Sr. Program Lead, Integrated Care Initiative

American Heart Association • Dallas, TX

7d • Remote

About The Position

The American Heart Association is seeking a Senior Program Lead to advance its cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic (CKM) Health Initiative and related projects. Reporting to the Executive Lead of Strategic Initiatives, this role contributes to a national effort to advance coordinated, whole-person care by translating strategy into workplans, coordinating implementation across teams and partners, and supporting improved care coordination for people with cardiovascular, kidney, and metabolic conditions. The position aligns internal teams, volunteers, funders, and strategic collaborators around shared goals, measurable outcomes, and patient-centered approaches that advance CKM health, clinical quality, and population health impact.

This full-time, benefits-eligible, grant-funded position offers flexibility for remote candidates. Current funding is through June 2028. The role provides leadership across CKM workstreams, including strategy, implementation, stakeholder engagement, measurement, and operational and financial oversight.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience in public health, health care administration, clinical program management, business, communications, or a related field.
• Five years of validated experience in program development, program management, stakeholder engagement, or strategic initiative execution.
• Experience supporting complex health initiatives, including work planning, implementation, measurement, and reporting.
• Experience in public health, health care, nonprofit, or mission-driven environments.
• Ability to synthesize complex information, build business cases, and identify opportunities to advance initiative goals.
• Ability to influence leadership and partners without direct authority.
• Ability to communicate and present ideas clearly to clinical, community, partner, and executive audiences.

Nice To Haves

• Seven or more years of relevant experience.
• Ability to simultaneously lead multiple complex workstreams in varying stages of development under time constraints.
• Self-motivation and strong organizational, analytical, communication, negotiation, and collaboration skills.
• Ability to participate in or facilitate meetings with internal and external partners while representing the Association professionally.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity and drive execution in complex, cross-functional environments.
• Knowledge of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic health, chronic disease prevention, care coordination, or implementation science.
• Critical-thinking skills in assessing needs, resources, risks, and opportunities to implement new and existing programs efficiently.
• Knowledge of health systems, professional societies, patient advocacy organizations, public health agencies, and best practices for engaging them.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to the development and execution of CKM Health Initiative strategies, with a focus on the annual planning cycle.
• Support governance structures, partnership frameworks, and shared-accountability models for CKM-related workstreams.
• Represent the Association in external forums, coalitions, and advisory groups as appropriate.
• Lead CKM-related workstreams from planning through implementation, evaluation, and continuous improvement.
• Translate strategic objectives into actionable workplans with milestones, KPIs, deliverables, and decision points.
• Align CKM Health Initiative activities with broader Integrated Care Initiatives goals and Association priorities.
• Build trusted relationships with clinical experts, strategic collaborator leaders, internal teams, and other stakeholders.
• Facilitate multi-stakeholder convenings to drive alignment, address barriers, and accelerate implementation decisions.
• Develop briefing materials, updates, and partner communications for senior leadership and external stakeholders.
• Define and track metrics for initiative progress, partner engagement, implementation readiness, and impact.
• Monitor progress toward shared goals and identify risks, dependencies, and opportunities for escalation.
• Prepare executive-level reports and dashboards showing progress, outcomes, and return on strategic investment.
• Support budgets, timelines, contracts, and resource planning for CKM workstreams.
• Support funding proposals, sustainability planning, and partner-facing materials aligned with initiative goals.
• Ensure workstreams comply with organizational policies, funder requirements, and relevant regulatory expectations.

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.
• Paid time off of at least 16 days per year for new employees, increasing with seniority.
• Twelve paid holidays each year.
• Tuition assistance for education and career development related to current or potential organizational duties.
• Annual salary planning and incentive programs, with incentive eligibility based on position type.

What This Job Offers

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