Lead Director, Payor Product Innovation

CVS Health; Salt Lake City (UT); Hybrid; USD 100,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director, Product Innovation to own the full lifecycle of payor-focused concepts from ideation through launch. You will identify unmet market needs, shape concepts, and lead market-ready solutions in partnership with Enterprise and Aetna strategy teams.

The role may be remote or hybrid anywhere in the US, with emphasis on cross-functional coordination, clear value propositions, and disciplined concept-to-launch execution.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in product strategy, innovation, or related leadership roles.
• Experience with payor-focused healthcare products.
• Ability to lead concepts from ideation through launch in a matrixed environment.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead development of new product concepts from ideation through launch for payor-focused solutions and capabilities.
• Identify unmet needs, strategic opportunities, and concept areas aligned to enterprise and business priorities.
• Shape, pressure-test, and refine product concepts into well-defined opportunities with clear value propositions and launch pathways.
• Partner with Enterprise and Aetna strategy teams to ensure innovation priorities align to broader business strategy and market opportunity.
• Work closely with product development teams to support concept evaluation, development planning, implementation readiness, and launch execution.
• Collaborate with product strategic partnerships, DDAT, and other shared service partners based on the type of concept being developed, including areas such as unique networks and clinical solutions.
• Drive cross-functional coordination needed to move concepts from early exploration into launch-ready solutions.
• Define requirements, priorities, dependencies, and decision points needed to advance innovation efforts across teams.
• Support creation of business cases, concept materials, leadership presentations, and launch recommendations tied to new product ideas.
• Ensure clear transition and handoff of launched innovations to the appropriate long-term owner after market introduction.

Skills

Product strategy

Product innovation

Cross-functional leadership

Strategic thinking

Executive communication

Influence without ownership

Prioritization

Matrixed collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director, Product Innovation to own the full lifecycle of payor-focused concepts from ideation through launch. You will identify unmet market needs, shape concepts, and lead market-ready solutions in partnership with Enterprise and Aetna strategy teams.

The role may be remote or hybrid anywhere in the US, with emphasis on cross-functional coordination, clear value propositions, and disciplined concept-to-launch execution.