Lead Director, Strategic Planning & Execution

Hispanic Alliance for Career Enhancement; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 100,000 - 232,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health solutions company is seeking a Lead Director for Strategic Planning & Execution to manage regional and business unit strategies. This role involves project management, strategic development, and mentoring junior staff. Ideal candidates will have over 10 years of experience, particularly in healthcare, and be adept in project management and strategic planning.

Benefits

Affordable medical plan options

401(k) plan with matching contributions

Employee stock purchase plan

Wellness screenings and counseling programs

Flexible work schedules

Tuition assistance

Qualifications

• 10+ years of related work experience.
• Formal Project Management experience.
• Healthcare industry experience with a strategy focus in pharmacy benefit management preferred.

Responsibilities

• Achieve operational and business targets for strategic initiatives.
• Develop complex strategies utilizing project management tools and data analyses.
• Guide junior colleagues through consultation and mentoring.

Skills

Project Management

Business Intelligence

Collaboration

Problem Solving

Decision Making

Growth Mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA or master's degree

Job description

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues - caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

The Lead Director, Strategic Planning & Execution facilitates the development of regional and business unit strategic plans within the PBM Health Plan group. This individual will install best of class policies, procedures, and plans for the segment including owning and project managing designated initiatives that are key to the business segment. The Lead Director, Strategic Planning & Execution will act independently to address issues, guide direction, and provide analysis for planning initiatives.

What you will do:

• Works to achieve operational, functional, and business targets with measurable impact on progress against goals for the segment and strategic initiatives.
• Contributes to the development of complex strategies that encompass the organization's goals and position by utilizing project management tools, data analyses, and stakeholder feedback.
• Drives research associated with business issues and plan formation.
• Applies advanced knowledge of strategic methods to support business direction and advance strategic initiatives.
• Formulates communication presentations and materials for strategic initiatives.
• Audits processes and procedures for consistency, efficiency, and cost effectiveness.
• Guides junior colleagues through consultation and mentoring in techniques and processes and provides functional (matrix) supervision.

Minimum Requirements:

• 10+ years of related work experience
• Formal Project Management experience
• Adept at program/initiative ownership
• Adept at execution and delivery (planning, delivering, and supporting) skills
• Adept at business intelligence
• Adept at collaboration and teamwork
• Mastery of problem solving and decision making skills
• Mastery of growth mindset (agility and developing yourself and others) skills

Preferred Requirements:

• Healthcare industry experience with a strategy focus in pharmacy benefit management
• MBA or master's degree

Education:

Bachelor's degree

Travel:

Must be comfortable with 10-20% of travel

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$100,000.00 - $231,540.00

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 our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 06/21/2025

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