VP of Business Development and Marketing

VP of Business Development and Marketing

Must live in DFW area and be open to travel around 75% of the time.

About CWG

At Connections Wellness Group, our mission is to provide you with meaningful, life-improving mental health support to promote positive change for your overall wellness. We provide comprehensive mental health services and accelerated group therapy, including Partial Hospitalization Programs (PHP) and Intensive Outpatient Programs (IOP), designed to offer structured support and guidance during critical times. Our purpose is to create a safe and nurturing environment where individuals can develop coping mechanisms, build resilience, and rediscover their inner strength, ultimately leading to a more fulfilling and balanced life. We believe everyone deserves access to quality mental healthcare, and we’re dedicated to being a trusted partner on your journey.

Position Summary

We are seeking an experienced, results-driven VP of Business Development & Marketing to set and execute the organization’s growth strategy. Reporting to the CEO, this leader will own the full growth engine—referral development, partnerships, community engagement, brand and demand generation, and patient acquisition / retention—across our multi-site healthcare footprint. The ideal candidate blends executive-level business development expertise with modern healthcare marketing, brings a deep passion for community impact, be hands on, and has a proven record of driving sustained revenue growth.

Primary Responsibilities

Leadership

• Build, lead, and scale a high-performing Growth organization (field business development, referral / partnerships, community outreach, digital marketing, brand / communications).
• Develop org design, hiring plans, coaching, and succession planning; set clear OKRs and performance standards.
• Manage all business development and marketing employees.
• Define and execute the multi-year growth strategy for existing sites and new market expansion, including service-line growth, referral mix optimization, and market prioritization.
• Own the enterprise go-to-market plan (positioning, messaging, routes to market, outreach models).
• Establish, deepen, and scale referral sources and strategic partnerships with healthcare providers, health systems, payors, employers, schools, community organizations, and government entities—initially focused on DFW.
• Lead partnership negotiations and renewals in coordination with executive leadership and legal / compliance.

Brand, Demand & Digital

Community Engagement & Events

Data, Analytics & Forecasting

Cross-Functional Alignment

Executive / Board Reporting & Compliance

Qualifications

Schedule

Supervisory Responsibility

This position supervises all business development and marketing team members.

Physical Demands

This position may require occasional lifting, carrying, walking, climbing, kneeling, bending / stooping, twisting, pulling / pushing, reaching above the shoulder, and sitting for longer periods of time. Employees in this position must be physically able to efficiently perform the essential functions of the position.

Other Duties

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Applicants who have been patients of any program or provider at the facility are eligible for employment under the conditions outlined below : For private practice therapy and medication management, the applicant must have discontinued and / or transferred their treatment to a provider or providers outside of the facility. For PHP / IOP services, the applicant must have been discharged from the program at least 2 years prior to applying for employment.

Connections Wellness Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, alienage or national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, age, disability or handicap, sex, marital status, veteran status, sexual orientation, arrest record or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state or local laws.

#J-18808-Ljbffr