National SVP, Center for the Brain

Since our founding in 1924, we've cut cardiovascular disease deaths in half, but there is still so much more to do. To overcome today's biggest health challenges and accelerate this progress, we need passionate individuals like you. Join our movement, be part of the progress, and help ensure a healthier future for all. The Association offers many resources to help you maintain work-life harmonization through your changing needs and life situations, including access to Heart U, our award-winning corporate university, as well as additional training and support locally. This position can be home-based.

Responsibilities

Enterprise Brain Health & Stroke Strategy

• Partner with the Chief Science Officer, Brain Health and Stroke to develop and execute a comprehensive strategy for the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio.
• Create alignment across stroke, brain health, cognitive health, prevention, healthy aging, mental well-being, and related initiatives.
• Drive long-term growth and impact of the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio.
• Assure the engagement of top business, technology, and science leaders in the Brain as volunteers, supporters, and partners; create and staff volunteer committees as needed.

Science Translation & Systems Change

• Accelerate translation of emerging evidence into clinical practice, quality improvement, and public health implementation.
• Foster opportunities that integrate brain health into cardiovascular care, healthcare quality programs, registries, and professional education.
• Identify opportunities for innovation and systems transformation.
• Collaborate with Association's Ventures and identify other innovation assets to accelerate growth.

Partnerships & Ecosystem Development

• Build strategic relationships with scientific organizations, healthcare institutions, funders, industry leaders, policymakers, and global brain-health stakeholders.
• Expand the Association's influence and visibility in the brain health ecosystem.
• Cultivate collaborative initiatives that increase impact and scale.

Platform Growth & Revenue Development

• Establish sustainable funding strategies supporting the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio.
• Generate new partnership, sponsorship, grant, and investment opportunities.
• Create scalable models that extend organizational reach and impact.

Thought Leadership & Brand Development

• Position the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke portfolio as the trusted leader at the intersection of heart and brain health.
• Represent the Association in national and international discussions related to brain health.
• Elevate awareness of brain health across consumers, clinicians, researchers, policymakers, and partners.

Success Measures

• Growth of the enterprise-wide Brain Health and Stroke platform, assets, programs and products.
• New funding and partnership development.
• Expanded scientific, healthcare, consumer and patient market influence.
• Increased integration of brain health into Association initiatives.
• Demonstrable progress toward population-level brain health outcomes.
• Increased awareness, engagement and relevance among consumers, patients and survivors.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of ten (10) years of relevant experience; fifteen (15) years preferred.
• Minimum of eight (8) years of supervisory experience; ten (10) years preferred.
• Ability to travel up to 25% locally and overnight.

Core Competencies

• Business Acumen, Change Management, Effective Communication, Managing Complexity, Planning and Organizing, Prioritization
• Process Management, Program Management, Project Cost Management, Project Lifecycle Management, Project Planning, Project Risk Management, Quality Management, Resource Management, Scope Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Systems Thinking
• Cross-Team Integration, Motivating Others, Organizational Leadership, Performance Management, Fostering Teamwork

Compensation & Benefits

Salary minimum to the midpoint of the range is $233,200.00 to $275,000.00. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials may apply to the pay range. This position is eligible for an incentive plan. The American Heart Association reserves the right to pay more or less than the posted range.

Performance and Recognition

• Rewarded for achieving success through annual salary planning and incentive programs; this position is incentive eligible based on achieving certain targets.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance
• Robust retirement program with employer match and automatic contribution
• Employee assistance program, employee wellness program, telemedicine, and medical consultation

Professional Development

• Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and professional mentoring program
• Heart U — national online university with more than 100,000 resources

Work-Life Harmonization

• Paid Time Off (PTO) at a minimum of 16 days per year for new employees, increasing with seniority
• 12 paid holidays per year, including several days off at the end of the year

Tuition Assistance

• Financial assistance for employees who wish to further their education and career in relation to current duties or potential future positions in the organization.

Location: US-TX-Dallas | Posted: 10/22/2026 | Requisition ID: 2026-18434 | Job Category: Corporate Relations | Position Type: Full Time