You’re experienced, talented and motivated. You have the discipline, and you want to invest it in an opportunity that will invest in you. You want to add more meaning to the work you do every day.

At ERC Pathlight, our mission lights the way for your passion.

Who we are:

With over 30 locations throughout the U.S. and treatment options available virtually, ERC Pathlight meets patients where they’re at to offer innovative, compassionate, and comprehensive treatment for eating disorders, as well as mood, anxiety, and trauma-related disorders.

We were founded in 2008 by pre-eminent psychiatrists and psychologists and treat 6,000+ patients per year. With the critical need for mental health care and eating disorder treatment, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic, we’re looking for passionate and qualified professionals who will live out our mission to help save the lives of our patients.

What you’ll be doing:

This is by no means a “behind-the-scenes" role, as your work will help the company serve patients daily in a multitude of ways.

The Partnership Account Development Specialist serves as a key member of the Strategic Partnerships and Virtual Growth (SP&VG) team, driving the development of new and innovative business relationships. This role is responsible for identifying, evaluating, and cultivating opportunities with external partners to expand organizational reach and impact. By applying independent judgment and strategic decision-making, the Specialist ensures alignment between partner needs and our care model, advancing long-term growth and collaboration initiatives.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

CRM & Pipeline Management: Serve as the subject matter expert for CRM use within the SP&VG team, ensuring accurate, timely, and strategic partner data management. Analyze CRM data to evaluate pipeline health, identify trends, and recommend actions to improve conversion and engagement. Design and implement best practices for data integrity, partner segmentation, and reporting to support leadership decision-making.

Strategic Partnership Development: Identify and qualify prospective partner organizations, exercising discretion in assessing alignment with organizational strategy. Lead consultative conversations with potential partners to understand objectives, provide expertise on our care model, and propose tailored partnership approaches Influence decision-making by presenting compelling business cases to external stakeholders and internal leadership.

Relationship & Account Management: Build and sustain long-term relationships with prospective and active partners, serving as a trusted advisor and primary liaison. Collaborate with leadership to ensure smooth transitions from initial engagement to active referral and partnership activity. Capture and communicate partner insights to inform strategy, improve services, and strengthen partner satisfaction.

Cross-Functional Collaboration: Partner with Marketing, Admissions, Clinical, and other internal teams to align partnership activities with organizational campaigns and initiatives. Contribute to the design of outreach strategies, campaigns, and events that increase lead generation and community engagement. Provide input to leadership on partnership priorities and market opportunities based on data and frontline interactions.

Qualifications:

• Bachelors Degree in Marketing, Psychology, Social Work, Nutrition, Dietetics, Public Health, Health Promotions or related field
• Communication: Able to effectively communicate and engage with others, both verbally and in writing.
• Time management: Must be able to prioritize tasks, meet deadlines, and use time effectively
• Business Development: 3+ years in a business development role which includes prospecting.
• Relationship Building & Active Listening: Must be able quickly build rapport with others, establishing and and maintaining positive and productive relationships. Must be proficient in actively listening with the goal of understanding how we might best meet the needs of others.
• Collaboration: Must be able to collaborate effectively with others, working towards a common goal, sharing knowledge and responsibilities while fostering teamwork and building a positive team dynamic.
• Ability and willingness to travel up to 25% of the time, which may include working occasional evenings and weekends.

Bonus Qualities:

• 1+ years CRM Experience using Salesforce or similar platform

What’s in it for you:

Every role at ERC Pathlight is essential to delivering the high-quality care we promise to our patients. This means that from day one, we’re here to support your role whether that means collaborating on monthly/quarterly goals, introducing you to mentors you can learn from, connecting you to continuing education resources and supplying you with the tools needed to not only excel but achieve measurable growth.

What we offer:

Healthy organizations value the mental wellness of their teams, and we understand that the professionals who work for us are not immune to their own mental health conditions. In the same way we observe and guide our patients, we take the same consideration for our employees when building our benefits packages and healthcare offerings. We offer competitive pay, comprehensive benefit plans, Generous Paid Time Off, 401(K) with company match and tuition reimbursement.

Compensation starting range for the Partnership Account Development Specialist role $60,000 - $85,000. Ranges are based upon market expectations and are dependent upon candidate experience.