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VP, Strategic Accounts

Evolent

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Compensation
$190–200K/yr
Location
Remote · US
Schedule
Full-time
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Job overview

The Vice President, Strategic Accounts leads Evolent’s strategic client relationships, with responsibility for retention, growth, and measurable client value. The role advises senior client executives and partners across clinical, operational, product, technology, finance, and commercial teams to execute account strategies and deliver client and business outcomes. It also leads and develops the Strategic Accounts team and builds organizational capability and succession.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Strategic Account ManagementClient Relationship ManagementClient RetentionClient GrowthPayer EconomicsHealthcare OperationsValue-Based CareComplex NegotiationsAccount EconomicsCross-Functional InfluenceFinancial AcumenCommercial AcumenTeam LeadershipExecutive PresenceCommunicationProblem-Solving

Qualifications

Bachelor's in Business or RelatedAdvanced Degree10+ Years Leadership ExperienceHealthcare or Related Field ExperienceHealth Plan Relationship ExperienceClient Retention and Growth SuccessSenior Client-Facing Team Leadership

Benefits

Medical Insurance

Full job description

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Your Future Evolves Here

Evolent partners with health plans and providers to achieve better outcomes for people with most complex and costly health conditions. Working across specialties and primary care, we seek to connect the pieces of fragmented health care system and ensure people get the same level of care and compassion we would want for our loved ones.

Evolent employees enjoy work/life balance, the flexibility to suit their work to their lives, and autonomy they need to get things done. We believe that people do their best work when they're supported to live their best lives, and when they feel welcome to bring their whole selves to work. That's one reason why diversity and inclusion are core to our business.

Join Evolent for the mission. Stay for the culture.

What You’ll Be Doing:

Vice President, Strategic Accounts

Position Summary

The Vice President, Strategic Accounts is responsible for leading Evolent’s strategic client relationships, driving retention and growth, and ensuring measurable value for clients and Evolent.

This leader serves as a trusted advisor to senior client executives and partners across clinical, operational, product, technology, finance, and commercial teams to execute account strategies, expand relationships, and deliver strong client and business outcomes.

What You Will Be Doing

Strategic Account Leadership

  • Lead Evolent’s strategically important client relationship(s)

  • Develop and execute multi-year account strategies aligned with client priorities and Evolent’s business objectives

  • Build trusted relationships with C-suite and senior client leaders

  • Serve as the executive escalation point for significant client opportunities, risks, and performance issues

Retention & Growth

  • Drive client retention, renewals, contract extensions, and expansion opportunities

  • Identify opportunities to broaden Evolent’s solutions within existing relationships

  • Lead strategic commercial discussions in partnership with Growth, Finance, Legal, Product, and other stakeholders

  • Maintain visibility into account health, competitive risks, and growth opportunities

Client Value & Execution

  • Ensure Evolent delivers measurable clinical, operational, and financial value and clearly communicate this value to clients

  • Partner with internal leaders to address performance gaps and advance client priorities

  • Mobilize cross-functional teams to resolve complex issues and execute strategic initiatives

  • Bring the voice of the customer into Evolent’s product, operating, and strategic priorities

Leadership

  • Lead and develop a high-performing Strategic Accounts team

  • Establish clear expectations for executive relationship management, commercial discipline, and client accountability

  • Build organizational capability and succession across the Strategic Accounts function

  • Foster a culture of collaboration, accountability, and client excellence

The Experience We Prefer

  • Bachelor’s degree in business, healthcare administration, finance, or related field; advanced degree preferred

  • 10+ years of progressive leadership experience in healthcare, managed care, healthcare services, or a related field

  • Significant experience leading complex strategic relationships with health plans or other healthcare organizations

  • Demonstrated success driving client retention, renewals, expansion, and growth

  • Strong understanding of payer economics, healthcare operations, and value-based care

  • Experience leading complex negotiations and managing account economics

  • Proven ability to influence and execute across highly matrixed organizations

  • Strong financial and commercial acumen

  • Demonstrated success leading and developing senior client-facing teams

  • Exceptional executive presence, communication, negotiation, and problem-solving skills

To ensure a secure hiring process we have implemented several identity verification steps, including submission of a government issued photo ID. We conduct identity verification during interviews, and final interviews may require onsite attendance. All candidates must complete a comprehensive background check, in-person I-9 verification, and may be subject to drug screening prior to employment. The use of artificial intelligence tools during interviews is prohibited and monitored. Misrepresentation will result in immediate disqualification from consideration.

Technical Requirements:

We require that all employees have the following technical capability at their home: High speed internet over 10 Mbps and, specifically for all call center employees, the ability to plug in directly to the home internet router.

Evolent is an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants equally without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, or disability status. If you need reasonable accommodation to access the information provided on this website, please contact [email protected] for further assistance.

The expected base salary/wage range for this position is $190,000-200,000. As part of our total compensation package, Evolent is proud to offer comprehensive benefits (including health insurance benefits) to qualifying employees. All compensation determinations are based on the skills and experience required for the position and commensurate with experience of selected individuals, which may vary above and below the stated amounts.

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How this job compares

Set against the 11,973 open Account Management jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 6, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$190–200K/yr
  • South Carolina median$90–157K/yr63 salary ranges
  • US median$100–152K/yr8,071 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $195K, is 58% above the South Carolina median midpoint ($123K) — in the top quarter of Account Management salary ranges in South Carolina.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 103 open Account Management jobs in South Carolina and 11,973 across the US. 14% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in South Carolina
Experience
Account Management postings that state a minimum ask for 5 years of experience at the median; the middle half ask for 3 to 7 years (9,021 postings).
Education
2,869 of the 11,973 open Account Management jobs (24%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 6, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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