, or related healthcare settings.
• Proven ability to generate census or revenue growth through referrals.
• Established Milwaukee-area healthcare market relationships preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute a comprehensive business development strategy focused on increasing census and quality referrals.
• Build, maintain, and expand relationships with hospitals, health systems, physicians, case managers, social workers, discharge planners, and other referral sources.
• Identify new referral opportunities throughout West Allis and the greater Milwaukee market.
• Maintain a consistent presence in the community and with key healthcare partners.
• Track referral activity, conversion rates, market trends, and business development performance.
• Partner with facility leadership, admissions, nursing, and clinical teams to support appropriate admissions and census goals.
• Identify barriers to referrals and work with leadership to improve conversion and strengthen referral relationships.
• Represent Resolve West Allis at networking events and healthcare organizations.
• Develop targeted strategies for key service lines and patient populations.
• Maintain understanding of competitors, market dynamics, and referral patterns.

Skills

Relationship building

Communication

Negotiation

Public speaking

Data-driven decisions

Job description

Resolve West Allis is seeking an experienced Director of Business Development to drive census growth and expand partnerships across the greater Milwaukee market. This senior role targets hospitals, health systems, physicians, and discharge planners to convert relationships into measurable results.

The ideal candidate will develop a strategic growth plan, travel locally, and lead collaborations with clinical teams to optimize admissions and referrals.