Strategic Initiatives Manager

About Pear Suite

Pear Suite is an early-stage digital health company building software for community-based care. Our care navigation platform equips community health workers, doulas, care navigators, and the organizations that support them with tools to collect, visualize, and act on social determinants of health data. We help community-based organizations, health systems, and government-funded care programs deliver more coordinated, person-centered care.

We’re a mission-driven team committed to health equity and innovation in community-based care. You’ll thrive here if you’re eager to take initiative, value autonomy, and enjoy building structure where none exists. Join us to build scalable, human-centered technology that empowers frontline workers and improves lives across the U.S.

About the role

Pear Suite is entering a phase of rapid national expansion, where growth will be driven by strategic initiatives, channel partnerships, and industry collaborations that unlock new markets, align with policy, and scale community-based care.

This role is focused on designing and executing high-impact initiatives, programs, and strategic partnerships that advance company and executive leadership priorities. You will translate industry trends, policy shifts, and market dynamics into action, building the relationships and structures that expand Pear Suite’s reach and influence.

Working cross-functionally and externally, you will activate channel partners, industry stakeholders, and ecosystem networks to enable scalable growth beyond traditional sales. Success in this role means launching and operationalizing initiatives that open new markets, accelerate adoption, and strengthen Pear Suite’s position as the leading infrastructure for the community health workforce.

What you'll do

Design and Execute Strategic Initiatives

• Lead high-impact initiatives that drive market entry, program expansion, product adoption, and strategic partnerships
• Translate company priorities, market signals, and policy shifts into actionable programs, pilots, and partnership models
• Coordinate cross-functional teams including product, sales, marketing, customer success, compliance, and operations to deliver on initiative goals
• Drive initiatives from concept through execution, ensuring measurable outcomes tied to adoption, expansion, and impact

• Identify and develop high-impact strategic and channel partnerships across public sector entities, payors, providers, and key ecosystem stakeholders
• Design and enable co-developed programs, referral pathways, and joint initiatives that unlock new markets and scale
• Create repeatable partnership models and playbooks that drive consistent growth, expand distribution channels, and accelerate program adoption

• Support cross-functional teams in advancing strategic opportunities, including projects, pilots, and partner-driven initiatives
• Contribute to deal strategy where external stakeholders, strategic partnerships, or complex coordination are involved
• Lead and support the identification, development, and submission of RFPs, from sourcing opportunities through completion
• Identify and pursue non-traditional funding opportunities, including grants, public funding, and collaborative financing models

• Monitor policy, funding, and regulatory developments and translate them into executable strategies that elevate the workforce
• Launch new partnerships and projects aligned with policy tailwinds and funding streams
• Work with external stakeholders to advocate for relevant policy change

• Bring structured insights from partners, markets, and the field to inform product, go-to-market strategy, and positioning
• Strengthen Pear Suite’s leadership through external engagement, partnerships, and thought leadership
• Contribute to strategic content, executive briefings, and industry narratives that reinforce market leadership

• Partner directly with the CEO and senior leaders to advance priority initiatives and cross-functional strategic projects
• Own planning, coordination, and execution of complex, multi-stakeholder efforts from concept through delivery
• Act as a force multiplier on high-priority or time-sensitive initiatives, ensuring momentum and outcomes

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in strategic partnerships, business development, project management, and/or healthcare ecosystem roles
• Working healthcare knowledge, including Medicaid, Medicare, value-based care, and SDoH programs

• Experience working across sectors and managing complex projects, particularly in a startup setting
• Experience building and managing channel or referral partnerships that drive measurable revenue
• Strong understanding of healthcare systems, including payers, providers, and community-based care models
• Experience working with or alongside policy, government programs, or regulated healthcare environments
• Proven ability to navigate complex stakeholder environments and close multi-party deals
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to collaborate with external partners
• High ownership mindset with the ability to operate in ambiguity and drive outcomes 

Preferred

• Familiarity with associations, coalitions, or multi-organization collaboratives
• Experience translating policy and funding opportunities into business growth
• Strong CRM discipline (HubSpot or similar) and pipeline management

Benefits and Perks

• A mission driven culture that values innovation, collaboration and growth
• Equity: Participation in an early-stage company
• Fully Remote
• Unlimited PTO
• Comprehensive Health, dental, and vision insurance
• Health and Wellness Stipend
• Tech Stipend
• Co-working Stipend
• Educational and professional development allowance ($1,500)
• Home office setup stipend

Compensation

• The salary range for this role is $90,000-$115,000

Compensation Range Disclosure

Pear Suite posts broad salary bands to support pay transparency. The range listed above represents the full compensation band for this role.

While the full band is shown, actual offers within this band are based on a candidate's experience, skills, and internal pay equity. Only a small number of candidates, typically those with highly specialized and directly relevant experience, are placed near the top of the range. Most new hires will fall below the top of the band to allow for long-term progression and growth within the role.

Pear Suite is a fully remote organization so compensation may be adjusted upward for candidates residing in higher-cost labor markets. These geographic adjustments are not reflected in the posted range.