Chief Development Officer

Location: Remote (Eastern U.S. preferred) with travel

About The Company

Our client is a leading national provider of home-based healthcare services backed by one of the top middle-market private equity firms in the country. The organization delivers a broad range of in-home care services, including skilled home health, hospice, behavioral health, and personal care, serving tens of thousands of patients across multiple states.

With a mission centered on delivering high-quality, compassionate care in the home, the company partners closely with physicians, health systems, and payors to improve outcomes and reduce the total cost of care. The organization has experienced significant growth through a combination of organic expansion and strategic acquisitions and continues to invest in initiatives that strengthen its national footprint and leadership in home-based care.

Position Overview

The Chief Development Officer will serve as a key member of the executive leadership team and lead the organization’s enterprise growth and expansion strategy. Reporting directly to the CEO, this executive will oversee all corporate development activities, including mergers and acquisitions, market expansion, strategic partnerships, and de novo growth initiatives.

This is a highly strategic and operational leadership role designed for an experienced healthcare executive who can build and scale a sophisticated development function within a rapidly growing, private equity-backed organization. The Chief Development Officer will partner closely with executive leadership, operational leaders, and private equity sponsors to identify and execute opportunities that accelerate growth, expand market presence, and enhance enterprise value.

The ideal candidate will bring deep healthcare M&A expertise, strong strategic and financial acumen, and a proven ability to lead complex growth initiatives in dynamic, high-growth environments.

Key Responsibilities

Enterprise Growth Strategy

• Partner with the CEO, executive leadership team, and private equity sponsors to define and execute the organization’s long-term growth strategy
• Lead development of the company’s acquisition, market expansion, and de novo growth roadmap across targeted geographies and service lines
• Evaluate market trends, competitive dynamics, reimbursement changes, and strategic opportunities to inform growth priorities
• Serve as a strategic advisor to executive leadership on enterprise growth initiatives, investment opportunities, and organizational scalability
  
  

Mergers & Acquisitions Leadership

• Lead all aspects of the company’s M&A strategy and execution, including sourcing, valuation, due diligence, negotiation, and transaction execution
• Build and scale a best-in-class corporate development function, including processes, infrastructure, reporting, and talent
• Develop and maintain relationships with founders, advisors, investment bankers, private equity sponsors, and industry stakeholders
• Oversee acquisition pipeline management and ensure disciplined evaluation of investment opportunities
• Partner closely with finance, operations, legal, clinical, and integration teams throughout the transaction lifecycle
  
  

Strategic Expansion & Integration

• Lead strategic market expansion efforts across existing and new geographies
• Oversee evaluation and execution of de novo growth opportunities in partnership with operational leadership
• Ensure effective integration planning and value creation execution for acquired businesses
• Partner with operational and financial leadership to monitor acquisition performance and drive post-close optimization initiatives
• Help establish scalable frameworks and best practices that support long-term organizational growth
  
  

Core Competencies & Attributes

• Highly strategic, analytical, and execution-oriented leader
• Strong financial, operational, and business acumen
• Proven ability to lead enterprise growth initiatives in complex healthcare environments
• Entrepreneurial mindset with comfort building teams, infrastructure, and processes in a scaling organization
• Exceptional communication, relationship management, and executive presence
• Strong leadership capabilities with the ability to influence across executive teams, investors, and external stakeholders
• Collaborative, low-ego leadership style with a strong team-first mentality
• Ability to navigate fast-paced, evolving environments with multiple competing priorities
  
  

Qualifications

• 12 years of experience in healthcare corporate development, investment banking, private equity, or executive leadership roles focused on growth and M&A
• Significant healthcare services transaction experience required; home health, hospice, behavioral health, or post-acute care experience strongly preferred
• Demonstrated success leading complex acquisitions and enterprise growth strategies in PE-backed or high-growth organizations
• Strong transaction execution, valuation, financial modeling, and strategic analysis capabilities
• Experience building or scaling a corporate development or M&A function preferred
• Proven ability to partner effectively with executive leadership teams, boards, and private equity investors
• MBA or other advanced degree strongly preferred
  
  



Why This Role

• Opportunity to architect and lead the growth strategy of a rapidly scaling national healthcare organization
• Direct partnership with the CEO and private equity sponsors on enterprise-defining initiatives
• Ability to build and shape a sophisticated M&A and corporate development platform from the ground up
• High-impact executive leadership role with broad influence across the organization
• Entrepreneurial, growth-oriented environment with significant runway for long-term leadership and value creation