Business Development Manager

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At AmeriHealth Caritas, we’re passionate about helping people get care, stay well, and build healthy communities. As one of the nation's leaders in healthcare solutions, we offer our associates the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of people through our national footprint of products, services, and award-winning programs. AmeriHealth Caritas is seeking talented, passionate individuals to join our team. Together we can build healthier communities. If you want to make a difference, we’d like to hear from you.

Headquartered in Newtown Square, AmeriHealth Caritas is a mission-driven organization with more than 30 years of experience. We deliver comprehensive, outcomes-driven care to those who need it most. We offer integrated managed care products, pharmaceutical benefit management and specialty pharmacy services, behavioral health services, and other administrative services.

Discover more about us at www.amerihealthcaritas.com.

Job Summary

The Business Development department identifies and cultivates market opportunities, implementing strategic initiatives to drive growth for Medicaid and other AmeriHealth Caritas products. Reporting to the Director Business Development (Market Leader), the Business Development Manager (Manager) oversees the coordination, planning, and execution of assigned projects to support business development strategies and new strategic product initiatives. The Manager supports the Market Leader in establishing and maintaining strategic stakeholder relationships, including but not limited to appropriate state and local government officials, C-level executives at hospital and health systems, ACOs, FQHCs, community behavioral health systems, public health departments, provider associations, coalitions, and community-based organizations. They also manage and support key growth initiatives and community investment activities.

Essential Functions

• Support Market Leaders in the development and execution of business development strategies for assigned markets for Medicaid and all other AmeriHealth Caritas products, including the development of market-specific analysis and business cases, participation in proposal development activities to produce compelling and winning proposal responses (i.e., act as market strategy SME for proposal team, provide proposal response content where appropriate, and review response drafts and provide feedback), and development of award analysis; represent the Market Leader as needed at internal meetings, ensure objectives met, meeting summaries communicated, and action items captured and communicated.
• Support Market Leaders in establishing and maintaining strategic stakeholder relationships, including but not limited to appropriate state and local government officials, C-level executives at hospital and health systems, ACOs, FQHCs, community behavioral health systems, public health departments, provider associations, coalitions, and community-based organizations; represent the Market Leader as needed at external meetings, ensure objectives met, meeting summaries communicated, and action items captured and communicated.
• Maintain an ongoing understanding of the healthcare landscape, especially in assigned markets, including maintaining the market snapshots.
• Support the Market Leaders in evaluating and recommending a multi-product and multi-year product pipeline.
• Support the development of Enterprise Growth standard reports and communication materials on assigned markets.
• Support the Market Leaders in assessing whether current state enterprise-level capabilities are aligned with and can support the enterprise growth strategy and multi-year plan.
• Lead and support various continuous improvement initiatives.
  
  

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; MBA, MPP, MHA, MPH preferred.
• 3 or more years of business development experience.
• Proven experience in handling large projects with end-to-end delivery ownership.
• Excellent time management and organizational skills and experience communicating progress for multiple projects.
• Knowledge of Medicaid Managed Care, Medicare, and/or Qualified Health Plans (QHP/Exchange).
• Proven experience in government contracting and procurements.
• Experience working and building relationships with external stakeholders.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills to engage with individuals effectively and confidently at all levels.
• Exceptional business writing skills and experience with producing clear and concise reports and summaries.
• Exceptional knowledge of Microsoft Office, especially PowerPoint, Excel, and Word.
• Required to travel 10%-20% of the time.
  
  

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At AmeriHealth Caritas, everyone can feel valued, supported, and comfortable being themselves. Our commitment to equity means that all associates have a fair opportunity to achieve their full potential. We put these principles into action every day by acting with integrity and respect. We stand together to speak out against injustice and to break down barriers to support a more inclusive and equitable workplace. Celebrating and embracing the diverse thoughts and perspectives that make up our workforce means our company is more vibrant, innovative, and better able to support the people and communities we serve.

We keep our associates happy so they can focus on keeping our members healthy.

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package

Flexible work solutions including remote options, hybrid work schedules, Competitive pay, Paid time off including holidays and volunteer events, Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents on Day 1, 401(k) Tuition reimbursement and more.