Associate Development Officer

Relias Healthcare is a physician-led emergency medicine and hospital medicine practice management company built around supporting clinicians strengthening hospital partnerships and doing healthcare differently.

We are seeking an Associate Development Officer to help build relationships fill the business development funnel and represent Relias across the Southeast and Gulf states.

This is not an entry-level sales role. We are looking for someone with strong presence high emotional intelligence and the ability to walk into a hospital conference or executive meeting and represent Relias with professionalism warmth and credibility.

Position Summary

The Associate Development Officer will support Relias Healthcares growth strategy through relationship building market outreach conference attendance pipeline management and public-facing development activity.

This person will work closely with the Senior Development Officer and marketing team to identify prospects coordinate outreach manage HubSpot support conference strategy and help keep development activity moving.

Key Responsibilities

• Build relationships with hospital leaders health system leaders physicians consultants and other strategic contacts.
• Travel regularly across Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Louisiana and other Southeast and Gulf state markets.
• Support lead generation through in-person outreach conferences networking market research referrals and follow-up.
• Help fill and maintain the development funnel with qualified opportunities.
• Manage HubSpot and keep contacts activity deal stages follow-up items and pipeline notes current.
• Work with marketing on public-facing materials conference strategy outreach campaigns and market-specific messaging.
• Prepare background research on hospitals markets health systems and key decision makers.
• Support proposal and presentation preparation as needed.
• Represent Relias in a way that reflects our culture professionalism and physician-centered mindset.
  

Qualifications

• 3 or more years of experience in healthcare business development physician relations hospital relations medical sales healthcare recruiting healthcare marketing or another outward-facing professional relationship role.
• Strong public-facing presence and ability to communicate comfortably with hospital leaders physicians executives and community stakeholders.
• High emotional intelligence and ability to build trust quickly.
• Willingness and ability to travel regularly.
• Strong organizational skills and follow-up discipline.
• Experience using a CRM preferably HubSpot or the ability to learn quickly.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Preferred Experience
• Experience in emergency medicine hospital medicine physician practice management hospital-based services healthcare staffing physician recruiting anesthesia radiology or hospital vendor relationships.
• Existing healthcare relationships in Mississippi Alabama Tennessee Louisiana Arkansas Georgia Florida or surrounding markets.
• Experience attending or coordinating conferences trade shows hospital meetings or healthcare networking events.
• Experience working with marketing teams on outreach collateral social media brand positioning or event strategy.
  

Required Experience:

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