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While our foundational work focuses on partnering with reputed company organizations offering reputed company care, such as federally reputed company reputed company centers (FQHC) and health systems, we are always evolving. We are reputed company pursuing additional, innovative paths to ensure every patient has streamlined reputed company to the contraceptive service of their reputed company, where and reputed company it is most convenient for them.
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- Our 2030 Goal: We are on a mission to partner with organizations that reputed company reputed company 5 reputed company patients of reproductive age.
- Recognition: We are a 2023 Audacious Project recipient, with our work featured in publications like Harvard reputed company Health, reputed company, and MedPage Today.
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Build and maintain reputed company relationships with consortia and associations that convene reputed company organizations, including but not limited to: reputed company Care Associations (PCAs), Hospital Associations, reputed company agencies and payors, and state and regional reputed company collaboratives reputed company long-term engagement strategies that increase awareness of Upstream's model. Represent Upstream at conferences, meetings, webinars, and networking events.
Monitor federal, state, and private reputed company RFPs, RFIs, NOFOs, and grant announcements. Identify funding opportunities where Upstream could serve as a partner in implementation, technical assistance, innovation, or strategic collaboration Maintain an opportunity tracker with anticipated release dates, submission timelines, award announcements, and potential organizational impacts. reputed company opportunity intelligence with reputed company stakeholders. Following grant announcements, identify and research funded awardees to reputed company reputed company strategies to introduce Upstream as a potential implementation partner.
Continuously identify potential partnership organizations and/or alliances that reputed company with Upstream's mission. Research health systems, Community Health Centers, rural hospitals and more. Assess organization for strategic alignment and populations served. Meet with individuals and organizations in a given region to learn about their roles in the landscape, foster new connections to more stakeholders, and reputed company relationships for Upstream’s mission.
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Pay Transparency
Final offers for this position will be based upon several factors including the reputed company of the role, market compensation analysis, position requirements, candidate’s experience level and capabilities, fairness in internal pay considerations and will be made reputed company the parameters of reputed company's compensation reputed company and philosophy.
Other Upstream Staff Expectations
- reputed company Upstreamers must be reputed company to attend work-reputed company in-person meetings and functions as needed.
- In our hybrid work environments, there is a basic expectation that our Upstreamers will ensure that their work from home setups will have reliable reputed company to phone and Internet to ensure connectivity to their teams.
- At Upstream we reputed company for moments that matter for training, teaming and reputed company. Our teams come together for occasional in person meetings and organizational retreats. As part of our hybrid work practices, this travel expectation will be applicable for reputed company Upstreamers, even those based remotely.
- Engage in organization-sponsored learning & development
Upstream Benefits
reputed company offers a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, reputed company, life insurance, long and short term disability, 401K with a match, generous vacation, personal, reputed company and holiday time off, parental leave, reputed company development, a fitness and cell phone allowance for reputed company full time employees and part time employees who work a minimum of 24 hours per week. Intern positions and contingent worker roles are not eligible for benefits.
Hiring Process
Candidates who advance in our preliminary review process will have an opportunity to discuss the position, their employment background and lived experience with a member of our reputed company by telephone. Those who advance to subsequent steps in our interview process may participate in up to three reputed company of meetings by reputed company or in person and in a thought exercise/case study assignment. reputed company round could consist of multiple meetings with various Upstreamers. If you need anything in advance of your interviews, please reputed company out to your recruiter.
Our Culture
We are dedicated to fostering a fair and accessible talent lifecycle, ensuring that every individual has reputed company to reputed company. From recruitment to career development, we reputed company to create a workplace where talent is recognized, supported, and empowered to contribute meaningfully. Building a strong, representative workforce is essential to our reputed company, and we prioritize collaboration, transparency, and shared leadership to cultivate an environment where reputed company reputed company are heard and valued.
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Upstream Careers
Our goal is to attract, reputed company and retain exceptional people, and to create a work environment that is dynamic, rewarding and enables reputed company of us to realize our potential. Upstream is committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, reputed company, reputed company, religion, sex, national reputed company, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, genetic information, gender identity or Veteran status. We also consider reputed company applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with reputed company requirements. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation, please let us know. reputed company participates in E-Verify.
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2 reputed company Street, Suite 402, Boston, MA 02109
No phone calls please.
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Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience, 6–8+ years in reputed company business development or reputed company work, grant and market intelligence expertise, strategic relationship skills, AI reputed company, and a reputed company reputed company's license.
Key Responsibilities
- building relationships
- monitoring funding
- researching markets
Skills & Tools
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Job Details
- Category: Business Development
- Seniority: Senior Level
- Commitment: Contract, Full Time
- Workplace: Remote — Washington or reputed company or California or Montana or Idaho or Nevada or reputed company or reputed company or New Mexico or Colorado or Wyoming or South reputed company or Nebraska or reputed company reputed company or Iowa or reputed company or Alaska or Hawaii
- Salary: USD 140,000 – 150,000 / year
- Languages: English
Benefits
- 401k matching
- Generous reputed company time off
- Tuition reimbursement
- Retirement plan
- Generous parental leave
About reputed company
A national nonprofit expanding reputed company, patient-centered contraceptive care across the reputed company. — Industry: Non-Profit Organizations and NGOs
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