The Director, Health Systems Strategy serves as the lead representative of the Alzheimer’s Association in its work with some of the largest and most complex health care organizations in the United States. They lead engagement with organizations such as large health care delivery systems, payers, and national associations to achieve strategic objectives of the Association, particularly improving access to timely diagnosis and quality care for Alzheimer’s disease and other dementias. This senior account management position works collaboratively across departments to increase early detection, diagnosis, disclosure and care planning and management for individuals living with dementia and their families.   

Primary areas of responsibility include managing health care organization accounts, cultivating relationships, assessing needs and opportunities to improve diagnosis and care practices, advising accounts on the adoption of evidence-based care models, coaching on quality improvement, and monitoring and analyzing data to achieve outcomes. This position requires a self-starter with a strong background in health care quality improvement and extensive knowledge of the health care industry. In addition, this position requires a self-starter who can develop new relationships and initiatives that create strategic value for the Association and the accounts.  

 This position can be based in any major city in the lower states of the U.S. with frequent travel throughout assigned area and reports to the Sr. Director, Health Systems.  

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:  

• Leads Association engagement across a large geographic section of the U.S. with prioritized health care organizations, such as large health systems, payers and national associations, to increase the Association’s influence and value in the health care industry  
• Achieves the Alzheimer's Association's objectives to improve ADRD diagnosis, disclosure, and care through a consultative and collaborative approach to increase the uptake of effective clinical practices  
• Partners with other Association staff for coordinated, strategic engagement with prioritized health care accounts  
• Develops and cultivates a portfolio of health care organization partnerships, with an emphasis on those with the greatest potential to impact organizational goals  
• Cultivates productive relationships with key decision makers and champions in health care organizations  
• Contributes to increased visibility, credibility, relevance and influence for the Association in its engagement with the health care industry  
• Builds a robust stream of referrals from clinical settings to services and programming at the Association   
• Assesses an account’s readiness, capacity, needs, and interests and uses this assessment to guide products and solutions to offer  
• Provides training and technical consultation to key members of health care accounts and their staff, including clinicians, on the implementation of clinical practice guidelines and systems change strategies for timely and accurate ADRD detection, diagnosis, disclosure, and care  
• Ensures accurate assessment of an account’s baseline status and tracking of progress on ADRD-related quality measures   
• Works with other Alzheimer’s Association staff and with health care accounts on evaluation of systems-based programs and products for ADRD clinical practice improvement  
• Utilizes professional experience and expertise to inform the work of the Association in developing health care solutions targeted to health care accounts, in consultation with home office, regional and chapter staff