Cost of Care Strategy Director

Elevance Health; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 109,000 - 196,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Competitive benefits package

401(k) matching

Job summary

Elevance Health seeks a Cost of Care Director to lead end-to-end operational orchestration of high-priority cost of care initiatives across the enterprise, coordinating with business and clinical leads to mitigate healthcare cost trends and deliver measurable value.

The role requires a BS/BA and at least 9 years of health care experience, with strong strategic, financial, and operational acumen. This is a hybrid position with in-office collaboration and flexible work arrangements.

Qualifications

• Requires a BS/BA degree; and minimum of 9 years relevant experience in Health Care; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Responsibilities

• Identifies and develops best practices and cost of care improvement processes.
• Provides end-to-end operational orchestration across high-priority Cost of Care initiatives, helping maintain momentum from opportunity identification through implementation and value realization.
• Oversees the identification of potential cost of care savings opportunities through complex analytics via partnering with the cost of care analytics team, to developing action plans, benefits and risk assessments and overseeing and partnering with the actuarial team to develop and ensure accurate savings quantification.
• Champions cost of care initiatives and partners with cross-functional business, clinical, operational, analytics, and other stakeholders to facilitate alignment, clarify dependencies, and accelerate decision-making.
• Manages and presents cost of care projects to senior leadership.
• Participates in Enterprise CoC workgroups and project teams.

Skills

Strategic acumen

Influence senior leaders

Cross-functional leadership

Communication

Education

BS/BA degree

Job description

Elevance Health seeks a Cost of Care Director to lead end-to-end operational orchestration of high-priority cost of care initiatives across the enterprise, coordinating with business and clinical leads to mitigate healthcare cost trends and deliver measurable value.

The role requires a BS/BA and at least 9 years of health care experience, with strong strategic, financial, and operational acumen. This is a hybrid position with in-office collaboration and flexible work arrangements.