Medicaid Population Health Strategy Lead - Wellness

Humana; Louisville (KY); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 158,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision benefits

401(k) retirement plan

Paid time off & holidays

Parental and caregiver leave

Disability insurance

Job summary

Humana is seeking a Medicaid Population Health Management Lead – Wellness and Prevention to shape strategy and design scalable solutions for vulnerable populations. You will partner across multi-disciplinary teams to translate insights into products that improve health outcomes.

Responsibilities include developing prevention strategies, leading product concepts from discovery through launch, and collaborating with analytics to measure impact while navigating Medicaid priorities and business

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related field.
• 5+ years of experience in health insurance, healthcare strategy, product or solution development, population health, wellness, or healthcare advisory services.
• 2+ years of healthcare experience focused on Medicaid populations.
• Working knowledge of Medicaid managed care programs, policy, covered services, and the needs of vulnerable and underserved populations.
• Experience developing healthcare products, programs, services, or member-facing solutions.
• Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills, with experience identifying trends and developing actionable recommendations and solutions based on customer value, business need, and feasibility.
• Demonstrated ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and work effectively with a variety of internal and external stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Develop strategies that help Medicaid members improve their health and well-being through prevention, access, engagement, and healthy behaviors.
• Apply member and population insights, quantitative and qualitative research, policy, and the competitive environment to identify opportunities and inform strategic direction.
• Shape and evolve a portfolio of wellness and prevention solutions aligned to member needs, Medicaid priorities, and business objectives, including differentiated solutions that support Medicaid growth.
• Translate complex population health opportunities into clear recommendations that balance member value, business value, feasibility, and scalability.
• Lead assigned products and solutions from early discovery and concept development through design, validation, launch readiness, and ongoing evolution.
• Translate strategic priorities into clear product concepts, business cases, requirements, and measures of success.
• Use human-centered design, member research, and testing to develop solutions that are relevant and accessible to Medicaid populations.
• Assess existing capabilities, emerging approaches, and potential partnerships to determine the best path to meet identified needs.
• Partner with analytics to evaluate product performance and inform investment, improvement, expansion, or redesign. Mobilize multidisciplinary teams to advance products from strategy to implementation while keeping product intent and requirements clear.

Skills

Healthcare strategy

Medicaid experience

Cross-functional leadership

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

User-centered design

Product development

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, Public Health, Healthcare Administration, or related field

Master's Degree in Public Health, Business, Healthcare Administration, or related field

Job description

Humana is seeking a Medicaid Population Health Management Lead – Wellness and Prevention to shape strategy and design scalable solutions for vulnerable populations. You will partner across multi-disciplinary teams to translate insights into products that improve health outcomes.

Responsibilities include developing prevention strategies, leading product concepts from discovery through launch, and collaborating with analytics to measure impact while navigating Medicaid priorities and business