Senior Relationship Manager

<strong>About Us</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt;"><span style="font-family: Verdana, sans-serif; color: black;">A pioneer in the caregiving space, Careforth supports family caregivers across the United States to confidently care for their loved ones at home. Through a combination of in-person home visits, remote coaching and our proprietary digital collaboration app, we provide caregivers with support, guidance, confidence, and connection to resources they need.  The Caregivers and families we support stay with Careforth for many years, building lasting relationships along the way. Join us today and live our values: <em>lead with heart, cultivate trust, go beyond.</em></span></span></p> <br><strong>Position Summary</strong><br><br><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;">Reporting to the Vice President of Health Plan Partnerships, the Senior Relationship Manager is responsible for cultivating and growing client relationships to expand Careforth’s services across geographies and business lines.  This individual will use a consultative sales approach to manage external client relationships with senior clinical, innovation and business stakeholders at the national and state level.   This individual will have experience establishing relationships and selling across multiple health care product lines including Medicaid, Medicare, Duals, D-SNP, and Commercial businesses.  The Senior Relationship Manager will drive utilization of services, serving as an evangelist for the power of caregiver engagement on improving health and payer outcomes.  In collaboration with senior leadership, this individual will also work with clients and internal stakeholders to develop proposals and solidify contracts. </span></p> <br><strong>What You Will Do</strong><br><br><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Establish and cultivate strong relationships with client partners at all levels of the organization to initiate and expand Careforth’s services across geographies and business lines.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Present Careforth’s products to new clients to close contracts that drive membership and revenue; negotiate the successful renewal of contracts to retain existing partners.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Drive client satisfaction, retention and business expansion; create and maintain winning account strategies for all assigned accounts; typically assigned to large and complex accounts.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Achieve lead, activation and revenue targets for assigned accounts.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Effectively lead members of Careforth’s broad cross functional team to successfully achieve account goals.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Consistently perform Quarterly Business Reviews and provide reporting to demonstrate the value of Careforth’s products.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Serve as consultant and thought leader with clients, providing expertise on clinical outcomes, customer experience, caregiver engagement, and technology solutions.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Collaborate with internal stakeholder’s, Marketing, Clinical, and Technology teams, to share market insights and influence Careforth’s product, engagement and messaging strategies to meet client needs and fuel growth.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Stay current on market developments, client businesses, industry trends, competitors and market opportunities.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Perform other duties as assigned.</span></li></ul> <br><strong>What You Will Bring</strong><br><br><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">7+ years of healthcare experience in account management, program management, consulting, sales or marketing.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience working with health plan product management, clinical leadership, quality or population health partners.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proven track record of successfully selling new clients and managing large, complex accounts and client relationships to achieve targets.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience selling to/consulting with senior healthcare leaders; existing relationships with stakeholders within the healthcare industry a plus.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Experience working in a Medicare, Medicaid and/or Dual Eligible environment, with health plan payers is required.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Strong consultative skills with proven ability to understand complex client needs and present compelling solutions/approaches.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Excellent relationship building and presentation skills</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Proven ability to think strategically while managing multiple client account plans in a fast-paced matrixed environment.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Moderate travel required, based on business needs. Estimated at 25 %.</span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt;">Tech savvy with ability to work with mobile and web-based applications, CRMs and Microsoft Office.</span></li></ul> <br><strong>You'll Benefit From</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;">At Careforth your well-being matters. With flexible schedules, a remote-first culture, and a nationally recognized wellness program, our benefits are designed to help you thrive, both professionally and personally. Discover how we invest in you: <a href="https://careforth.com/careers/#benefits" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>https://careforth.com/careers/#benefits</strong></a></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: verdana, geneva; font-size: 10pt;">The pay range for this position is $XX,XXX - $XX,XXX. The actual wage offered may be lower or higher depending on budget and candidate experience, knowledge, skills, qualifications, and geographic location.</span></p> <br><strong>Join Our Award Winning Team</strong><br><br><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;">Founded in Boston, Careforth's caregiver programs and services improve health outcomes, keeping care at home longer. Additionally, our programs provide financial benefit to caregivers and cost savings to state agencies and health plans. At Careforth, we understand the challenges of caregiving and are committed to supporting family caregivers at every turn.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;">Caregivers play a critical role in the future of healthcare—and so can you.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;">Apply now!</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;"><iframe title="YouTube video player" src="//www.youtube.com/embed/5Qg-TNswC5I?si=kP0DF25HWDA64SyK" width="560" height="315" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="allowfullscreen" data-mce-fragment="1"></iframe></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: #1d2228;">For more information, please visit </span><a href="https://careforth.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;">www.Careforth.com</span></a><span style="font-size: 10.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif; color: #1d2228;">.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; color: black;">Careforth is an Equal Opportunity Employer*</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000;"> <img src="https://seniorlink.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=130832&hashed=-750713739" alt="" width="157" height="79"> <img src="https://seniorlink.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=130828&hashed=597855342" alt="" width="88" height="90"><img src="https://seniorlink.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=56765&hashed=-1080282209" alt="" width="88" height="86"><img src="https://seniorlink.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=130827&hashed=-1237987505" alt="" width="76" height="91"><img src="https://seniorlink.icims.com/icims2/servlet/icims2?module=AppInert&action=download&id=90984&hashed=411835958" alt="" width="92" height="84"></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 8.0pt; font-family: 'Verdana',sans-serif;">DISCLAIMER: Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: .0001pt;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 8pt; font-family: Verdana, sans-serif;">*Careforth supports families with diverse backgrounds and as an equal opportunity employer, we seek employees who reflect the diverse population we serve. Careforth complies with all applicable laws concerning hiring and employment practices and is firmly committed to fostering and maintaining a workplace free from discrimination. 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