SUMMARY:

The MAT Director provides strategic leadership for the HRSA RCORP-MAT Access initiative, a federally funded effort to expand access to Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for opioid use disorder (OUD) in rural communities. This position is responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of the project, building and sustaining collaborative partnerships, and ensuring the program meets all grant deliverables, compliance requirements, and performance goals. The Director will work to reduce treatment barriers and support a low-threshold, community-informed, and culturally responsive MAT system.

REPORTING:

Reports to the Chief Strategy Officer

POSITIONS SUPERVISED:

MAT Coordinator

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Serve as the primary point of contact for HRSA and ensure compliance with all reporting and documentation requirements.

· Lead planning, implementation, and monitoring of all MAT Access project activities in alignment with HRSA RCORP objectives.

· Oversee grant timelines, budgets, staffing, and performance milestones.

· Build and maintain strong, multidisciplinary partnerships with healthcare providers, behavioral health agencies, criminal justice systems, public health departments, tribal entities, and community-based organizations.

· Facilitate regular consortium or workgroup meetings to align goals, share data, and foster collaboration.

· Collaborate with prescribers and clinics to increase MAT initiation, especially among high-risk populations (justice-involved, Indigenous, uninsured, etc.).

· Work with the evaluator and data team to collect and report performance metrics as required by HRSA, including patient engagement, retention, and health outcomes.

· Use data to inform continuous quality improvement efforts and adapt services to meet evolving community needs.

· Support the development or enhancement of care coordination pathways, peer support programs, and harm reduction interventions.

· Develop strategies to integrate and sustain MAT services beyond the grant period through reimbursement optimization, policy alignment, and system-wide engagement.

· Support the recruitment, retention, and professional development of the local MAT workforce.

· Communicates effectively with SFRC staff, persons served, and external agencies to coordinate care and data exchange.

· Coordinate and collaborate with other Directors across the organization to ensure streamlined services

· Participate as a member of the leadership team within the organization

· Other duties as assigned.

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Skills/Knowledge/Abilities:

1. Attention to detail, communication, planning, project management, risk assessment analysis, resource management. Must be able to work well under pressure and demonstrate good time management and organizational skills.

2. Knowledge and skills pertaining to time-effective behavioral health care treatment approaches.

3. Experience providing services to the grant’s target population including familiarity with relevant culture(s) and language(s).

4. Experience with federally and privately funded grant operations.

5. Ability to work with diverse teams of people.

6. Advanced Excel user.

7. Familiarity with electronic health record system.

8. Strong written and oral skills are necessary

9. Strong organizational and problem-solving skills.

10. Ability to maintain effective working relationships with all levels of staff within the organization and external stakeholders.

11. Have or ability to obtain and maintain a State of New Mexico Criminal Records Clearance

Education and Experience:

1. Bachelor’s degree (required); Master’s degree (preferred) in human services related field.

2. 4 years or more experience managing federal grants

3. Project Management experience

4. Experience with federal grants management and Implementation preferred

5. Experience supervising staff and managing a team

6. 5 years’ experience in healthcare and/or nonprofit experience.