Strategic Partnerships Associate - Employers

About us
Corner Health is rebuilding primary care by helping Nurse Practitioners (NPs) start and scale their own independent practices. Our AI-native operating system handles everything from billing and insurance to patient communication and clinical workflows, giving providers more time to do what matters most: care for patients.
In the past year, we’ve become the fastest-growing primary care network in Arizona and Washington, supporting more than 70 provider-owned practices and over 50,000 patient visits.
Corner Health was founded by Lava Sunder and Anne Gifford and has raised $32.5M from Oak HC/FT, First Round Capital, Zigg Capital, and the founders of DoorDash, Commure, Grow Therapy, Kindred, Culdesac, and more.

About the Role

At Corner Health, we’re building something fundamentally different: a network of hyper-local, independent, in-person primary care practices powered by modern technology. This is a completely new model of care. Today, 88% of patients prefer a provider powered by Corner Health over other options, and patients return at twice the national average rate - not because of marketing, but because the experience actually works.

As a Strategic Partnerships Associate focused on our Employer Channel , you will be Corner Health’s on-the-ground leader in the Phoenix market - building relationships with local employers and benefits brokers, bringing our model to their employees, and shaping how Corner Health partners with employers as we scale. This is a high-visibility, high-impact role where you will help build our employer channel from the ground up.

If you know the Arizona benefits landscape, love being in the room with employers and brokers, and want to bring a better primary care experience to the people of Phoenix, this is the role for you. This role is based in Phoenix, Arizona.

What you’ll work on

- Create Local Employer Opportunities: Build and own a pipeline of Arizona employers - sourcing, prospecting, and leading conversations with HR, benefits, and finance leaders from first meeting through signed partnership.

- Own Local Broker Partnerships: Be Corner Health’s go-to partner for benefits brokers and consultants across Arizona - building trusted relationships, equipping them to bring Corner Health to their clients, and turning them into a repeatable source of employer opportunities.

- Refine Our Employer Value Proposition: Sharpen how Corner Health shows value to employers (from cost savings and access to employee experience and outcomes) with pitch materials, ROI analyses, and case studies that resonate with self-funded and level-funded employers.

- Lead Implementation & Ongoing Partner Support: Design and run a smooth launch playbook for new employer partners (employee communications, onsite events, enrollment and engagement), then serve as the ongoing point of contact - tracking utilization, reporting results, and driving renewals and expansion.

- Shape Our Employer Go-To-Market Strategy: Use what you learn in the field to refine our employer GTM - target segments, pricing and partnership structures, channel strategy, and the playbook we’ll use to scale into new markets.

- Be Our Face in the Phoenix Market: Represent Corner Health at local benefits, HR, and business community events, and build the relationships that make us the go-to primary care partner for Arizona employers.

What you’re like

- You have 3-5 years of experience in employee benefits within the Arizona market (e.g., at a benefits brokerage or consultancy, a health plan or TPA, or a health solution selling to employers).

- You have deep familiarity with self-funded and level-funded plans, and understand how employers and their advisors make benefits decisions.

- You have an established network of Arizona employers, brokers, and benefits consultants, and the credibility to open doors.

- You have strong commercial and executive presence - confident pitching to HR, finance, and C-suite leaders and building long-term, trusted relationships.

- You are scrappy and resourceful - you find a way to get things done, run through walls, and are not afraid of taking on big goals.

- You are an AI-forward operator - you use AI tools to work faster and smarter, and you’re excited to leverage AI to multiply your output.

- You are comfortable in a fast-paced startup environment with high ownership, ambiguity, and rapid iteration.

What would set you apart

- You have deep roots in the local Arizona market - you know the employers, brokers, and community leaders, and they know you.

- You have experience selling, implementing, or advising on unique or innovative healthcare solutions (e.g., direct primary care, onsite/near-site clinics, navigation, or point solutions).

- You have a track record of driving employee engagement and utilization of a new benefit after launch.

- You have a personal connection to our mission of making independent, local primary care accessible to more patients.

Benefits

- Competitive salary & equity compensation

- Top-tier health and dental

- Health & wellness stipend

- Eligible to participate in company-sponsored 401(k) plan

What we're like

You’re joining an early-stage company - it’s important to learn more about what we’re like!

We're a small team with high ownership and high autonomy. We are motivated by the providers we get to know, and the patient lives we impact.

We love celebrating when one of our providers hits a patient growth milestone, when we see a stellar review written by a patient who finally feels listened to, or when we ship a quick feature request that a provider has (our fastest time from request → live was 12 minutes!)

We use best-in-class tools to move fast and punch above our weight, and the work we do has a direct, tangible impact on people's health and lives, and we feel that every day.

Lastly - one of our team values is "Life is short - it's OK to laugh" . Whether it's late-night team dinners, mini golf, or just jamming on new ideas for our providers - we work hard and have fun doing it.

Corner Health is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and considers all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status or any other legally protected characteristic. We also consider for employment all qualified applicants regardless of criminal histories, consistent with applicable law.