
Principal, Strategic Partnerships – Private Equity
Assort Health
full-time
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Location Type: Hybrid
Location: San Francisco • California • New York • United States
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Salary
💰 $250,000 - $300,000 per year
Job Level
About the role
- Build & Own Private Equity Relationships
- Develop and manage relationships with leading healthcare-focused PE firms, including partners, operating teams, and value creation leaders
- Position Assort as a strategic lever for revenue growth, cost optimization, and operational scalability across portfolio companies
- Serve as a trusted advisor on how AI can drive value across multi-site provider organizations
- Drive Portfolio-Level GTM Motion
- Generate qualified pipeline by securing warm introductions into portfolio companies
- Partner with PE firms to establish preferred vendor status and, where applicable, negotiate portfolio-wide agreements
- Build repeatable frameworks for identifying, prioritizing, and activating opportunities across PE portfolios
- Own Pipeline & Opportunity Generation
- Carry a quota focused on pipeline creation and sales-qualified opportunities
- Source and qualify deals, then partner closely with Specialty-focused Account Executives to drive them to close
- Lead strategic negotiations directly with PE firms when required
- Operate Cross-Functionally
- Coordinate across a growing sales team covering specialty providers and health systems
- Partner with leadership on go-to-market strategy, pricing models, and packaging for PE-backed organizations
- Provide market feedback to inform product and positioning; be “the voice of our PE partners”
- Build for Scale
- Systematize learnings into a repeatable, scalable PE GTM playbook
- Define the long-term strategy for Assort’s private equity channel.
Requirements
- 6–10+ years of experience in healthcare private equity, investment banking (healthcare), or a closely related field
- Deep understanding of healthcare delivery, including clinical, operational, and financial drivers across provider organizations
- Demonstrated ability to build relationships with senior stakeholders, including PE partners and C-suite executives
- Proven track record of owning outcomes, not just strategy
- Comfortable carrying a quota tied to pipeline and opportunity generation
- Excited to refine and scale a GTM motion
- Exceptional communicator with the ability to tailor messaging across audiences (PE partners, operators, internal teams)
- High EQ—skilled at reading rooms, building trust, and navigating complex stakeholder dynamics
- Strong executive presence and attention to detail
- Bias for action and speed; thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments
- Highly analytical and metrics-driven
- Naturally curious, intellectually honest, and principled in approach
- MBA from a top program (Nice to Have)
- Experience working with or deploying AI solutions in healthcare (Nice to Have).
Benefits
- 💸 Competitive Compensation – Including salary and employee stock options so you share in our success.
- 📚 Lifelong Learning – Annual budget for professional development, plus training opportunities to help you grow.
- 💻 Office Setup Stipend – We’ll outfit your in-office workspace so comfy as it's productive.
- 🩺 Top-Tier Health Coverage – Medical, dental, and vision insurance, because your health comes first.
- 🏖 Unlimited PTO – We trust you to take the time you need to recharge and come back ready to crush it.
- 🥗 Meals & Snacks – Lunch, dinner, and snack breaks that fuel great ideas.
- 💪 Fitness Stipend – Your wellness matters. We reimburse monthly membership costs to support your health.
- 🚆 Commuter Benefits – We cover eligible transportation costs to make your trip to work easier.
- 👵 401(k) – Build your retirement savings.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard Skills & Tools
healthcare private equityinvestment bankingpipeline creationsales-qualified opportunitiesgo-to-market strategypricing modelsAI solutions in healthcaremetrics-driven analysisrelationship managementnegotiation
Soft Skills
exceptional communicatorhigh emotional intelligenceexecutive presenceattention to detailability to build trustnavigating complex dynamicsbias for actionadaptabilityintellectual curiosityprincipled approach
Certifications
MBA