Chief Strategy Officer

Merakey • Whitemarsh Township, PA

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About The Position

The Chief Strategy Officer serves as a key member of Merakey USA’s executive leadership team and is responsible for shaping, advancing, and sustaining the organization’s long term strategic direction. This role leads enterprise-wide strategy development, translating the organization’s mission into clear priorities that drive growth, quality, innovation, and financial sustainability across its diverse, multi state, regionally affiliated service portfolio. As a trusted advisor to the CEO, the Chief Strategy Officer brings a deep understanding of behavioral healthcare, children’s services, and intellectual and developmental disability landscape, coupled with an innate ability to anticipate industry trends, policy shifts, and market opportunities. The role builds and maintains strong external relationships, represents the organization at industry forums and conferences, and ensures that the Merakey USA story, impact, and vision are clearly and consistently communicated. This position also oversees Government Relations, Marketing, Brand, Communications, and Foundation expansion functions, ensuring that Merakey USA and its regional affiliates are recognized as a national leader, trusted partner, and innovator in health, human services, and specialized education.

Requirements

• Master’s degree in business, public health, public administration, or a related field required.
• Minimum of fifteen years of progressive executive leadership experience in healthcare, behavioral health, human services, or a related field.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide strategy in complex, multi-state, and multi-site organizations.
• Proven ability to represent an organization externally with credibility, clarity, and influence.
• Experience overseeing marketing, brand, or communications functions at an organizational or enterprise level.
• Analytical thinker with the ability to connect vision to execution.
• Strong communicator who can tell a clear, compelling story to diverse audiences.
• Relationship builder who earns trust across internal teams and external stakeholders.
• Mission driven leader who balances growth, quality, and sustainability.
• Adaptive and resilient in complex, evolving environments.

Nice To Haves

• Advanced degree preferred.
• Deep knowledge of behavioral health, children’s services, and intellectual and developmental disability systems strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Shaping, advancing, and sustaining the organization’s long term strategic direction.
• Leading enterprise-wide strategy development.
• Translating the organization’s mission into clear priorities that drive growth, quality, innovation, and financial sustainability.
• Building and maintaining strong external relationships.
• Representing the organization at industry forums and conferences.
• Ensuring that the Merakey USA story, impact, and vision are clearly and consistently communicated.
• Overseeing Government Relations, Marketing, Brand, Communications, and Foundation expansion functions.

Benefits

• Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus access to healthcare advocacy support.
• Retirement plan -- both pre-tax and Roth (after-tax) options available for employee contributions.
• DailyPay -- access your pay when you need it!
• On the Goga well-being platform, featuring self-care tools and resources.
• Access Care.com for backup childcare, elder care, and household services.
• Confidential counseling, legal, and financial services through our Employee Assistance Program (EAP).
• Tuition reimbursement and educational partnerships.
• Employee discounts and savings programs on entertainment, travel, and lifestyle.
• Access to Pryor Online Learning for free online personal development classes.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Executive