Manager, Enterprise Strategy

CVS Health Corporation; New York (NY); Hybrid; USD 72,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision coverage

Paid time off

Retirement savings options

Wellness programs

Job summary

CVS Health seeks an Enterprise Strategy Manager to help shape the strategy for the Aetna business within a high-performing Enterprise Strategy team. You will work with senior leaders to identify opportunities and provide guidance on growth and differentiation in a dynamic healthcare landscape.

The role emphasizes developing business cases, preparing executive-level analyses, and driving strategic initiatives across core CVS Health units.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience in consulting, investment banking, healthcare strategy or operations.
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen with focus on payor landscape and trends.
• Experience building and evaluating financial models and developing executive presentations.

Responsibilities

• Supports formulation, preparation and communication of strategic and operational business plans.
• Contributes to cross-functional strategic projects executed with senior leadership.
• Leads research associated with business issues and plan formulation, including development of business cases.
• Effectively facilitates meetings and strategic workshops, including preparation and driving tangible outcomes.
• Stimulates strategic thinking in support of business direction.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic mindset

Financial modeling

Executive presentations

Communication skills

Education

BA/BS degree

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. Bring your heart to CVS Health. Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver. Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.

Position Summary

It is an exciting time in healthcare. The industry is evolving and the opportunities to drive real change and improve the health of millions are endless. Our Enterprise Strategy team is a small, high-performing group that works closely with senior leadership to pave the way for the future of our company. In Strategy, you will work hand-in-hand with senior business leaders to identify and analyze exciting new opportunities to drive growth and differentiation in a dynamic industry. As a Manager on the Enterprise Strategy team, you will be helping shape the strategy for our Aetna business. This position has a unique opportunity to be on the cutting edge of CVS Health's aspirations to maintain Aetna’s leadership in the market. In this role, you will engage across our core businesses, develop strong relationships with executives, and provide analysis, guidance, and direction within areas of expertise.

Responsibilities

• Supports formulation, preparation and communication of strategic and operational business plans
• Contributes to cross-functional strategic projects executed in partnership with senior leadership
• Leads research associated with business issues and plan formulation, including development of business cases
• Effectively facilitates meetings and strategic workshops, including preparation and driving tangible outcomes
• Stimulates strategic thinking in support of business direction

You will be working in a hybrid role (3 days a week onsite) in one of the CVS Health offices in Hartford, CT; New York, NY; Wellesley, MA; or Woonsocket, RI.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of work experience, preferably in consulting, investment banking, healthcare strategy or operations role in an analytical environment and or completion of CVS GMDP Program.
• Strong analytical skills and business acumen with a focus on payor landscape and trends
• Experience building and evaluating financial models and quickly developing executive-level presentations and support material to successfully implement strategy
• Ability to identify, structure and solve business problems
• Excellent interpersonal, organizational, written, and oral communication and presentation skills
• Demonstrated experience developing analysis, presentations and support material to successfully drive decisions and strategy implementation
• This role may require travel up to 25%

Preferred Qualifications

• Background with payor organizations and specifically value-based care

Education

• BA/BS degree required

Anticipated Weekly Hours 40

Time Type Full time

Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is: $72,360.00 - $159,120.00 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.

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: 08/25/2026

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

Our Work Experience is the combination of everything that's unique about us: our culture, our core values, our company meetings, our commitment to sustainability, our recognition programs, but most importantly, it's our people. Our employees are self-disciplined, hard working, curious, trustworthy, humble, and truthful. They make choices according to what is best for the team, they live for opportunities to collaborate and make a difference, and they make us the #1 Top Workplace in the area.