Duals Clinical Strategy Sr Manager

4062 Aetna Resources, LLC; Hartford (CT); Hybrid; USD 75,000 - 183,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Bonus eligibility

Comprehensive benefits

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Manager, Medicare Strategic Programs to lead a strategic program team focused on Model of Care and Medicare initiatives. The role emphasizes planning, governance, and cross‑functional coordination to translate priorities into workplans and timelines.

The position requires 8+ years in healthcare and 5+ years leading cross‑functional programs, with strong project management, communication, and stakeholder management.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in healthcare, managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, strategic programs, program management, business operations, or related fields
• 5+ years of experience leading complex cross‑functional programs and strategic initiatives
• Demonstrated success driving work across multiple business areas and stakeholder groups
• Experience building workplans, operating processes, governance routines, and execution tools that support team effectiveness
• Strong organizational, program management, and project planning skills
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively across matrixed organizations
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and execution capabilities

Responsibilities

• Translate team priorities into actionable workplans, milestones, and governance structures
• Support cross‑functional coordination across Model of Care and Medicare Strategic Programs
• Develop and maintain templates, timelines, and tracking tools for program delivery
• Partner with leadership to set goals, prioritize workstreams, and track progress
• Ensure consistency and rigor in program materials, tools, and deliverables across initiatives

Skills

Healthcare experience

Program management

Cross‑functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Communication

Analytical skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Healthcare Management, or related field

Job description

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. This is a hybrid role requiring working 3 days a week from the Pennsylvania or Connecticut offices. Candidates must reside within commutable distance of one of these locations.

Position Summary

The Senior Manager, Medicare Strategic Programs supports a Strategic Program team aligned to Medicare and Duals Clinical Programs through strong program management, operating discipline, and cross-functional coordination. This role helps translate team priorities into clear workplans, timelines, templates, processes, and governance that enable effective execution across key initiatives. This leader will support work across Model of Care and Medicare Strategic Programs, with a focus on creating the structure, coordination, and operational discipline needed to advance team priorities. The role will help drive key deliverables including timelines, templates, workplans, team structure, operating processes, and goal setting, while bringing clarity, consistency, and follow‑through to the team’s work. This role will lead and support high‑impact initiatives, strengthen team ways of working, improve operational effectiveness, and help establish the structure and discipline needed to scale a growing function.

Core Responsibilities

• Support work across Model of Care and Medicare Strategic Programs through strong planning, coordination, and execution support
• Support complex identified workstreams from planning through execution
• Build and manage workplans, timelines, milestones, templates, and tracking tools to support team priorities
• Create structure and visibility across multiple initiatives, ensuring owners, deliverables, and dependencies are clear
• Support leadership in prioritization, sequencing, and execution planning across a growing body of work
• Manage timelines, templates, workplans, and deliverable tracking tied to key team prioritiesPartner with cross‑functional stakeholders to ensure alignment, readiness, and follow‑through across strategic initiatives
• Help maintain consistency and rigor in how program materials, tools, and deliverables are developed and managed
• Help strengthen team structure, operating processes, and standard ways of working across Strategic Programs
• Develop and maintain tools, templates, and routines that improve coordination, communication, and execution quality
• Support scalable planning and operating practices for a growing team
• Identify process gaps and recommend practical improvements that increase efficiency and clarity
• Partner with leadership to support team goal setting, planning, and progress tracking
• Translate team priorities into actionable workplans, milestones, and management tools
• Monitor progress against deliverables and help surface risks, delays, or coordination needs early
• Support development of executive‑ready updates, summaries, and materials tied to team priorities
• Build strong partnerships across clinical, operational, and business teams connected to strategic programs work
• Facilitate cross‑functional coordination and help drive alignment around timelines, deliverables, and decisions
• Promote accountability, transparency, and operational consistency across team efforts

Required Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in healthcare, managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, strategic programs, program management, business operations, or related fields
• 5+ years of experience leading complex cross‑functional programs and strategic initiatives
• Demonstrated success driving work across multiple business areas and stakeholder groups
• Experience building workplans, operating processes, governance routines, and execution tools that support team effectiveness
• Strong organizational, program management, and project planning skills
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, presentation, and stakeholder management skills
• Proven ability to influence and collaborate effectively across matrixed organizations
• Strong analytical, problem‑solving, and execution capabilities

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting Model of Care, Medicare Advantage, D‑SNP, I‑SNP, C‑SNP, or broader Medicare program initiatives
• Experience supporting strategic planning, team operations, governance, or program execution in a matrixed environment
• Experience developing executive communications, templates, presentations, and leadership materials
• Experience supporting team growth, operating rhythms, or goal‑setting processes
• PMP, Lean Six Sigma, or related certification preferred

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Healthcare Management, or a related field, or equivalent experience, required

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is: $75,400.00 - $182,549.00 This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full‑time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short‑term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

Benefits

Great benefits for great people We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families. This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and families.

• The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 09/26/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that’s unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it’s our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.