Business Development Representative Jobs in Arizona

Business Development | Behavioral Health

This Is a Growth Role, Not Just a Job.

AriseVida Care is looking for someone who wants to build something.

We are not looking for someone whose primary motivation is simply collecting a paycheck, completing a checklist, and going home. We are looking for someone who sees where a company can go, believes in the vision, and wants to have a direct hand in getting it there.

The right person will have an owner’s mentality.

You will think about growth. You will think about relationships. You will think about opportunities. You will notice when something can be done better and take initiative instead of waiting to be told.

We want someone who is ambitious enough to look at this position as a starting point—not a ceiling.

As AriseVida Care grows, we want this person to grow with us.

What You’ll Be Responsible For

As our Business Development Representative, your primary responsibility is to develop, strengthen, and maintain relationships that create sustainable growth for the organization.

You will:

• Build strong relationships with hospitals, detox programs, residential treatment centers, behavioral health providers, case managers, discharge planners, community organizations, healthcare professionals, and other referral partners.
• Consistently develop new referral relationships while strengthening existing partnerships.
• Help maintain a strong and healthy patient census across our programs by keeping the referral pipeline active and identifying new opportunities for growth.
• Conduct consistent outbound outreach through phone calls, emails, in-person visits, meetings, networking events, presentations, and community engagement.
• Be comfortable spending hours at a time conducting high-volume outbound outreach—calling, following up, reconnecting, and continuing conversations until opportunities are created.
• Consistently schedule facility tours, appointments, in-services, presentations, coffee meetings, lunch meetings, drop-offs, introductions, and face-to-face meetings with community partners.
• Take initiative in getting in front of potential referral partners rather than waiting for them to come to us.
• Attend community events, healthcare events, behavioral health events, networking opportunities, conferences, resource fairs, and other community gatherings where meaningful professional relationships can be developed.
• Coordinate and participate in community outreach tables and vendor booths, professionally representing AriseVida Care and actively engaging with attendees and potential partners.
• Be willing to spend significant portions of the day on the phone when necessary. This is not a position for someone who is uncomfortable with repeated outbound calls. We want someone who can call, follow up, call again, build relationships, schedule meetings, and keep moving until results are produced.
• Become someone our community partners know, trust, remember, and want to work with.
• Follow up relentlessly. Opportunities should not disappear because someone forgot to make the second or third call.
• Identify organizations and professionals we are not currently working with and develop strategies for opening those relationships.
• Track outreach activity, referrals, relationships, opportunities, and results using spreadsheets and internal systems.
• Use data to understand what is producing results and where additional attention is needed.
• Prepare professional presentations, reports, spreadsheets, outreach materials, and partnership proposals.
• Use technology—including Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, ChatGPT, and other AI/productivity tools—to work faster, smarter, and more effectively.
• Communicate market feedback, referral trends, competitive activity, and potential growth opportunities to leadership.
• Work closely with leadership to establish goals and execute strategies for reaching and exceeding them.
• Represent AriseVida Care professionally in every interaction.
• Help protect and grow the reputation of the organization within the behavioral health community.

All business development activities must be conducted ethically, professionally, and in accordance with applicable healthcare, privacy, referral, and compliance requirements.

Who We’re Looking For

We want someone who is:

Driven.
You are motivated by progress, achievement, and measurable results.

Competitive with yourself.
Meeting a goal is good. Exceeding it and figuring out how to do even better next month is better.

Hardworking.
You have the kind of work ethic where people around you notice. You want to be one of the highest-output people in the room.

Relentless about outreach.
You are comfortable picking up the phone and making call after call after call. You understand that meaningful business relationships often begin with persistence, and you are willing to spend hours prospecting, following up, scheduling meetings, and creating opportunities rather than waiting for opportunities to find you.

An owner-minded thinker.
You treat the company’s growth, reputation, relationships, and opportunities as if they matter personally to you.

Outgoing and relationship-oriented.
You genuinely enjoy meeting people, building relationships, networking, and creating new connections.

Comfortable getting out into the community.
You enjoy visiting organizations, attending events, setting up tables, introducing yourself to new people, conducting in-services, scheduling tours, and finding reasons to get face-to-face with potential partners.

Persistent.
You understand that business development requires follow-up. You are comfortable hearing “not right now” and continuing to build the relationship.

Comfortable under pressure.
You can handle goals, deadlines, multiple priorities, changing circumstances, and high expectations without becoming overwhelmed.

Resourceful.
When you encounter a problem, your first instinct is to figure out a solution.

Growth-minded.
You are not looking to hold the exact same position forever. You want increasing responsibility, larger goals, leadership opportunities, and the chance to advance as the organization expands.

Minimum Qualifications

• At least 2 years of sales, business development, relationship management, outreach, or comparable experience
• Strong verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and networking abilities
• Comfortable conducting outbound phone and email outreach
• Comfortable conducting high-volume outbound calling for extended periods of time
• Ability and willingness to consistently schedule meetings, tours, in-services, presentations, drop-offs, and other relationship-building opportunities
• Willingness to attend community events, networking events, conferences, resource fairs, and outreach opportunities
• Comfortable professionally representing the organization at community tables, booths, presentations, and events
• Ability to develop and maintain professional business relationships
• Strong follow-up and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently and take initiative
• Ability to perform effectively in a fast-paced, goal-oriented environment
• Experience working with Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint, spreadsheets, and general business productivity software
• Comfortable using ChatGPT and AI-based productivity tools
• Ability to track activity, maintain organized records, and report measurable results
• Professional appearance and communication style when representing the organization in the community

Behavioral health, healthcare, addiction treatment, hospital, or community-provider business development experience is highly valued, but drive, work ethic, relationship-building ability, and proven sales performance matter most.

How We Measure Success

This is a results-driven position.

Success will be measured by the strength of the relationships you build, the consistency of your outreach, the quality of the referral pipeline you develop, growth in community partnerships, achievement of established goals, and your overall contribution to maintaining strong program census and organizational growth.

We don't expect perfection.

We do expect effort, accountability, urgency, follow-through, and a genuine desire to win.

Where This Position Can Go

We are building AriseVida Care for the long term, and we want people who are interested in building their careers for the long term as well.

Someone who consistently produces results, demonstrates leadership, understands the business, builds strong relationships, and contributes to the company's growth should not remain in the same position forever.

The opportunity is to grow as the company grows.

We are looking for someone who wants to look back several years from now and be able to say:

“I helped build this.”

Benefits:

• Health insurance

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Phoenix, AZ 85008