Director of Strategic Programs & Transformation

Highmark Health; Carson City (NV); On-site; USD 142,000 - 236,000; Full time

Job summary

Highmark Health leads a portfolio of enterprise-wide initiatives, guiding strategic planning, funding processes, and transformation programs to improve costs, efficiency, and customer experience.

The Director collaborates across units to set ambitious goals, oversee governance, and provide executive-level reporting. Strong background in strategy, operations, and healthcare is preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 7 years of strategy, transformation, operations, or consulting experience.
• 5 years of management experience.
• 3 years in matrixed organizations.
• Large data transformation experience supporting enterprise data architecture, analytics, or member experience.
• Preferred: Healthcare experience, change management, and agile delivery.

Responsibilities

• Oversee hiring decisions, staff development, performance, and day-to-day operations.
• Design and manage the enterprise strategic planning process.
• Define strategic objectives and long-range goals.
• Align strategy with execution across business units.
• Oversee funding processes, strategic portfolios, and tech-enabled transformations.
• Lead governance and management within a matrixed organization and prepare exec materials.
• Monitor workload balance and ensure proper resource allocation.
• Provide project reporting and escalate issues to senior leadership.
• Address escalated issues and maintain stakeholder communications.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Project Management

Communication

Problem Solving

Strategic Thinking

Leadership

Executive storytelling

Business acumen

Execution Mgmt

AI Transformation

Education

Bachelor's Degree in related field

Master’s degree

Job description

Highmark Health leads a portfolio of enterprise-wide initiatives, guiding strategic planning, funding processes, and transformation programs to improve costs, efficiency, and customer experience.

The Director collaborates across units to set ambitious goals, oversee governance, and provide executive-level reporting. Strong background in strategy, operations, and healthcare is preferred.