National SVP, Brain Health and Stroke

American Heart Association • Dallas, TX

2d • $233,200 - $275,000 • Remote

About The Position

The American Heart Association is seeking an executive leader to unify and grow its enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio. The portfolio brings together the Association’s long-standing stroke leadership and its expanding brain health work, advancing cognitive, mental, and motor health across the lifespan. This home-based role will establish strategy, partnerships, business models, and initiatives that accelerate science, strengthen systems of care, advance policy, and help people protect and optimize brain health throughout life.

The role directs portfolio development across science, healthcare systems, quality improvement, advocacy, community impact, consumer and patient engagement, innovation, and strategic partnerships. It integrates brain health and stroke strategies with organizational priorities and positions the portfolio as a leading platform for translating heart-brain science into healthier lives. The executive will also build sustainable funding and partnership models, elevate the Association’s visibility and influence, and represent it in national and international discussions on brain health.

The position requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience, at least 10 years of relevant experience, and at least eight years of supervisory experience. The posted salary range is $233,200 to $275,000, with pay commensurate with experience and possible geographic differentials. The position is incentive-plan eligible.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
• At least 10 years of relevant experience.
• At least eight years of supervisory experience.
• Business acumen, change management, effective communication, managing complexity, planning and organizing, and prioritization.
• Knowledge or capability in process management, program management, project cost management, project lifecycle management, project planning, project risk management, quality management, resource management, scope management, stakeholder management, strategic planning, and systems thinking.
• Cross-team integration, motivating others, organizational leadership, performance management, and fostering teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement a comprehensive enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio strategy in collaboration with scientific leadership.
• Align stroke, brain health, cognitive health, prevention, healthy aging, mental well-being, and related initiatives.
• Drive the portfolio’s long-term growth and impact.
• Translate emerging evidence into clinical practice, quality improvement, and public health implementation.
• Integrate brain health into cardiovascular care, healthcare quality programs, registries, and professional education.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and systems transformation, collaborating with AHA Ventures and other innovation assets.
• Build strategic relationships with scientific organizations, healthcare institutions, funders, industry leaders, policymakers, and global brain-health stakeholders.
• Expand the Association’s influence and visibility in the brain health ecosystem and cultivate collaborative initiatives that increase impact and scale.
• Establish sustainable funding strategies and develop partnership, sponsorship, grant, and investment opportunities.
• Create scalable models that extend organizational reach and impact.
• Position the portfolio as a trusted leader at the intersection of heart and brain health.
• Represent the Association in national and international brain health discussions and elevate awareness among consumers, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and partners.
• Advance measures of success including platform growth, new funding and partnerships, increased integration into Association initiatives, greater market influence, and progress toward population-level brain health outcomes.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
• Retirement program with employer match and automatic contribution.
• Employee assistance program, employee wellness program, telemedicine, and medical consultation.
• Professional development resources, including Employee Resource Groups, a professional mentoring program, and Heart U online learning resources.
• Paid time off, starting at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees, increasing with seniority.
• 12 paid holidays each year, including several days off at the end of the year.
• Tuition assistance for education related to current or potential future organizational duties.
• Incentive plan eligibility.

What This Job Offers

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