Senior Director, MAT Expansion

Position Title: Senior Director, MAT Expansion

The Public Health Institute (PHI) is an independent, nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting health, well-being, and quality of life for people throughout California, across the nation and around the world. As one of the largest and most comprehensive public health organizations in the nation, we are at the forefront of research and innovations to improve the efficacy of public health statewide, nationally, and internationally.

PHI was distinguished as one of the top 50 “Best Non‑Profit Organizations to Work For” by the Non‑Profit Times in a national search.

The Bridge Center at the Public Health Institute (PHI) works across the health care system to expand access to low‑barrier addiction treatment and sexual and reproductive health care, and to advance health equity. CA Bridge, our largest program, has supported more than 290 hospitals over the last seven years to implement medications for addiction treatment (MAT) in the emergency department (ED) based on the CA Bridge model for 24/7 low‑barrier access to evidence‑based addiction treatment.

CA Bridge is now launching CA Bridge Connect, a hotline that connects people struggling with opioids and other substance use with trained substance use navigators for support to immediately start MAT.

Positioned on the CA Bridge team and reporting to Bridge’s Managing Director, Programs, the Senior Director, MAT Expansion (“MAT Expansion Director”) works within the strategic vision and direction set by the Bridge Center Executive Leadership Team (ELT) to lead across three core program components: SUD Crisis Response, Emergency Department (ED) MAT, and Workforce Development. These components form the treatment access and workforce infrastructure behind CA Bridge Connect.

In collaboration with the Managing Director, Programs, the MAT Expansion Director translates the ELT’s vision into integrated program implementation, ensuring all three bodies of work advance shared goals and priorities. The MAT Expansion Director works alongside the Senior Director, CA Bridge Connect (“CABC Director”), who leads the development, launch, and pilot of CA Bridge Connect. The MAT Expansion Director oversees the SUD Crisis Response, SUN Workforce Development, and ED MAT infrastructure that form the foundation on which CA Bridge Connect operates and grows.

In this role, the MAT Expansion Director shares responsibility for the successful implementation and scaling of CA Bridge Connect statewide with the CABC Director and the Managing Director, Programs.

The full salary range for this position is $123,149 (minimum) to $188,879 (maximum) per year. The typical hiring range for this position is from $123,149 (minimum) to $156,014 (midpoint), based on 100% FTE. The starting salary is determined based on the candidate’s knowledge, skills, experience, and budget availability.

Employment Type:

Full Time

• This is a regular full‑time 100% FTE position.
• This position is based in California, working remotely from home, with occasional travel for staff meetings and program events, primarily within California.

• Lead implementation of CA Bridge’s SUD Crisis Response program, grounded in the principle that rapid, low‑barrier MAT is SUD crisis response — building county‑based networks of providers, navigators, and local champions to expand MAT access across emergency, primary care, FQHC, street medicine, community‑based, and other settings as part of a comprehensive crisis response system that includes substance use disorder.
• Lead and supervise program staff responsible for county outreach and network development, establishing relationships with county MAT champions and local leaders, supporting them to establish and grow treatment access points as referral destinations for CA Bridge Connect, coordinating county‑level readiness for CA Bridge Connect pilot launches, and monitoring network development against program goals.
• Oversee planning and execution of Regional Collaborative convenings that bring together local MAT…