Strategic Growth Executive

Hearst Health; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, vision, and dental plans

401(k) with generous match

Paid time off

Disability insurance

Life Insurance

Job summary

MHK is seeking a Strategic Growth Executive to expand our presence with health plans, payer organizations, PBMs, and healthcare tech markets. You will develop executive relationships, drive strategic sales pursuits, and close complex enterprise transactions, serving as a trusted advisor to payer leaders and collaborating across Marketing, Product, and Finance to deliver measurable value.

Reporting to the Vice President of Growth, this senior role requires deep healthcare and payer expertise,

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, marketing, technology, or a related field.
• Experience in executive-level enterprise sales and healthcare domain.
• Ability to navigate complex enterprise buying environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute strategic account and territory plans.
• Build and manage an enterprise pipeline through complex sales cycles.
• Establish executive-level relationships with health plans and payer organizations.
• Coordinate with cross-functional teams to deliver differentiated solutions.

Skills

Executive relationships

Enterprise sales

Payer market knowledge

Strategic account planning

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Job description

Job Description

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The Strategic Growth Executive will expand the company’s presence across health plans, payer organizations, pharmacy benefit organizations, and healthcare technology markets. Reporting to the Vice President, Growth, this is a senior individual contributor role responsible for developing executive relationships, working qualified opportunities, advancing strategic sales pursuits, and closing complex enterprise transactions. The Strategic Growth Executive will serve as a trusted advisor to payer and healthcare leaders, helping them address challenges across care management, utilization management, member administration, pharmacy, quality, compliance, complaints, appeals and grievances, interoperability, workflow automation, and artificial intelligence. The successful candidate will combine deep healthcare and payer expertise with strong enterprise sales experience and the ability to navigate complex buying environments. This individual will work closely with Marketing, Sales Enablement, Product, Strategic Consulting, Solutions Architecture, Client Experience, Professional Services, Finance, Legal, and Operations to create differentiated solutions and deliver measurable value to customers.

Position Responsibilities:

Strategic Growth and Enterprise Sales

• Develop and execute strategic account and territory plans to drive new-logo, expansion, cross-sell, up-sell, and competitive displacement opportunities.
• Build and manage a strong enterprise pipeline, leading complex consultative sales cycles from discovery through negotiation and contract execution.
• Build executive-level relationships with health plans, PBMs, managed care organizations, and other payer organizations, effectively positioning MHK’s solutions and value proposition.
• Develop competitive strategies, maintain accurate forecasts and pipeline reporting, and partner with executive leadership on strategic and high-value opportunities.

Customer and Market Engagement

• Maintain deep knowledge of the payer market, including business models, operational and regulatory priorities, financial pressures, technology needs, and competitive trends.
• Lead executive discovery and value-based discussions to identify customer challenges and translate them into compelling solution strategies and measurable business outcomes.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with healthcare executives while representing MHK at conferences, client meetings, and other industry events.
• Gather and communicate customer feedback, competitive intelligence, and market trends to inform MHK’s product, sales, and growth strategies.

Cross-Functional Commercial Execution

• Partner with Marketing and Sales Enablement on target-account strategies, campaigns, events, thought leadership, and competitive positioning.
• Collaborate with Product, Clinical, and Professional Services to align customer needs with MHK’s capabilities, roadmap, packaging, and solution strategy.
• Partner with Finance and Legal on pricing, proposals, business cases, contracting, and commercial approvals.
• Coordinate with Client Experience, Account Management, Implementation, and Operations to support expansion opportunities and ensure effective post-sale handoffs.

Education/Certification Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, marketing, technology, or a related field; advanced degree preferred.

Additional Requirements:

• This position will require up to 30% travel to MHK locations (Tampa, FL & Madison, CT) as well as customer sites and conferences as necessary.
• Must be able to work actively across all time zones as necessary.
• All prospective employees must pass a background check and drug test.

At MHK we help health plans and pharmacy benefit managers deliver optimal care management across every member’s health journey. We do this through state-of-the-art technology that provides critical insights from member enrollment and maintenance through every stage of care and compliance. We believe that long-term partnerships are built on trust. Our team members are expected to build trusted advisory relationships - with MHK clients and one another - through responsive, transparent communication, while honoring commitments, and tying that trust to outcomes.

Benefits Snapshot:

• Medical, vision, and dental plans for full time employees
• 401(k) offered with a generous match
• Benefits begin on first day of the month following employment
• Exercise/Health Club reimbursement opportunity
• Monthly dependent care reimbursement opportunity
• Short Term and Long Term disability
• Basic Term Life and AD&D Insurance
• Generous Paid Time Off and Holiday Pay

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER - VETERANS/DISABLED.