Build partnerships with behavioral health providers, hospitals, clinics, and community organizations across New York. Represent Willow Health at events, execute outreach to underserved populations, improve referral pathways with clinical and operations teams, and track partnership metrics to support growth. The role is field-based four days per week and requires strong relationship-building, communication, behavioral health knowledge, and familiarity with New York communities.
About Willow Health
In the United States, one in five adults experience a mental health illness and over 12 million people have thoughts of suicide. Mental health crises can be some of the most difficult times in a person’s life, and over 17 million people seeking behavioral health care experience a delay in accessing care. Willow Health is on a mission to significantly improve this experience by expanding affordable access to high-quality, evidence-based intensive behavioral health care. In order to make this mission a reality, we deliver a virtual, urgent crisis care program that provides personalized, recovery-oriented care for people experiencing behavioral health crises.
Willow Health offers patients immediate access to evidence-based virtual crisis psychotherapy, medication management, certified peer coaching, care management, and around the clock crisis coverage, while working to connect patients to the most appropriate next level of care.
Your Role
As the Community Engagement Manager for New York you will champion Willow Health’s mission by building robust partnerships with local behavioral health providers, hospital systems, and community organizations. Acting as the public face of our brand, you will expand access to our virtual crisis care program. This role requires a consistent in-person presence to foster these relationships and drive engagement throughout the region.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage a field-based schedule (four days per week) dedicated to partner meetings, relationship management, with the remaining day focused on administrative reporting and planning.
- Cultivate strategic partnerships with mental health organizations, community clinics, and hospital systems throughout New York.
- Represent Willow Health at regional events, community meetings, and conferences to increase program awareness.
- Execute outreach strategies that engage underserved populations and community stakeholders.
- Collaborate with clinical and operations teams to streamline referral pathways and ensure a seamless patient experience.
- Track partnership metrics and provide leadership with actionable insights to shape growth.
Who You Are
- Passionately dedicated to mental health advocacy and driven by Willow Health's mission to expand access to high-quality care.
- A natural relationship builder with exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
- Knowledgeable about the New York behavioral health landscape and the unique needs of its local communities.
- Self-motivated, organized, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment.
Preferred Qualifications
- Strong existing network and established relationships within New York state.
- 3-5+ years of experience in community outreach, business development, or public health, preferably in the healthcare or behavioral health sector.
- Demonstrated success in managing partnerships and engaging community stakeholders.
- Strong existing network within the New York healthcare and non-profit sector.
- Experience with CRM platforms and data tracking for engagement and growth.
Willow is an equal opportunity employer, indiscriminate of race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, citizenship, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, veteran status, disability, genetic information, or any other protected characteristic.
We may use artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support parts of the hiring process, such as reviewing applications, analyzing resumes, or assessing responses and identifying potential inconsistencies or verification signals in application materials based on available information. These tools assist our recruitment team but do not replace human judgment. Final hiring decisions are ultimately made by humans. If you would like more information about how your data is processed, please contact us.
Willow Health New York, New York, USA Office
New York, NY, United States
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