Description

Leidos Health Solutions Business Area, Performance and Readiness has an opening for a Senior SME - Chief of Behavioral Health. The position is remote with some travel for conferences and customer meetings.

We are seeking a highly motivated and experienced Senior SME to join our team. This individual should have a strong background in behavioral health and federal policy with a proven track record of building and maintaining relationships with leaders and key stakeholders in the health, wellness, resilience and readiness space. The Senior SME will work with senior leadership and Leidos Business Development and Capture and program teams to provide subject matter expertise and contact development in order to drive business growth and expansion within DoD, DHA, P&R, VA as well as other civilian agencies, NIH, HHS, CDC, DHS, FAA, NASA and others. The Senior SME will leverage their industry knowledge and network to identify opportunities and drive revenue. Additionally, the successful candidate will demonstrate exceptional communication and negotiation skills, as well as the ability to develop and execute strategic plans to expand the current customer base and achieve business targets.

• Lead and represent Leidos in the behavioral health space both within Leidos and with external customer sets. Drive the expansion of Leidos' reputation as a leader in behavioral health
• Contribute, Develop and Execute a comprehensive strategy to drive growth within the behavioral health and managed service capability space
• Lead the Leidos Behavioral Health Center of Excellence (BHCOE) to develop and drive innovation through analytics, technology and other areas in the behavioral health and managed service space on existing Leidos programs and in capturing new opportunities
• Lead the behavioral health and managed service sales play initiatives to bring new offerings to existing customers or current offerings to new customers
• Work in alignment with Leidos executive leadership across the company and externally to develop and identify behavioral health new business initiatives within the DoD, DHA, P&R, VA, DHS, FAA, NIH, HHS, CDC, NASA and others
• Develop and work joint initiatives in the behavioral health and managed service space between Leidos Health Solutions and Leidos QTC to include clinical related efforts and the development of the Leidos clinical center of excellence
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key stakeholders, including military and civilian government agencies, vendor partners and behavioral health community, non-profit organizations.
• Provide thought leadership in writing/publishing papers, journal articles, and in attending relevant conferences and participating in panels.
• Identify and pursue new business opportunities, leveraging industry knowledge and market insights to drive revenue growth.
• Collaborate with internal teams to develop tailored solutions and proposals that meet the needs of Health Solutions clients to bid and win new business
• Act as a clinical advisor to Leidos teams in the execution of current Leidos behavioral health programs
• Lead discussions with customers, ensuring favorable outcomes for Leidos.
• Monitor market trends, technology, opportunities to innovate and competitive activities, providing insights and recommendations to inform business strategy and to ensure Leidos is practicing the most relevant and innovative approaches to behavioral health in order to enhance the readiness and resilience of Servicemembers and their families and to enhance Veteran wellness
• Participate as required in the Leidos strategy and business development process, including pipeline reviews, opportunity gate reviews, black hat sessions, and proposal reviews.
• Serve as a customer advocate by helping to identify mission needs and represent the customer perspective.

• PhD and 10+ years or Masters with 20+ years of prior relevant experience in a behavioral health field (additional education, training or experience may be considered in lieu of degree).
• Strong network of relationships within DoD, DHA, P&R and VA. Relationships with civilian agencies and other Federal agencies are also desired.
• Proven track record of success in driving strategy, shaping, discovering and marketing opportunities to drive revenue growth and achieving business targets
• Strategic thinker with the ability to develop and execute plans to achieve objectives
• Relevant Subject Matter Expert (SME) in behavioral health, wellness, readiness and resilience
• Demonstrable ability to leverage pre-existing network of clients or contacts.
• Knowledge of contract vehicles government process and procurements
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to articulate complex ideas effectively.
• Results-oriented mindset with a focus on delivering exceptional customer value.
• Prior experience of collaboration efforts outside the organization.
• Experience in relationship building that increases market penetration and leads to increased opportunities with new and existing clients.
• Experience with breaking into new accounts / customers through effective tactics.
• Knowledge in the professional disciplines across the Behavioral Health space.
• Ability to understand customer challenges and help establish creative solutions to the customer needs.
• Ability to lead others in cross-functional disciplines.
• Experience and demonstrated competency in use of data analytics. Analytical skills necessary to analyze and interpret complex data and to identify and solve problems.
• Produce accurate and comprehensive work products with minimal direction.
• Maintain favorable interpersonal working relationships and positive public relations. Strong interpersonal skills to interact with leadership, employees, patients and the public.