National SVP, Food & Nutrition
About The Position
The American Heart Association is seeking an executive leader to unify its enterprise-wide Food & Nutrition portfolio. The role will establish strategy, partnerships, business models, and initiatives that position food and nutrition as foundational drivers of cardiovascular, metabolic, brain, and overall health. The Association’s work includes food and nutrition science, consumer education, policy, and access to healthy food, as well as initiatives such as Health Care by Food and the Periodic Table of Food. The National SVP will direct portfolio development across science, healthcare systems, advocacy, community impact, consumer engagement, and strategic partnerships. The position will serve as the Association’s executive leader for food and nutrition innovation and for integrating related strategies across organizational priorities. This position can be home-based and requires travel up to 25% locally and overnight.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
- At least 10 years of relevant experience.
- At least 8 years of supervisory experience.
- Skills in business acumen, change management, effective communication, managing complexity, planning and organizing, and prioritization.
- Knowledge of 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.
- Skills in cross-team integration, motivating others, organizational leadership, performance management, and fostering teamwork.
- Ability to travel up to 25% locally and overnight.
Nice To Haves
- 15 years of relevant experience preferred.
- 10 years of supervisory experience preferred.
Responsibilities
- Develop and execute the Association’s Food & Nutrition strategy in collaboration with scientific staff and volunteer leadership.
- Align food and nutrition initiatives across science, advocacy, healthcare, community, and consumer portfolios.
- Identify opportunities to strengthen the Association’s leadership in nutrition, food science and systems, nutrition security, and food-is-medicine.
- Lead a Food and Nutrition Innovation Council of volunteers with expertise in areas including food science, food venture capital, and food marketing.
- Develop strategic relationships with health systems, payers, employers, foundations, policymakers, researchers, and industry partners.
- Identify and cultivate revenue opportunities, sponsorships, grants, and investment opportunities.
- Expand funding and partnership models that support portfolio growth.
- Evaluate trends, technologies, consumer needs, and market opportunities for philanthropic and commercial ventures.
- Advance approaches that connect evidence-based food and nutrition interventions with scalable adoption pathways.
- Collaborate with the Association’s Ventures and other innovation assets to accelerate growth.
- Serve as a senior spokesperson and thought leader on nutrition, food science, and food systems.
- Represent the Association at national and international forums.
- Build coalitions that strengthen the Association’s role as a trusted authority in food, nutrition, and health.
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 through Employee Resource Groups, a professional mentoring program, and Heart U.
- Paid Time Off of at least 16 days per year for new employees, increasing with seniority.
- 12 paid holidays each year.
- Tuition assistance for education related to current duties, responsibilities, or potential future positions.
- Incentive plan eligibility.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
