Population Health Partnership Director

National Kidney Foundation • New York, NY

2d • Remote

About The Position

The Population Health Partnership Director is a subject-matter expert and external collaborator for advancing kidney care quality at the system level. You will build and steward partnerships with health systems, payers, public health agencies, and community organizations to improve outcomes and equity for the 35+ million Americans living with chronic kidney disease. This role sits at the intersection of strategy, clinical expertise, and business development. You will help open doors with senior healthcare and government leaders, designing programs that deliver measurable clinical impact, and coaching NKF's national and field teams to do the same.

Requirements

• Master's degree in public health, health policy, a clinical or health sciences field or equivalent professional experience.
• 5+ years building partnerships or programs across health systems, payers, public health agencies, or population health organizations.
• Working fluency with healthcare data (claims, outcomes measurement, quality improvement frameworks) and the ability to communicate findings up and out.
• Strong grounding in health equity, social determinants of health, and evidence-based approaches to closing disparities.
• Demonstrated ability to earn the trust and confidence of senior clinical and executive stakeholders.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with a track record of translating between technical and lay audiences.
• Self-directed operator comfortable in a national, remote, matrixed environment.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in primary care, integrated delivery systems, or value-based care environments
• Prior success developing grant proposals with federal, state, or foundation funders
• Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) credential
• Bilingual English/Spanish

Responsibilities

• Build and steward strategic partnerships: Identify and pursue high-impact partnership opportunities with health systems, health plans, state public health departments, and community-based organizations. Engage C-suite and senior clinical leaders to make the case for kidney disease as a strategic priority—clinically, financially, and through the lens of health equity. Serve as external face on population health strategy with sophisticated healthcare audiences.
• Design and deliver population health programs: Lead design, implementation, and evaluation of CKD intercept (NKF's flagship CKD detection and management initiative) and adjacent population health work in your assigned regions. Use claims data, health needs assessments, and other public health data to identify priority partners and measure program impact using clinical quality measures and sound statistical methods. Partner with NKF national and field teams to develop funding proposals, including government and foundation grants. Lead quality assurance for deployed programs and communicate outcomes, internally and with external partners.
• Build organizational capacity: Advise field office leaders and national colleagues on population health principles, healthcare business development, and engagement with physician executives. Translate complex clinical and statistical findings for non-technical audiences, including donors, community partners, and internal teams.

Benefits

• The salary band listed reflects the range for this position. Actual compensation will be determined based on the selected candidate’s experience, qualifications, and other relevant factors.

What This Job Offers

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