Job Description

We’re excited to share an upcoming opportunity pending a contract award and are connecting with qualified candidates in advance. Once we identify the right candidate, we anticipate extending a contingent offer, with employment dependent on final award confirmation and funding.

At Altarum, we’re driven by a simple but powerful mission: improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations underserved by the healthcare system. We partner with federal and state agencies to design and deliver solutions that make a real, measurable difference.

About The Role

As the Senior Behavioral Health Training Specialist, you'll design and deliver high-quality training and coaching to clinical and non-clinical staff, with a primary focus on disability benefits access (SSI/SSDI) for individuals with behavioral health and physical health needs, including those with co-occurring substance use disorders. Beyond disability benefits training, you'll also support workforce development for other behavioral health programs and initiatives, helping agencies strengthen service delivery, improve outcomes, and build lasting capacity.

You'll work closely with internal teams, community partners, and stakeholders — including the Social Security Administration, state agencies, behavioral health providers, and community organizations — to make sure training initiatives take hold and last. You'll also contribute to business development activities that help grow Altarum's training programs and expand our impact.

What You'll Do

What You'll Bring

Even Better if You Bring

Experience or residence in the state of Michigan.

Why Join Our Team

This is a role where your expertise translates directly into people getting the benefits and support they've earned. You'll shape training that reaches clinical and non-clinical staff across multiple states, help agencies build lasting capacity, and work alongside internal teams, community partners, and individuals with lived experience to make sure that work stays person-centered and relevant. You'll also have the chance to contribute to business development efforts that grow the reach of these training programs — extending the impact of your work even further.

Where You'll Work

Remote with occasional in-person collaboration days

Willing to travel up to 10–15% of the time to deliver in-person trainings.

If you’re near one of our offices (Silver Spring, MD, or Novi, MI), you’ll be Hybrid and will join us in person one day every other month (6 times per year) for a fun, purpose-driven Collaboration Day. These days are filled with creative energy, meaningful connection, and team brainstorming.

Non-local employees will join these days virtually and may be asked to join us occasionally in-person.

Work Eligibility & Requirements

Altarum is a nonprofit organization focused on improving the health of individuals with fewer financial resources and populations disenfranchised by the health care system. We work primarily on behalf of federal and state governments to design and implement solutions that achieve measurable results. We combine our expertise in public health and health care delivery with technology development and implementation, practice transformation, training and technical assistance, quality improvement, data analytics, and applied research and evaluation. Our innovative solutions and proven processes lead to better value and health for all.

Altarum is an equal opportunity employer that provides employment and opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.