Business Development Representative (BDR) - Contract To Hire - Texas - Remote Eligible

Business Development Representative (BDR) 1099 Contractor

Manatee is a virtual mental health clinic dedicated to helping kids, teens, and families thrive. We provide child therapy with parental involvement across personalized plans of care to address mental and behavioral health challenges like anxiety and depression, while fostering healthy family relationships. We partner with pediatricians, family medicine physicians, and healthcare systems to provide seamless connections to mental health services that drive better outcomes for kids and families.

We're looking for a business development representative (BDR) 1099 contractor located in Texas to join our growth team. This is a remote role, but you would hold sales meetings at Texas-based Health Systems and Pediatric Provider Groups on an agreed upon cadence. As a BDR, you'll spearhead initial outreach to physician practices, developing relationships that help families access critical mental health care. This role reports directly to the head of growth and offers the opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the expansion of Manatee's partner network. You'll start as a contractor with the opportunity to convert to full-time W2 upon clearly defined individual and company milestones.

Responsibilities Will Include:

• Outbound Outreach: Execute cold calls and email campaigns to pediatricians, primary care physicians, and health systems to introduce Manatee's mental health solutions and drive partnership growth.
• Relationship Management: Build meaningful connections with physician practices, serving as the primary liaison for onboarding new referral partners.
• CRM Management: Maintain accurate and up-to-date records of outreach and engagement activities in our CRM.
• Strategy Collaboration: Work closely with the head of growth to refine outreach strategies, messaging, and tactics to improve physician engagement.
• Goal Achievement: Meet or exceed metrics for outreach, qualified meetings, and referral partnership growth.

An Ideal Candidate Has:

• 1-3 years of relevant experience in business development, sales, or customer success (healthcare experience is a huge plus).
• Strong communication skills: You're an energetic phone communicator, an active listener, and a persuasive writer.
• Proficiency with tools: Prior experience with Hubspot or similar CRM systems is preferred.
• Collaborative and self-starting attitude: You thrive in fast-paced environments, are comfortable with autonomy, and are eager to contribute to team goals.
• Mission-driven perspective: You're passionate about improving mental health care for families and excited to align with Manatee's values.

What We Look For:

• Mission Driven: Everything we do revolves around improving mental health care for children and families.
• Excellence Always: We strive for extraordinary results to drive our mission forward.
• Open Communication: We believe in honest, courageous dialogue to address challenges and celebrate successes.
• Teamwork Makes the Dream Work: We work in a highly collaborative environment.

Why Join Us?

• Purpose-Driven Impact: Be part of our mission to bring transformative mental health services to children and families.
• Remote-First: Work from where you are.
• Competitive Compensation: Competitive hourly base pay with additional performance-based incentives.
• Growth Opportunities: Opportunity to grow your career and we expand and scale.

This is a 1099 contractor position. The expected hourly rate for this position is $25 - $30/hour. Compensation will depend on a variety of factors including experience, skills and applicable laws. This position is also eligible for variable compensation based on achieving growth targets.