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What this posting asks for
Level: Senior — The posting asks for 5+ years of experience.
Main responsibilities
- Build and maintain a strong network of relationships with healthcare consultants, brokers, advisors, and other influential industry stakeholders.
- Develop relationships over time through consistent, thoughtful, and value-added engagement.
- Develop and execute targeted outbound campaigns to consultant and broker organizations through email, phone, LinkedIn/social selling, events, networking, and…
- Maintain consistent follow-up with prospects that are not yet sales-ready, keeping the organization top-of-mind for future client opportunities.
- Coordinate introductions and discovery meetings between consultants/brokers and the appropriate internal sales or channel partnership leaders.
- Maintain accurate and timely documentation of relationship activity, opportunities, next steps, and pipeline progression within CRM systems.
- Build and maintain a healthy pipeline of prospective consultant and broker relationships and opportunities.
- Partner closely with the SVP, Channel Partnerships to prioritize target firms, develop account strategies, and determine appropriate engagement approaches.
- Collaborate with Channel Partnerships, Sales, Marketing, and other internal stakeholders to ensure coordinated engagement with consultant and broker partners.
- Support preparation for consultant/broker meetings, presentations, industry events, and partnership discussions.
Competencies an interviewer will look for
- Communication Core
In the posting: “Maintain accurate and timely documentation of relationship activity, opportunities, next steps, and pipeline progression within CRM systems.” · “Identify trends, competitive dynamics, and market intelligence gathered through consultant and broker interactions and communicate relevant insights to leade…” · “Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the ability to tailor messaging to different audiences.”
Show it by: Adapts the message to the listener; Gives an example of explaining something clearly in writing or speech. - Customer focus Core
In the posting: “Research target firms, their areas of specialization, client portfolios, market priorities, and key stakeholders to create highly personalized outreach strat…” · “Maintain consistent follow-up with prospects that are not yet sales-ready, keeping the organization top-of-mind for future client opportunities.” · “Combining our passion for innovation along with our desire to help others overcome the stigma behind “getting help,” we are transforming the way patients fin…”
Show it by: Puts the customer's need in their own words; Shows a result for the customer, not only for the company. - Planning and organisation Core
In the posting: “For candidates based in NYC, this role follows a 2-day-per-week hybrid schedule.” · “Establish the organization as a trusted and knowledgeable resource within the consultant and broker community.” · “Develop and execute targeted outbound campaigns to consultant and broker organizations through email, phone, LinkedIn/social selling, events, networking, and…”
Show it by: Shows how priorities were set when everything was urgent; Mentions deadlines met and how. - Attention to detail and quality Core
In the posting: “Want to help over two million people receive quality mental healthcare? Come join our mission of getting therapy in the hands of everyone!” · “Maintain accurate and timely documentation of relationship activity, opportunities, next steps, and pipeline progression within CRM systems.” · “Therapy is an universal need and it's our mission here to change the world by cultivating an intentional space for people to feel supported through quality c…”
Show it by: Gives an example of an error caught before it caused harm; Names the check or standard they used. - Stakeholder management Core
In the posting: “Build and maintain a strong network of relationships with healthcare consultants, brokers, advisors, and other influential industry stakeholders.” · “Identify and engage key decision-makers, influencers, and relationship owners within national and regional consulting and brokerage firms.” · “Research target firms, their areas of specialization, client portfolios, market priorities, and key stakeholders to create highly personalized outreach strat…”
Show it by: Shows how they aligned people with different goals; Explains how they handled a 'no' from someone senior. - Technical skill Core
In the posting: “Maintain accurate and timely documentation of relationship activity, opportunities, next steps, and pipeline progression within CRM systems.” · “Experience with Salesforce or other CRM platforms preferred.”
Show it by: Names the tools, languages or systems used and how; Explains a technical choice and its trade-off. - Teamwork and collaboration Core
In the posting: “Collaborate with Channel Partnerships, Sales, Marketing, and other internal stakeholders to ensure coordinated engagement with consultant and broker partners.” · “Collaborative team player who thrives in a mission-driven environment.”
Show it by: Says what they did inside a team, not only what 'we' did; Shows how a disagreement was handled. - Ownership and accountability Core
In the posting: “Demonstrate disciplined follow-through and accountability in managing a large portfolio of prospective relationships.” · “Highly proactive, self-motivated, and comfortable independently managing a large portfolio of relationships and prospects.”
Show it by: Takes a task from start to finish without being chased; Owns a mistake and what was changed after it. - Data and analysis Core
In the posting: “Provide regular reporting on outreach activity, relationship development, pipeline progression, and emerging market opportunities.” · “Identify trends, competitive dynamics, and market intelligence gathered through consultant and broker interactions and communicate relevant insights to leade…”
Show it by: Uses a number to describe the situation or the result; Explains what the data showed and what was done with it. - Adaptability and learning Core
In the posting: “Flexibility to accommodate occasional travel requests with limited advance notice.” · “Flexible PTO and Remote First Environment”
Show it by: Describes learning something new quickly and using it; Shows a change of plan and how they adjusted. - Leadership and mentoring Supporting
In the posting: “Identify trends, competitive dynamics, and market intelligence gathered through consultant and broker interactions and communicate relevant insights to leade…”
Show it by: Describes setting direction or a standard others followed; Names someone they coached and what changed for them.
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Practice questions
- Tell me about yourself. Dedicated step-by-step practice.
- If an interviewer asks something improper How to respond to questions about age, family, origin or health.
- Built from this posting (7):
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complex to someone outside your field. From this posting
- Describe a time you went out of your way to solve a customer's problem. From this posting
- You have three urgent tasks due today and time to finish only two. How do you decide? From this posting
- Tell me about a time you caught an error before it reached a customer or a report. From this posting
- How have you used scheduling in your work? Walk me through one real example. From this posting
- Tell me about a problem you solved using marketing. From this posting
- Tell me about a time you helped someone on your team get better at their work. From this posting
- This posting reads as Healthcare: its questions come first.
- Tell me about a time you cared for a patient or family member who was upset or afraid. Healthcare
- You notice a medication or chart detail that does not look right. What do you do? Healthcare
- Describe a time you worked with doctors, nurses or other staff to solve a problem for a patient. Healthcare
- How do you protect patient privacy in your daily work? Healthcare
- Your shift is short-staffed and several patients need you at once. How do you prioritise? Healthcare
- Tell me about a time a procedure or system changed and you had to adapt quickly. Healthcare
- Describe a time you explained a care instruction to a patient so they could follow it at home. Healthcare
- A patient's family member is angry and blames you for a delay. What do you do? Healthcare
- Two managers ask you to book the same room at the same time. What do you do?
- Tell me about a sale or agreement you are proud of.
- How do you keep your pipeline organised?
- Describe a time you handled an upset customer or colleague.
- Tell me about a time you had several deadlines at once. How did you decide what to do first?
- Give an example of a mistake you caught before it caused a problem.
- Tell me about a time you taught someone how to do something.
- Describe a time you took the lead without being asked.
- Tell me about a time you had to explain something complicated in simple terms.
- Describe a process you improved.
- Do you have any questions for us?
- Why do you want to work here?
- Why is there a gap in your employment? Difficult question
- Why did you leave your last job? Difficult question
- Why are you changing careers? Difficult question
- What is your greatest weakness? Difficult question
- What are your salary expectations? Difficult question
- You seem overqualified for this role. Why do you want it? Difficult question
- Improper-question practice: How old are you? / Do you have children? / Where are you from originally?
- A customer is angry about a delay you did not cause. What do you do?
- How do you keep track of many open customer requests?
- Tell me about a time you could not give a customer what they wanted.
- You find that the inventory count does not match the system. What do you do?
- Tell me about a time a shipment or delivery went wrong.
- How do you make sure safety rules are followed on a busy shift?
- How have you used spreadsheets in your work?
- Tell me about a time you had to enter or check a lot of data accurately.
- A prospect says your price is too high. How do you respond?
- Tell me about a technical problem you solved on your own.
- You find a bug right before a release. What do you do?
- Walk me through how you would check whether a report's numbers are right.

