Senior Partnership Manager, Chicago (Part-Time Employee)

About the role

SIRUM is expanding to Chicago, a major milestone in our mission to connect every person with the medications they need to stay healthy.

Responsibilities

• Identify and cultivate high-leverage partnerships with healthcare providers (FQHCs, safety-net clinics, hospitals) and community-based organizations across Chicago metro, with a focus on organizations serving families in lower-income communities
• Lead conversations with senior decision-makers (CEOs, Medical Directors, Program Directors) and adapt SIRUM's pitch to each
• Steer partnership models that range from patient referral relationships to white-label pharmacy solutions through Good Pill
• Guide partner organizations through implementation and staff training
• Ensure a clean handoff to the Partner Success Team after partnership launch
• Capture institutional knowledge into a replicable Chicago playbook
• Map Chicago's healthcare and social-service landscape and identify the highest-leverage referral nodes
• Represent SIRUM at community events, health fairs, and professional convenings

Requirements

• Chicago-based, with substantial experience across the city's healthcare and social-service ecosystem
• 15+ years of experience in primary healthcare or community-services settings (FQHC, safety-net clinic, hospital, public health) as a social worker, care coordinator, LCSW, community health worker, or similar role
• Have managed workflows for low-income, uninsured, or underinsured populations and understand the operational and clinical trade-offs that come with that
• Track record of building cross-functional relationships across the org chart
• Highly autonomous: can run a pipeline, prioritize your time, and report up cleanly without daily oversight

Qualifications

• Experience in primary healthcare or community-services settings (FQHC, safety-net clinic, hospital, public health) as a social worker, care coordinator, LCSW, community health worker, or similar role

Skills

• Strong relationship-building skills
• Effective communication and negotiation skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Understanding of healthcare and social service systems

Benefits

• Direct, measurable impact on thousands of families' lives
• Consistent 20 hours/week, with a recurring schedule you set
• $44-52/hour, commensurate with experience
• Ground-floor opportunity to shape how SIRUM grows in Chicago
• Collaboration with a mission-driven national team
• Strong performance may lead to expanded scope or a full-time opportunity

Pay

$44-52/hour, commensurate with experience

Schedule

20 hours/week