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Market Development Manager - Lifelong Learning

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The American Heart Association (AHA) has an excellent opportunity for a Market Development Manager – Lifelong Learning in our National Center office located in Dallas, TX .

The Market Development Manager helps to devise, develop and deliver a comprehensive and tactical plan for business development and revenue generation of products evolving from the American Heart Association's (AHA) multiple medical and scientific professional education on-line and live offerings and events.

AHA's professional audiences exceed over a million learners across the globe ranging from bedside clinicians to bench scientists in all career stages.

Areas of Responsibility: 
  • Researches, identifies and creates plan for revenue growth from AHA's Lifelong Learning products. This includes, but is not limited to: revenue generation through optimal registration strategies, subscription and pay per view fee determinations; exhibitor and sponsorship recruitment, retention and expansion; achieving and sustaining grant awards.
  • Creates customized learning products and programming, in conjunction with the programming staff, with sustainable revenue generation and growth.
  • Develops individualized budgets and provides budgeting guidance for product development, pricing and market management. Initiates and maintains product offerings to support grant awards.
  • Develops procedure and strategy for identification, integration, and proposal of programs/products/services.
  • Provides research, data, and strategic plan for increasing professional education and meeting participation.
  • Analyzes trends in revenue streams to prioritize and make recommendations for reaching revenue goals and associated performance standards.
Educational Background: 
Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Management, or a related field of study.
Skills/Experience: 
  • Minimum of eight (8) years demonstrated experience in assessing and identifying market trends to make recommendations for business development.
  • Prior successful portfolio of income generating products, experience in product development and life cycle revenue/expense planning.
  • Experience in the medical or healthcare meeting planning industry.
  • Ability to negotiate complex partnerships and create multi-level relationships.
  • Strong written/oral communication and presentation skills.
  • Excellent problem-solving skills with the ability to work in a team environment.
  • Strong business analytics, strategic planning, and execution skills.
  • Must be organized with multitasking abilities.
  • Must be able to travel overnight approx. 30% of the time.

Here are some of the preferred skills we are looking for:

  • Advanced degree such as an MBA
  • Prior Non-Profit experience

Organization Info

American Heart Association | American Stroke Association

Overview
Headquarters: 
Dallas, TX, United States
Annual Budget : 
More than $500M
Founded: 
1949
About Us
Mission: 

The American Heart Association's mission is to build healthier lives free of cardiovascular diseases and stroke, America's No. 1 and No. 5 killers.

Founded in 1924, our organization now includes more than 30 million volunteers and supporters. We fund innovative research, fight for stronger public health policies, and provide critical tools and information to save and improve lives.

Listing Stats

Post Date: 
May 2 2018
Active Until: 
Jun 3 2018
Hiring Organization: 
American Heart Association | American Stroke Association
industry: 
Nonprofit