Strategic Account Manager

AMN Healthcare

4d•$63,500 - $79,000

About The Position

The Principal Account Manager, Academic Physician & Leadership Recruitment serves as a critical liaison between academic clients, recruiters, and internal business development partners. This role supports the delivery of academic physician, APP, and leadership searches by actively managing client relationships, facilitating search execution, and ensuring clear communication, reporting, and accountability across all stakeholders. This position requires direct academic physician recruitment experience and works closely with academic recruitment leadership to support large, complex academic clients with high search volumes.

Requirements

Direct experience in physician recruitment is required
Academic physician recruitment experience is preferred
Strong understanding of academic medicine environments, including department chairs, deans, faculty leadership, and institutional hiring structures
Proven ability to manage multiple active searches and clients simultaneously
Comfortable leading and contributing to frequent client-facing meetings
Strong organizational, follow-up, and project coordination skills
Ability to clearly communicate complex recruitment activity to clients and internal stakeholders
High attention to detail with strong data tracking and reporting capabilities
Proficiency with Salesforce CRM and recruitment-related systems
Associate’s Degree with 5–7 years of relevant experience in Academic Physician Recruiting
High School Diploma/GED with 7–9 years of relevant experience in Academic Physician Recruiting
Physician recruiting experience (mandatory)

Nice To Haves

Academic physician recruitment experience (preferred)
Client-facing role supporting complex or enterprise-level accounts
Experience supporting high-volume academic recruitment portfolios
Prior role functioning as an Account Manager, Engagement Manager, or Client Partner within physician or executive search

Responsibilities

Client Partnership & Academic Search Management Serve as a primary client-facing partner for academic medical centers, teaching hospitals, and universities, helping clients navigate the physician and leadership recruitment process.
Support large, complex accounts with multiple active searches across specialties and leadership levels.
Actively participate in 5–8 client update and strategy meetings per week, providing: Search status updates Pipeline and candidate submission reporting Market feedback and timeline expectations
Organize and facilitate client meetings, search calls, and follow-ups, ensuring alignment between client expectations and recruiting execution.
Bridge Between Business Development & Recruiting Function as the key connector between business development, academic recruiters, and clients, ensuring searches move efficiently from contract to close.
Partner closely with academic physician recruiters to: Coordinate search activity Track progress and candidate movement Address bottlenecks or concerns proactively Translate client needs and feedback into actionable guidance for recruiting teams and leadership.
Reporting, Coordination & Search Support Provide accurate and timely data reporting on: Number of active searches Candidate submittals Interview activity and search progression
Support scheduling of client calls, interviews, and recruiter check-ins related to academic searches.
Maintain detailed documentation and updates within Salesforce CRM and internal systems to ensure transparency and continuity.
Relationship Expansion & Value Delivery Help strengthen and expand existing academic partnerships by delivering a consistent, professional, and consultative experience.
Identify opportunities to enhance service delivery or introduce additional recruitment solutions aligned with client needs (e.g., APP or leadership search support).