Strategic Partnerships Associate

Corner Health•Santa Monica, CA

About The Position

Corner Health is rebuilding primary care by helping Nurse Practitioners start and scale independent practices. Its AI-native operating system supports billing and insurance, patient communication, and clinical workflows. The company describes itself as a fast-growing primary care network in Arizona and Washington, supporting more than 70 provider-owned practices and over 50,000 patient visits. The Strategic Partnerships Associate will be a force multiplier across partner strategy, sourcing, execution, and special projects, and will help build the Strategic Partnerships function from the ground up. The role focuses on expanding access to Corner Health’s independent, in-person primary care practices through employers, payors, and other ecosystem partners. It involves translating strategy into execution in a fast-paced, high-ownership environment.

Requirements

2–3 years of experience in consulting, finance (such as banking, private equity, or venture capital), or at a venture-backed startup.
Regular use of AI tools and enthusiasm for using AI to increase productivity.
Strong analytical skills, including financial modeling, data analysis, and the ability to make clear recommendations.
Strong commercial and executive presence, with confidence pitching to senior leaders and building trusted relationships with C-suite executives.
Resourcefulness and a demonstrated ability to get things done and take on ambitious goals.
Comfort working in a fast-paced startup environment with high ownership, ambiguity, and rapid iteration.

Nice To Haves

Healthcare experience or a personal connection to the mission of making independent local primary care accessible to more patients.
Examples of resourcefulness, such as securing meetings with senior executives, finding creative solutions to difficult problems, or changing the status quo within an organization.

Responsibilities

Support payor, employer, and ecosystem partnership strategy by sizing markets, building financial models, and translating data into recommendations.
Research, identify, and prioritize partnership opportunities, and manage the partner pipeline from initial outreach through signed agreement.
Pitch Corner Health to payors, employers, and ecosystem partners, lead meetings, communicate the company’s story, and build relationships with senior decision-makers.
Prepare negotiation materials, including rate benchmarks, proposals, term-sheet comparisons, and partnership structures, and help move deals to completion.
Coordinate launches for active partnerships, track performance, and identify issues and opportunities.