Executive Director-Digital Product - Medical Cost Initiatives

Careerwebsite; Rhode Island; Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 335,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

401(k) / Retirement options

Paid time off

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking an Executive Director, Digital Product - Medical Cost Initiatives to lead technology product strategy for key medical cost portfolios within CVS Healthcare Delivery. You will shape end-to-end pathways across care transitions, patient segmentation and specialty care services, guiding a multidisciplinary team to deliver scalable, value-based technology solutions.

You will partner with clinical and business leaders to translate vision into Epic architectures, integrate

Qualifications

• Education: Bachelor’s degree required; graduate degree preferred (RN, MD, DO, NP, PA optional).
• Experience: 10–15+ years in healthcare operations, clinical tech product management and Epic implementation.
• Domain: strong knowledge of Value-Based Care and Fee-For-Service environments.
• Leadership: proven ability to guide cross-functional teams and drive outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Partner with leadership to integrate care models across transitions, segmentation, and specialty care.
• Lead cross-functional teams to build scalable Epic-enabled clinical tech pathways.
• Translate clinical vision into actionable product specs and robust architectures.
• Ensure data integrations and real-time insights improve quality and cost outcomes.

Skills

Executive Presence

Epic Expertise

Healthcare Ops

Product Leadership

Problem Solving

Hands-on Leader

People Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree

Graduate degree preferred

Clinical background preferred

Tools

Epic

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.

Executive Director, Technology Product Management - Medical Cost Initiatives

Location: Remote

Department: Healthcare Technology & Product Management

Reports To: VP, Chief Health Informatics Officer (CHIO) - CVS Healthcare Delivery

Role Overview

As the Executive Director, Digital Product - Medical Cost Initiatives, you will lead the technology product strategy and execution for key medical cost portfolios for CVS Healthcare Delivery businesses. Core areas of focus are Care Transitions, Patient Segmentation, Chronic Condition Pathways, and Specialty Care Services.

In this high-impact executive role, you will partner directly with clinical and business operational leaders to shape end-to-end technology pathways that support CVS Healthcare Delivery care models. You will lead a multidisciplinary team of product managers, Epic analysts, software engineers, data scientists, and UI/UX designers to translate clinical vision into scalable technology roadmaps that optimize patient outcomes and lower the total cost of care.

The ideal candidate must have expertise with value-based care models and Epic as a core care delivery platform.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Business Partnership & Care Model Integration

• Partner with healthcare delivery leadership to collaborate on end-to-end care models across transitions, chronic care pathways, patient segmentation, and specialty care.
• Serve as a strategic thought partner with CVS HCD business stakeholders as they define the \"why\" and the \"what.' Serve as the accountable party to ensure cross-functional technology teams deliver meaningful technology solutions to drive core business outcomes.
• Establish shared outcome metrics with business leaders, ensuring all technology investments directly drive improved clinical quality, patient experience, and financial performance.

Product & Technology Leadership

• Lead multidisciplinary technology teams -including Product Managers, Epic Analysts, Software Engineers, Data Scientists, and Designers-to build seamless, end-to-end clinical technology pathways that reduce medical costs, while driving patient experience and outcomes.
• Oversee the transformation of broad clinical ideas into rigorous problem statements, actionable product specifications, and robust Epic/technology architectures.
• Ensure smooth integration between external data sources (e.g., claims data, remote monitoring, health plan feeds) and internal Epic workflows to provide clinicians with real-time, actionable insights. Know when these integrations are needed and partner with technical team members to ensure effective execution that works well in clinical practice.

Operational Execution & Continuous Improvement

• Take end-to-end accountability for the technology lifecycle, from initial problem discovery through technical solutioning, build, deployment, and measurable outcome realization.
• Establish continuous feedback loops and iterative improvement cycles to ensure deployed technologies achieve targeted clinical and financial goals.
• Maintain a deep operational understanding of both Value-Based Care (VBC) and Fee-for-Service (FFS) delivery environments to ensure solutions scale across business models.

Team Leadership & Culture

• Lead, mentor, and build a high-performing product team of \"translators\"-professionals fluent in both healthcare operations and technology capability.
• Lead and mentor cross-functional technology teams beyond product - Epic analysts, engineers, data scientists - focused on driving success in CVS HCD Medical Cost Initiatives.
• Foster a team culture grounded in curiosity, resilience, problem-solving, and joy, maintaining high engagement even during complex, high-pressure execution cycles.

Qualifications & Key Competencies

• Executive Presence: Proven ability to communicate, influence, and build trust with senior executive stakeholders and frontline team members alike.
• Epic & Healthcare Tech Expertise: Hands-on experience with Epic EHR workflows, module configurations, and translating operational requirements into Epic builds. Understanding of how external health data enriches EHR clinical workflows.
• Healthcare Operations & Domain Knowledge: Deep familiarity with clinical operations, Quality Improvement (QI) methodologies, Value-Based Care (VBC) constructs, and Fee-For-Service (FFS) operational dynamics, and medical cost initiative care pathways.
• Product & Technical Leadership: Track record of leading cross-functional teams to deliver high-scale technology backed clinical interventions.
• Problem-Solving & Accountability: Exceptional analytical rigor; ability to frame ambiguous clinical challenges into structured problem statements and hold teams accountable to measurable outcomes.
• Hands-on Leader: Knows when to delegate and work alongside team members to drive success.
• People Leadership: Demonstrated ability to lead with empathy, optimism, and rigor, building high-trust teams that excel under pressure.

Required Experience & Education

• Education: Bachelor's degree required; Graduate degree and/or clinical background preferred (RN, MD, DO, NP, PA)
• Experience: 10-15+ years of progressive leadership experience spanning healthcare operations, clinical technology product management, and enterprise EHR implementation (specifically Epic).
• Track Record: Proven history of partnering with primary care delivery networks, retail clinics, or value-based care organizations to improve medical cost trends and clinical care pathways.

Travel & Location

• Domestic travel approximately generally once per quarter, but could be more frequent.
• Location remote anywhere in the U.S.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$175,100.00 - $334,750.00

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: 10/26/2026

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