Associate Director, State Partnerships

- Build and manage high-impact relationships with state-level partners - including health plans, Medicaid agencies, health departments, and cancer coalitions - to strengthen collaboration and advance ACS priorities across the cancer care continuum. 30% - Align ACS pillar priorities through strategic account management, partner engagement, and cross-sector collaboration ensuring coordinated, patient-centered cancer care that improves access and outcomes.

20% - Convene and engage diverse stakeholders to implement evidence-based strategies, influence policy, and accelerate system-level improvements that improve access, quality, and equity in care. 20% - Provide technical assistance and share resources to support the implementation of evidence-based interventions and best practices.

15% - Cultivate and support health care and community champions to drive system-level policies and practices that increase access to care and improve outcomes. 15%

- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree Bachelor's degree in public health, health administration, healthcare, nonprofit management, or a related field required; equivalent professional experience will also be considered. - Preferred Degree: Bachelor's Degree - Years of experience: Over five years of progressive experience in healthcare-related management, administration, and account oversight, with a strong track record in executive relationship development and strategic stakeholder engagement, including volunteer coordination.

- Deep understanding of Medicaid and Medicare practices and policies to influence coverage, reimbursement, and cost strategies. - Extensive experience in cultivating relationships with health systems, community organizations, and volunteers to create urgency around cancer awareness, motivate action across the cancer continuum, and guide strategic initiatives. - Skilled in designing outcome-based interventions, educational processes, and conducting evaluations to ensure measurable impact. - Strong ability to represent the American Cancer Society effectively and professionally to health systems, cancer programs, administrative, agency, and community leaders, including working with disparate populations and diverse constituents. - Ability to use health center data, chronic disease trends, and interpret cancer statistics to inform strategic decisions. - Maintains current knowledge of scientific research and best practices through continuous learning, training participation, and engagement in enterprise and regional initiatives. - Skilled in applying knowledge of program development, outcome-based interventions, educational processes, and evaluations. - Demonstrates experience with state and community-based program planning and implementation. - Comprehensive knowledge of health care markets, insurance structures, managed care systems, primary care infrastructures, and government policies including Medicaid, Medicare, and oncology payment models.

- Travel, including evening and weekend work required.

The starting rate is $80,000 to $85,000. The final candidate's relevant experience/skills will be considered before an offer is extended. Actual starting pay will vary based on non-discriminatory factors including, but not limited to, geographic location, experience, skills, specialty, and education.

ACS provides staff a generous paid time off policy; medical, dental, retirement benefits, wellness programs, and professional development programs to enhance staff skills. Further details on our benefits can be found on our careers site at: jobs.cancer.org/benefits. We are a proud equal opportunity employer.