Associate Director, Cancer Center Partnerships

- Cultivate and manage strategic partnerships with NCI-designated cancer centers, academic medical institutions, integrated delivery systems, and safety-net hospitals to advance ACS priorities and drive system-level improvements in cancer care. 30% - Lead implementation of pillar priorities across cancer centers, ensuring alignment with organizational objectives and delivering measurable outcomes that improve access and equity.

20% - Integrate ACS pillars through strategic account management and collaborative engagement, creating coordinated, patient-centered care models that reduce fragmentation and enhance quality. 20% - Mobilize stakeholders and influence policy by convening healthcare leaders, promoting evidence-based strategies, and cultivating champions to accelerate adoption of best practices and systemic change.

15% - Expand access and improve quality of life for patients and families by facilitating referrals to ACS programs, providing technical assistance, and driving implementation of evidence-based interventions across the continuum of care. 15%

- Minimum Degree Required: Bachelor's Degree in public health, health administration, healthcare, nonprofit management or equivalent - Preferred Degree: Master's Degree - Years of experience: Minimum of five years of experience in health care-related and/or non-profit management, administration, account management, with a proven background in relationship development and volunteer recruitment and mobilization.

- 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.

The starting rate is $77,500 to $82,000. 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.