Pays $195k-$210k — Healthcare Admin market median is ~$80k (6 jobs)
Sr. Director, Social Connection & Behavioral Health Innovation
About the Role
Senior leadership role building behavioral health and social connection services for older adults. $195-210K. San Francisco, CA.
Join Institute on Aging as a Sr. Director, Social Connection & Behavioral Health Innovation – $195-210K in San Francisco, California. Note: If you are a current employee, please apply through the internal career page. IOA is on the forefront of revolutionary healthcare models, reshaping the way people can age in place.
Benefits & Compensation
- Salary: $195K - $210K
- Range: $ 195,000 to $210,000/annual.
- This amount is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any specific employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education and other factors.
- This range does not include any additional equity, benefits, or other non-monetary compensation which may be included.
Work Schedule
- Full-Time position.
- No explicit call, weekend, or night shift information provided.
Apply to join Institute on Aging as a Sr. Director, Social Connection & Behavioral Health Innovation – $195-210K.
Key Responsibilities
The Sr. Director will develop and scale a continuum of behavioral health and social connection services for older adults, including the Friendship Line. They will lead strategic growth, manage multi-million dollar budgets, and build partnerships with healthcare organizations and payers.
Requirements
Candidates must hold an advanced degree in behavioral health or a related field and possess over 8 years of leadership experience. A proven track record in scaling programs, financial management, and clinical expertise is required, with California licensure preferred.
Qualifications
- Education
- Professional certificate or licensure
- Experience
- 10+ years of experience
Key Skills
Behavioral Health Career Context
Of the 40 active Behavioral Health listings this role was benchmarked against, 35% are remote, 25% have no call, 55% require no weekends.
In California, the Behavioral Health weighted monthly median benchmark on WeekdayDoc is ~$87k (25 salary observations; 39 listings), vs ~$74k nationally (239 salary observations; 804 listings). Monthly aggregates cover 2026-02-01 through 2026-09-01; these are not the modal's selected comparable-job medians.
The cost-of-living index for California is 110.7 (US average = 100; BEA Regional Price Parities (2024)), so the posted ~$203k midpoint carries the purchasing power of roughly $183k in an average-cost state. 63.6% of California clinicians report burnout symptoms in WeekdayDoc's Burnout Index (2026-01 data).
Behavioral Health pay on WeekdayDoc is down 3.8% vs. the prior quarter (through Aug 2026).
Position Insights
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