Associate Director, Stronger Business Innovation and Sustainability

The Associate Director, Stronger Business Innovation & Sustainability provides strategic business operations and project management leadership to Stronger’s financial sustainability and innovation opportunities work. This role will lead the execution of high-impact partnerships with affiliates, mission-aligned innovators (e.g. start-ups, FemTech companies, etc.), and external vendors to drive program sustainability. The role requires an entrepreneurial and analytical individual capable of independently driving complex workstreams, from pilot development and commercial structuring to landscape scanning and financial analysis, ensuring the efficiency and effectiveness of Stronger’s business model innovation activities supporting long-term sustainability of PPFA affiliates.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic business operations and project management leadership to Stronger’s financial sustainability and innovation opportunities work; Lead the execution of high-impact partnerships with affiliates, mission-aligned innovators, and external vendors to drive program sustainability; Own and manage the end-to-end project lifecycle, ensuring alignment between affiliate capacity and strategic program goals; Drive financial sustainability efforts through rigorous business assessments, market research, financial modeling, and the development of tools and processes to scale innovative business models across the affiliate network; Engage affiliates to co-design new, revenue-generating partnerships through analysis of healthcare innovation landscape, start-up ecosystems, and/or sectors like FemTech; Manage the development and execution of Stronger’s portfolio of business innovation and sustainability projects; Coordinate the development of revenue-shared partnerships, including conducting landscape scans, drafting ROI models, and collaborating on partner selection criteria; Draft structure and launch pilot partnerships in collaboration with affiliates and Sr. Director, defining KPIs, measuring outcomes, and developing tools and processes for scale-up; Advise and partner with affiliates to evaluate readiness for new business opportunities, facilitating go/no-go decisions through rigorous financial modeling; Communicate program impact and business cases through collaborative data collection, narrative creation, and reporting key metrics; Develop, adapt, and share tools, best practices, and resources through a centralized database; Develop, maintain, and improve business assessment dashboards; Prepare project timeline, materials, reports, and communications tailored for diverse internal and external stakeholders; Present project updates and findings to the Stronger Change Office, PPFA National Office, and affiliates; Facilitate the Innovations Working Group; Direct the coordination of workshops and meetings; Proactively identify operational issues or risks in project execution and service delivery and develop mitigation plans

Requirements

Proven track record in management consulting, healthcare advisory, or corporate strategy, combined with deep experience within the US domestic healthcare ecosystem (e.g., payers, public health networks, digital health/FemTech spaces); At least 6 years of progressive professional experience in complex program management, combining rigorous financial analysis (e.g., ROI) with hands-on experience in sustainable business planning, market landscaping, and managing high-impact external partnerships; Bachelor's degree required; Experience in the U.S. healthcare ecosystem required; Familiarity with the healthcare innovation landscape, start-up ecosystems, or sectors like FemTech required; Deep knowledge of project management lifecycles, risk identification, and methodologies needed to manage multiple complex workstreams simultaneously; Understanding of how to design and utilize KPIs, business dashboards, and ROI metrics to evaluate project success; Ability to take high-level sustainability goals and tailor them into actionable program plans, timelines, and pilot frameworks that match affiliate capacities; Strong skill in conducting market research, landscape scans, and financial analysis to provide rigorous data that informs strategic decisions; Ability to package complex data, project updates, and business cases into clear, compelling presentations and reports for diverse audiences; Skill in managing consultative networks, facilitating working groups, and gathering stakeholder feedback to adapt project methods effectively; Proven track record of ability to complete projects according to outlined scope, budget, and timeline at the staff, board, and/or affiliate levels with the ability to manage multiple simultaneous projects in a highly-matrixed environment; Extremely organized, process-oriented, self-starter who works well in a fast-paced environment; Strong oral and written communicator with excellent interpersonal skills and the ability to build strong, effective partnerships with both internal and external stakeholders to work effectively across difference, soliciting feedback and input from significant stakeholder groups; High proficiency with Google products; Knowledge of and sensitivity to different racial/ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds, and people with different gender identities, cultural differences and disabilities; A deep commitment to Planned Parenthood's mission of promoting Sexual and Reproductive Health

Nice to have

MBA, MPA, MPH, or equivalent preferred; Experience with Asana or other project management tools preferred; Experience translating high-level business strategies into operational reality within complex, matrixed, or federated environments