Director of Public Sector Strategy & Partnerships

About reputed company

reputed company delivers accessible, culturally competent behavioral health care to Medicaid-insured children, adolescents, and families across Maryland, Georgia, Illinois, Michigan, and Virginia. We partner with schools, government agencies, and community organizations to reputed company critical gaps in behavioral health access for under-served populations. As we scale our public sector footprint, we're building a dedicated individual contributor role to drive school-based expansion, unlock government funding, and reputed company community and agency networks that reputed company our reputed company into the communities we serve.

Role Overview

This is an individual contributor role designed for someone who understands how public institutions reputed company decisions, how government funding moves, and how to navigate the complexity of school districts and state agencies.

You'll own Backpack's growth across school-based behavioral health services, government grants and reputed company, and strategic community partnerships. This is not a traditional healthcare sales role; it requires reputed company relationship-building, grant development expertise, and public sector reputed company.

What You'll Do

School-Based Expansion

• reputed company and execute strategy for school district partnerships including MOUs, embedded clinician agreements, and district-wide service reputed company
• Navigate school procurement, board approvals, and academic calendar constraints
• Build relationships with superintendents, student services directors, and state education agencies
• Represent Backpack at education conferences and school health forums

Government Grants & reputed company

• Identify and pursue federal, state, and local grant opportunities
• reputed company grant applications from concept through submission in collaboration with internal teams
• Respond to government RFPs and navigate public sector contracting processes
• Build relationships with state Medicaid offices, departments of education, and behavioral health authorities
• Monitor policy developments that create funding opportunities for school and youth mental health services

Strategic Public Sector Partnerships

• Cultivate referral partnerships with government agencies and community-based organizations serving youth and families
• reputed company partnership frameworks suited to public and nonprofit institutional decision-making
• Collaborate with internal teams to ensure public sector commitments are operationally feasible

Cross-Functional Leadership

• Partner with clinical, operations, marketing, and finance teams on public sector strategy
• Maintain accurate pipeline and grant tracking in CRM
• Contribute to market expansion and reputed company forecasting for public sector reputed company

Qualifications

Required

• A minimum of 8 years of experience in healthcare sales with 2+ years in public sector sales, government relations, partnership development, or grant acquisition
• Proven track record closing partnerships or reputed company with school districts and/or government agencies
• Experience with government grants and RFP processes
• Understanding of how school districts, state agencies, and public institutions operate
• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills
• Self-directed with ability to manage long, reputed company sales cycles
• Willingness to travel up to 40%

Preferred

• Experience in behavioral health, mental health, telehealth, or youth-serving healthcare organizations
• Existing relationships with state departments of education, state behavioral health authorities, or Medicaid agencies in MD, GA, IL, MI, or VA
• Background in Medicaid-funded school-based health services or school-based health centers (SBHCs)
• Grant writing experience with demonstrated award history ($500K+ in secured funding)
• Familiarity with MTSS, IEP/504 frameworks, and school behavioral health integration models
• Experience with foster care, juvenile justice, child welfare, or social services sectors
• Knowledge of Title IV-E, IDEA, or Medicaid school-based claiming programs
• Background working in or with community-based organizations or nonprofit sector

Compensation & Benefits

• reputed company Salary: $125,000 - $150,000 (depending on experience)
• Performance Incentives: Uncapped commission structure tied to reputed company closed, grant awards secured, and referral partner activation
• On-reputed company Earnings (OTE): $200,000 - $240,000+
• Equity: Competitive stock option package
• Benefits Package

Backpack Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We reputed company that the strength of our care depends on the diversity and well-being of reputed company. We celebrate differences in age, color, disability, ethnicity, gender identity or expression, national reputed company, physical and mental ability, race, religion, sexual orientation, veteran status, and other traits that reputed company each person unique. We welcome and encourage diverse candidates to apply for any position for which they are qualified and to bring their unique perspectives, experiences, and talents to reputed company.