Lead Director, Enterprise Strategy

CVS Health; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 144,000 - 288,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus eligibility

Equity awards

Flexible work arrangements

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director, Enterprise Strategy to help shape growth across the Health Care Delivery division. You will partner with executive leaders and cross-functional teams to translate ambitious priorities into actionable plans.

The role supports annual planning, manages high-impact initiatives, and mentors a small strategy team. Remote or hybrid work is available with 10–20% travel to meet senior leaders and strategy groups.

Qualifications

• Significant healthcare delivery expertise.
• 10 years of related experience in top management consulting or health care strategy.
• Proven track record in managing strategy projects and leading cross-functional teams.
• Strong written and oral communication, including structured presentations.
• Ability to lead a high-performing small team and mentor others.
• Role reports into Executive Director, Enterprise Strategy (Health Care Delivery).
• Travel up to 10–20% for in-person meetings.

Responsibilities

• Support annual strategic planning processes for CVS enterprise leadership and Board of Directors.
• Collaborate with executive leadership to manage strategic portfolios and craft communications for senior leaders.
• Steer executive meetings and drive decisions as a trusted advisor to stakeholders.
• Lead high-visibility internal strategy consulting projects with structured workplans and execution.
• Direct timely, accurate analyses and develop actionable recommendations.
• Monitor industry trends and competitive actions across HCD business areas.
• Foster a culture of strategic thinking, data-driven decision-making, and innovation.

Skills

Communication skills

Team leadership

Cross-functional collaboration

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor’s Degree

Master’s Degree Preferred

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.

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director (LD), Enterprise Strategy, supporting our Health Care Delivery (HCD) business. The LD will play a pivotal role in supporting new growth initiatives and enabling execution of key strategic priorities. You will be a close partner with business stakeholders across HCD, Oak Street Health, MinuteClinic, and Signify Health. This role will report into Executive Director of Strategy for HCD, and partner frequently with business leaders at EVP and SVP level.

This role requires comfort with ambiguity and the ability to bring clarity to complex, cross-functional strategic challenges. You will lead high-impact strategic and operational initiatives in a fast-paced, evolving environment, managing project-based contributors with a path to formal people management. Ideal candidates are dynamic, creative, and entrepreneurial thinkers who are intellectually curious, adaptable, and passionate about transforming healthcare and improving outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Support annual strategic planning process including material for the CVS enterprise Executive Leadership Team and the Board of Directors.

• Collaborate with executive leadership to manage strategic portfolios and craft impactful communications for senior leaders.

• Steer highly effective executive meetings , adapting in real time to drive decisions and positioning oneself as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders.

• Lead high-visibility internal strategy consulting projects , including structuring workplans, driving execution, and delivering executive-level outputs.

• Direct timely, accurate analysis and develop actionable, stakeholder-sensitive recommendations.

• Monitor emerging industry trends , competitor actions, and disruptive forces across HCD business areas.

• Support building and leading a high-performing strategy team and foster a culture of strategic thinking , data-driven decision-making, and innovation.

Key Qualifications

• Requires significant subject matter expertise in health care delivery.

• 10 years of related experience at a top management consulting firm, in-house strategy team at a large health care company, or a related growth / strategy focus in a health care setting.

• Proven track record of managing strategy-related projects and leading cross-functional teams, including external advisors, on strategy deep dive projects.

• Strong written and oral communication skills including delivering structured presentations, and crafting PowerPoint and Excel analysis.

• Ability to lead a high-performing small team that provides consistent error-free analysis and recommendations to senior leaders.

• Role will report into Executive Director, Enterprise Strategy (Health Care Delivery).

• This LD can be remote or hybrid with expectation for 10-20% travel for in-person meetings with senior leaders and strategy teams.

Education:

• Bachelor’s Degree required

• Master’s Degree Preferred

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$144,200.00 - $288,400.00

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 (https://learn.bswift.com/cvshealth-mainland) .

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/07/2026

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

CVS Health is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer, including Disability/Protected Veteran — committed to diversity in the workplace.