Duals Clinical Strategy Sr Manager

Socket.dev; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 75,000 - 166,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Senior Manager, Medicare Strategic Programs to lead a strategic program team focused on Medicare and Duals Clinical Programs. You will translate priorities into workplans, templates, and governance to enable execution across key initiatives.

This role drives structure, coordination, and operational discipline for Model of Care and Medicare initiatives, setting timelines, ownership, and metrics while promoting clarity and accountability across the team.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in healthcare, managed care, Medicare, Medicaid, or related fields.
• 5+ years of experience leading complex cross-functional programs and strategic initiatives.
• Experience building workplans, operating processes, governance routines, and execution tools.
• Strong organizational, program management, and project planning skills.
• Exceptional communication and stakeholder management abilities.
• Ability to influence across matrixed organizations.

Responsibilities

• Support Model of Care and Medicare Strategic Programs through planning, coordination, and execution support.
• Build and manage workplans, timelines, milestones, templates, and tracking tools.
• Create structure across initiatives with clear owners, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Prioritize, sequence, and plan execution for a growing body of work.
• Monitor progress and surface risks or coordination needs early.
• Develop executive-ready updates and materials tied to team priorities.
• Foster cross-functional partnerships across clinical, operational, and business teams.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic planning

Executive communication

Stakeholder management

Project planning

Team coordination

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Healthcare Administration / Business / Public Health / Healthcare Management

Tools

Templates & governance routines

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 ourselvesaccountable 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.

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 priorities
• Partner 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

$75,400.00 - $165,954.00

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.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

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 their 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.