[Hiring] National SVP, Food & Nutrition Initiatives @American Heart Association

Role Description

The American Heart Association has an excellent opportunity for a National SVP, Food & Nutrition Initiatives! This position can be home-based. The organization is now seeking a leader to unify an enterprise-wide Food & Nutrition portfolio, establishing strategy, partnerships, business models, and initiatives that advance food and nutrition as a foundational driver of cardiovascular, metabolic, brain, and overall health.

Responsibilities

• Direct portfolio development across science, healthcare systems, advocacy, community impact, consumer engagement, and strategic partnerships.
• Serve as the Heart Association's executive leader for food and nutrition innovation and for integrating strategies across organizational priorities.

Key Responsibilities

• Enterprise Strategy & Leadership:
  • Develop and implement the Association's Food & Nutrition strategy in collaboration with AHA scientific staff and volunteer leadership.
  • Align food and nutrition initiatives across science, advocacy, healthcare, community, and consumer portfolios.
  • Identify emerging opportunities that strengthen AHA's leadership in nutrition, food science and systems, nutrition security, and food-is-medicine.
• Partnership Development & Revenue Growth:
  • Develop strategic relationships with health systems, payers, employers, foundations, policymakers, researchers, and industry partners.
  • Identify and cultivate new revenue opportunities, sponsorships, grants, and investment opportunities.
  • Expand funding and partnership models that support portfolio growth.
• Innovation & Market Development:
  • Evaluate emerging trends, technologies, consumer needs, and market opportunities for new philanthropic and commercial ventures.
  • Advance innovative approaches that connect evidence-based food and nutrition interventions with scalable adoption pathways.
  • Collaborate with AHA Ventures and other innovation assets to accelerate growth.
• Thought Leadership & External Representation:
  • Serve as a senior spokesperson and leader with vision on nutrition, food science and food systems.
  • Represent the Association at national and international forums.
  • Build coalitions that strengthen AHA's role as a trusted authority in food, nutrition and health.

Success Measures

• Growth in funding and strategic partnerships.
• Increased engagement and relevance with consumers and patients.
• Enterprise integration of food and nutrition strategy.
• Policy and systems-level impact.
• Measurable health outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum Ten (10) years of relevant experience.
• Minimum eight (8) years of supervisory experience.
• Business Acumen, Change Management, Effective Communication, Managing Complexity, Planning and Organizing, Prioritization.
• Process Management, Program Management, Project Cost Management, Project Lifecycle Management, Project Planning.
• Project Risk Management, Quality Management, Resource Management, Scope Management, Stakeholder Management, Strategic Planning, Systems Thinking.
• Cross-Team Integration, Motivating Others, Organizational Leadership, Performance Management, Fostering Teamwork.

Benefits

• Salary minimum to the midpoint of the range is $233,200.00 to $275,000.00. Pay is commensurate with experience; geographic differentials may apply to the pay range.
• This position is eligible for an incentive plan.
• Compensation: Competitive base salary with regular market value reviews.
• Performance and Recognition: Rewards for achieving success through annual salary planning and incentive programs.
• Benefits: Medical, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance, along with a robust retirement program that includes an employer match and automatic contribution.
• Professional Development: Access to Employee Resource Groups (ERG) and mentoring programs; Heart U offers over 100,000 resources.
• Work-Life Harmonization: Minimum of 16 days Paid Time Off (PTO) per year, increasing with seniority, plus 12 paid holidays.
• Tuition Assistance: Financial assistance for further education related to current duties or potential future positions.

Company Description

The American Heart Association’s mission is to be a relentless force for a world of longer, healthier lives, regardless of race, ethnicity, gender, gender identity, religion, age, language, sexual orientation, national origin and physical or cognitive abilities.