Chief Growth & Strategy Officer

At Jefferson Center, it is our policy and our mission to be inclusive and mindful of the diversity of everyone who comes through our doors. We are passionate about building a community where mental health matters and equitable care is accessible to all races, ethnicities, abilities, socioeconomic statuses, ages, sexual orientations, gender expressions, religions, cultures, and languages.

The Chief Growth and Strategy Officer is an executive leader responsible for driving strategic expansion, innovation, and market differentiation across Jefferson Center and its subsidiaries. This role blends business growth, enterprise strategy, marketing, philanthropy, and brand leadership to position the organization as a premier, accessible behavioral health provider.

Reporting directly to the CEO, the Chief Growth and Strategy Officer leads enterprise growth initiatives, strategic partnerships, and brand evolution — ensuring that Jefferson Center delivers exceptional client experiences while achieving sustainable, scalable impact. This leader combines a deep understanding of behavioral healthcare with a data-informed, entrepreneurial mindset to advance the organization’s mission and market performance.

Key Responsibilities:

Strategic Growth

• Develop and execute enterprise growth strategies that expand market share, diversify payer mix, and scale access across the state of Colorado and service lines.
• Identify opportunities for partnerships, affiliations, and service innovation that align with the organization’s mission and business goals.
• Lead business modeling and financial analysis to support expansion decisions and return-on-investment outcomes.
• Build and sustain relationships with payers, health systems, and referral networks to strengthen competitive positioning.
• Drive the organization’s readiness for new care models, digital platforms, and integrated behavioral health partnerships.

Philanthropy and Partnerships

• Lead development of a comprehensive philanthropic strategy, including annual giving, major gifts, corporate sponsorship and grant opportunities.
• Cultivate and steward relationships with donors, foundations, and community partners.
• Partner with the CEO to build a culture of philanthropy throughout the organization.
• Oversee donor communications, impact reporting, and recognition efforts.

Enterprise Strategy & Transformation

• Partner with the CEO and Executive Team to define and execute the organization’s multi-year strategic roadmap.
• Lead enterprise transformation initiatives that enhance performance, efficiency, client experience, and scalability.
• Implement data-driven planning and performance management systems to measure impact, outcomes, and growth.
• Guide organizational change that supports innovation, agility, and a culture of accountability.
• Anticipate market trends and behavioral health policy shifts to proactively position Rooted for success.

Marketing, Brand, & Communications

• Oversee marketing, communications, and brand strategy to elevate Jefferson Center and its subsidiaries' reputation as a trusted, premium, accessible provider.
• Lead digital marketing, brand storytelling, and community engagement to drive awareness, referrals, and loyalty.
• Ensure consistent and emotionally resonant messaging across all touchpoints — web, social, client materials, and media.
• Collaborate with clinical and operations leaders to enhance the client experience and reinforce brand integrity.
• Serve as a brand steward, ensuring the Jefferson Center identity reflects excellence, accessibility, and innovation.

Leadership & Collaboration:

• Serve as a strategic advisor to the CEO, shaping growth priorities and transformation strategies.
• Lead and mentor a high-performing team across business development, philanthropy, marketing, and communications.
• Collaborate closely with clinical, operational, and finance leaders to align strategy with organizational performance.
• Represent Jefferson Center externally with strategic partners, media, and industry peers.

Other Duties:

• Prepare, oversee and manage an annual operating budget for the Department
• Participate in Executive leadership committees, Jefferson Center Board and Board Executive Committee meetings, and all senior management meetings
• Serve as a key member of the Executive team, contributing to overall organizational strategies
• Provide leadership to Center-wide workgroups as appropriate
• Exhibit personal autonomy, initiative, enthusiasm, flexibility, and spirit of collaboration
• Promote and exemplify the organization’s core values
• Demonstrate a willingness and ability to work nights and weekends as necessary
• Other duties/projects as assigned

Note: Employees are held accountable for all duties of this job.  This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.

Qualifications:

• Master’s degree in Business Administration, Healthcare Administration, Marketing, or related field preferred.
• Minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in strategic growth, marketing, or transformation within healthcare or behavioral health sectors.
• Proven success scaling high-quality, mission-driven healthcare services in multi-site or hybrid models.
• Strong understanding of payer relations, market positioning, and value-based behavioral health trends.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, communication, and relationship-building abilities.
• Demonstrated success leading teams and initiatives that drive measurable growth and brand strength.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) Preferred

Salary Grade 24: $211,800 to $256,000 annually*

Additional Salary Information*: 

• The salary range above is based on 1.0 FTE (full time equivalent) or 40 hours per week. Less than 40 hours/week will be prorated and adjusted to the appropriate FTE.*
• Jefferson Center pay is determined by various factors including education level, licensure level, years of relative experience, and internal equity amongst current staff.

Application Deadline: 12/05/2025. Review of applications will begin immediately.

Salary : $211,800 - $256,000