OUR MISSION

Wellness Equity Alliance (WEA) is a novel national public health organization comprised of a multidisciplinary team of population and public health experts with backgrounds in infectious disease, public health, emergency medicine, primary care, cardiology, pediatrics, psychiatry, community health work (CHW), nursing and advanced practice pharmacy. We work nearly exclusively with underrepresented communities, fundamentally addressing health-care disparities and the social determinants of health (SDoH) that have been amplified during the COVID-19 pandemic, prioritizing the following:

• People experiencing homelessness
• Indigenous communities
• Immigrant communities
• Rural communities
• BIPoC communities
• LGBTQIA+ communities
• Justice-impacted communities

The WEA team is diverse, inclusive, and nimble enough to assemble teams of healthcare professionals within days using our proven local staff recruitment models to address population health crises and communicable disease outbreaks. The WEA team’s partnership model is collaborative and allows hospitals, health jurisdictions, state/local government agencies to provide timely care using equity-based strategies for individuals and marginalized communities.

1. Strategic Planning: 

• Assist the CEO in setting organizational goals, developing strategies, and ensuring that these plans are communicated and implemented effectively throughout the organization. 

• Oversee the implementation of key projects to ensure timely completion

• Orchestrate and integrate activities in support of achieving strategic objectives. 

2. Performance Management: 

• Assist the CEO in the timely implementation of WEA goals and ensure these goals are met in a timely manner. 

• Track and report to the CEO key organizational performance indicators, assessing progress toward goals and the organization's overall performance. This includes reviewing select dashboards of information from Athena, Epic, Ceridian, financials and other sources. 

3. Organizational Alignment: 

• Ensure alignment of departmental activities with overall organizational objectives.  

• Identify areas for improvement and formulate, socialize and then implement strategies to enhance organizational efficiency. 

• Connect workstreams that would otherwise remain siloed. 

4. Decision Support: 

• Provide advice and recommendations to the CEO with a wide-ranging point of view, conducting research, gathering data, and analyzing information to aid in decision-making processes. 

• Keep the CEO informed regarding local and national health care news. 

• Work closely with the CEO Executive Assistant, assisting in managing the CEO’s schedule and coordinating executive-level activities.  

• Create presentations and other materials for meetings such as Board presentations and town halls. 

• Prepare the CEO for meetings to ensure efficiency. 

• Act as a key liaison between the CEO, Senior Leadership Team and various departments. 

• Manage the content of Board and Board committee meetings in collaboration with the CEO’s Executive Assistant. Ensure that Board presentations are reviewed before Board meetings. Assist in the development of an annual agenda for all  Board and Board committee meetings. 

5. Leadership and Relationship Building: 

• Build relationships and credibility with the CEO's Senior Leadership Team and other key internal and external stakeholders providing them with recommendations and consultation as needed. 

6. Project Management: 

• Oversee the implementation of the organization’s strategic OKRs on behalf of the  CEO by ensuring proper follow-up and regular check-ins by team members.  Facilitate the OKRs Check-in Meetings along with the CEO. 

• Direct special projects or initiatives, coordinate teams, and ensure that projects align with organizational objectives and deadlines. 

• Employ established project management principles including excellent time management. 

• Provide attention to detail, meeting preparation and facilitation, and follow-up item tracking and resolution. 

• Gather quantitative and qualitative evidence of process and project success and recommend course corrections when necessary. 

7. Communication: 

• Facilitate effective communication, in collaboration with the Chief Growth and Brand  Officer, between the Senior Leadership Team and different departments, ensuring information from the CEO flows smoothly within the organization.  

• Draft and review internal and external communications on behalf of the CEO and the organization in collaboration with the other key leaders. 

8. CEO Representative: 

• Act as a representative of the CEO in meetings when specifically requested by the  CEO.

9. Advisory Role: 

• Provide advice, insight, and guidance to the CEO based on an understanding of the organization, operations, and goals. 

10. Other Services: 

• Provide other services and consulting tasks agreed upon by the Parties.

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Public Administration, Healthcare Administration, Human Resources, or a related field. An advanced degree (e.g., RN; MBA, MPH, MHA, or MPP) in a related health or public policy discipline is highly preferred.
   
• 7+ years of progressively responsible experience in a leadership, strategy, operations, or project management role, preferably within a healthcare or public health setting. While a clinical background is not required, those with experience as a Director of Nursing or Department Managers in Clinical Operations settings are encouraged to apply.
   
• 3–5+ years supporting senior leadership (CEO, Executive Director, or C-suite), with direct exposure to organizational decision-making.
   
• Proven experience managing cross-functional initiatives and complex organizational projects.
   

Desired Attributes

• Unfettered by the chaos inherent to a “Startup”
• A passion for public health innovation and driving positive change in the industry.
• Resilience and adaptability to an evolving operational landscape.
• A "systems and process thinker" who can bring structure to ambiguity.
• Unquestionable personal integrity and an ability to gain the trust of senior leadership and staff.