Founder Associate, Growth & Partnership Operations

Who We Are

Amae Health is a Series B, venture-backed Public Benefit Corporation delivering specialty outpatient care for people with severe mental illness through high-acuity, in-person clinics nationwide.

Our integrated model brings psychiatry, therapy, primary care, dietitians, and community support together under one roof. Leading health systems—including NewYork-Presbyterian, Cedars-Sinai, Mass General Brigham, Novant Health, and CommonSpirit—partner with us to expand this level of care.

Alongside care delivery, we are building the science and technology the field has long lacked—proprietary clinical protocols, novel measurement, and an AI-driven data platform designed for severe mental illness.

The Role

• Own key parts of our growth engine: building and driving the partnerships pipeline, driving health plan and health system BD, leading outreach, developing strategic materials, and helping land new health system and value-based care agreements.
• Work across the full commercial lifecycle — from first touch to signed contract — with visibility into every lever of growth.
• Act as a thought partner and doer on high-priority projects that don't fit neatly into a box; from new market analysis to grant applications to competitive landscaping.
• Help develop and refine Amae's market expansion strategy as the company scales into new geographies and new payer relationships.
• Produce crisp, high-quality materials— memos, briefings, presentations — to support Stas and the executive team.
• Leverage AI tools to move faster and raise the quality bar - e.g., synthesize market/partner research, draft first-pass materials, and automate repeatable workflows while applying strong judgment and fact-checking.
• Keep partnership and BD processes running smoothly: own scheduling, prep, follow-through, and accountability across all active work streams.
• Work cross-functionally with clinical, operations, and finance teams to ensure commercial commitments are grounded in operational reality.

What You'll Work On

• Strategic Projects & Special Initiatives
• Operational & Coordination

What You'll Have

• 3–6 years of experience in consulting, banking, growth, BD, or a fast-moving healthcare/tech environment; you’ve owned real work and driven things forward.
• AI fluent — you’re comfortable using tools like ChatGPT/Claude to accelerate research, writing, analysis, and ops workflows (and you know when not to rely on them).
• Clear, strong communicator — you write well, think in structure, and show up prepared and thoughtful in conversations.
• Hightly organized and reliable — you keep track of details, follow-ups, and next steps across multiple workstreams without things slipping.
• Quick to learn, strong judgment — you ramp fast, ask good questions, and don’t need a lot of repetition.
• High ownership and follow-through — you close loops, hit deadlines, and take responsibility for outcomes.
• High EQ, low ego — you’re easy to work with, self-aware, and collaborative across teams and levels.
• Mission-driven — you care about SMI and want your work to matter.
• Comfortable with variety and pace — you can move between projects, stakeholders, and problems without losing momentum.
• Adaptable — when priorities shift, you adjust quickly and keep going.

Nice to Have

• Prior exposure to healthcare BD, payer relationships, partner operations, or value-based care contracts.
• Comfort with quantitative analysis, financial models, outcomes data, or similar.
• An existing network in healthcare, health plans, or behavioral health.

Why This Role Matters

Founder Associate roles at mission-driven startups are some of the most formative experiences available to early-career professionals. You will see the full picture of how a healthcare company grows; what it actually takes to close a health plan partnership, why some deals stall and others accelerate, how a commercial strategy gets built and rebuilt in real time.

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation includes a base salary of $100,000 - $165,000 (based on experience) plus equity ownership, giving you a meaningful stake in Amae's growth.
• Total compensation includes comprehensive medical/dental/vision, unlimited PTO, parental leave, and programs built around employee well-being.