Full-Time

Provider Relations Manager

Posted on 9/25/2025

Knownwell

Knownwell

51-200 employees

Weight-inclusive primary care and obesity medicine

Compensation Overview

$100k - $110k/yr

+

Chicago, IL, USA

Hybrid

Hybrid role in Greater Chicago area; requires local travel within Chicago metro.

Category
Sales & Account Management (1)
Requirements
  • 5+ years of experience in provider relations, healthcare business development, or a similar role within a medical practice, healthcare system, or relevant organization.
  • Track record of meeting and exceeding referral growth or business development targets.
  • Strong relationship-building skills working with both primary care and specialist providers, and office staff to drive referral workflows; familiarity with weight management or obesity care is a plus.
  • Comfort with consistent local travel throughout the Chicago metro area.
  • Proficiency with CRM and referral tracking platforms.
  • Familiarity with the prior authorization process and payer dynamics is a plus.
  • Experience and training as a health care provider is a plus.
Responsibilities
  • Relationship Building: Develop and maintain strong relationships with primary and specialty care clinicians (particular focus on OBGYN, fertility, pediatrician, psychology/psychiatry, orthopedic, cardiac, sleep, and bariatric surgery specialists) and their offices, initially in the greater Chicago area and overtime across Illinois.
  • Engage providers and office staff through regular visits (e.g. lunch & learns and breakfast meetings via direct scheduling or tools like RxVantage), calls, and communications to educate them on knownwell's weight management programs and services.
  • Train and empower office staff (e.g. schedulers, medical assistants, & nurses) as referral drivers; leave behind referral workflow handouts and patient registration tools.
  • Act as the primary point of contact for clinicians to address questions, concerns, and feedback about knownwell's services.
  • Provider Education: Conduct presentations and informational sessions for healthcare clinicians and their staff to increase awareness of obesity treatment options and knownwell's comprehensive approach.
  • Leverage specialty-specific value propositions to tailor messaging that resonates.
  • Use knownwell’s outcomes data, case studies, and local referral success metrics to support provider education and reinforce referral value.
  • Educate healthcare providers on the referral process to ensure a smooth patient transition from primary or specialty care to knownwell.
  • Referral Management: Responsible for meeting and exceeding weekly and monthly referral growth targets, while owning activity pipeline including new provider meetings, expansion meetings, and active referral conversations.
  • Collaborate with knownwell's clinical and operations teams to streamline the referral process, ensuring referred patients are onboarded effectively and efficiently.
  • Track referral data and analyze trends to optimize outreach strategies and improve referral volume.
  • Strategy and Outreach: Contribute to the development and refinement of the PRM playbook, including ideal customer profiles, targeting criteria, and outreach/follow-up SOPs.
  • Identify new opportunities for clinician partnerships and develop targeted outreach strategies.
  • Develop creative campaigns and initiatives to efficiently reach clinicians.
  • Participate in industry events, conferences, and networking opportunities to expand knownwell's reach within the healthcare community.
  • Reporting and Analytics: Maintain accurate records within the CRM of clinician interactions, referrals, and engagement activities.
  • Provide regular reports on referral trends, outreach effectiveness, and partnership developments.
Desired Qualifications
  • Fully remote opportunity
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401K retirement plan with company match
  • Up to 20 days of PTO per year + company holidays
  • Up to 14 weeks of paid parental leave (12 for non-birthing parents)
  • Annual work from home stipend for remote employees

Knownwell provides weight-inclusive primary care and obesity medicine. It serves a diverse patient base with a patient-centered approach, offering in-person and virtual appointments to improve access. Its care model centers on tailored plans that combine remote patient monitoring, nutrition counseling, behavioral health, stress and sleep management, and prescription medications. Revenue comes from both insurance-covered services and direct patient payments. The company differentiates itself by adopting a bias-free, compassionate, body-inclusive philosophy and delivering integrated, multidisciplinary care that supports patients wherever they are. The goal is to reshape healthcare to fit all bodies, ensuring compassionate, expert-led care for every patient.

Company Size

51-200

Company Stage

Early VC

Total Funding

$49.5M

Headquarters

Boston, Massachusetts

Founded

2022

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Raised $25M in October 2024 led by CVS Health Ventures to expand clinics and AI tools.
  • Acquired Alfie Health to integrate AI for tailored, cost-effective obesity treatments.
  • Appointed Dr. Britta Reierson as Central US Medical Director to grow Texas virtual services.

What critics are saying

  • Insurers like Blue Cross Blue Shield restrict GLP-1 coverage, slashing prescription revenue now.
  • Found and Noom undercut with $99/month virtual GLP-1s versus Knownwell's pricier model.
  • Novo Nordisk and Eli Lilly's 2026 oral GLP-1s commoditize treatment, obsoleting bundled care.

What makes Knownwell unique

  • Knownwell delivers weight-inclusive primary care free of bias, blame, and shame.
  • Most physicians board-certified in Obesity Medicine by ABOM provide expert metabolic care.
  • Hybrid model offers in-person clinics in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dallas and nationwide virtual care.

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Benefits

Health Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k) Company Match

Paid Vacation

Flexible Work Hours

Hybrid Work Options

Growth & Insights and Company News

Headcount

6 month growth

0%

1 year growth

8%

2 year growth

6%
Business Wire
Oct 23rd, 2025
Obesity Medicine Leader knownwell Raises $25 Million in Strategic-Led Financing

knownwell, a nationwide leader in obesity medicine and weight-inclusive primary care, today announced $25 million in an oversubscribed, strategic-led financi...

MedCity News
Oct 21st, 2025
Knownwell Secures $25M to Expand Obesity Medicine

Knownwell secures $25M to expand obesity medicine. Knownwell, a primary care and metabolic health company, has raised $25 million in funding led by CVS Health Ventures, the company announced Monday during the HLTH conference in Las Vegas. Boston-based knownwell offers metabolic health services, primary care, nutrition counseling and behavioral health care. The company also prescribes GLP-1s, if considered appropriate. It provides virtual care nationwide, and in person care through its clinics in the Atlanta, Boston, Chicago and Dallas areas. It accepts insurance, including commercial, Medicare and Medicaid. In addition to CVS Health Ventures, the $25 million round also included participation from MassMutual Catalyst Fund, Intermountain Ventures, a16z Bio + Health and Flare Capital Partners. To date, the company has raised more than $50 million. Choosing the right brain injury rehabilitation program is a critical decision that can shape the future for you or your loved one. Knownwell addresses a significant unmet need in healthcare, according to CVS Health Ventures. "The ability to deliver comprehensive and longitudinal care at scale is exactly what payers and health systems need to address one of the most pressing drivers of high costs and poor outcomes in healthcare today," said Alyssa Reisner, partner and executive director at CVS Health Ventures, in a statement. "We see this as more than an investment. This is an approach that can transform how obesity is treated across the country." With the funding, knownwell will focus on expanding care, both by adding additional clinics and growing its virtual care team, according to Brooke Boyarsky Pratt, co-founder and CEO of the startup. In addition, the company will invest in AI and clinical decision support. Lastly, it will continue to build infrastructure around value-based care. "We think that as prices come down and new, innovative programs are introduced... there will be opportunities to participate in different reimbursement models for all the great care we're delivering today outside of a fee-for-service context," Boyarsky Pratt said in an interview. "So we want to make sure that we have the hiring in place and the tools in place to execute on that once opportunities present themselves." Incorporating aquatic therapy can enhance patient outcomes and shorten recovery times for health care professionals. In the Chicago suburbs, the demand for such programs is rising. Knownwell's funding comes at a time when insurers are starting to pull back on coverage of GLP-1s for weight loss, including Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts and Harvard Pilgrim Health Care. Boyarsky Pratt believes this will create a tumultuous six months. However, she believes this will be short-term. "We actually think the next 18 months will be the year of expansion," she declared. "We are really optimistic about pricing next year as both Lilly and Novo introduce oral GLP-1s. ... We're really hopeful that actually, 2027 [will be] a fundamentally different story, and most patients [will] have access through their insurance to some newer innovation in obesity medicine." Looking ahead, knownwell plans to continue its advocacy work in obesity medicine, as well as expand its work in clinical trials, she added. Knownwell is in a crowded space when it comes to virtual obesity medicine. Other companies that offer metabolic health support include Ilant Health, Noom and Found. However, knownwell differs by taking a primary care approach.

Endpoints News
Oct 20th, 2025
Knownwell raises $25M for expansion

Knownwell, a startup offering primary care and weight management services both virtually and in-person, has secured $25 million in new funding. The funding round was led by CVS Health Ventures.

HIT Consultant
Oct 29th, 2024
knownwell Expands Virtual Obesity and Primary Care Services in Texas

- Enhanced Virtual Care: Knownwell has appointed Dr. Britta Reierson, former Senior Medical Director at Optum Everycare, as Medical Director for the Central United States.

Business Wire
Jun 21st, 2024
knownwell Acquires Alfie Health, Builds C-Suite to Expand Access to Tailored, Cost-Effective Obesity Treatment Enabled by AI

knownwell, an in-person and virtual, weight-inclusive primary care and metabolic health company, today announced the acquisition of Alfie Health, an o

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