Medicare Advantage Bid Program Lead

Humana; New York (NY); Remote; USD 138,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentive plan

Medical, dental & vision benefits

Paid time off

Job summary

Humana is seeking a Program Delivery Lead for Medicare Advantage Bid Operations to coordinate and drive the annual bid planning, governance, and submission process across product, finance, actuarial, and growth strategy teams. You will convene governance forums, manage the program calendar, and influence decisions in a highly matrixed environment.

In partnership with the Growth Strategy team, you will evolve the bid operating model, ensure on-time milestones, and engage senior leaders to secure

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree from an accredited institution.
• 5+ years of program management, project management, operations, strategy, consulting, or related work experience.
• Experience leading complex, cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholder groups.
• Demonstrated success managing executive-level meetings, governance forums, or strategic planning processes.
• Proven ability to influence outcomes without direct authority.
• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Exceptional organizational, planning, and execution capabilities.
• Experience developing executive presentations and written communications.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage the integrated annual Medicare Advantage bid plan calendar.
• Serve as the point person for bid planning and governance questions and feedback.
• Identify risks, issues, and dependencies that may impact bid execution and facilitate mitigation strategies.
• Monitor overall program health and elevate critical issues to leadership as appropriate.
• Support annual bid retrospectives and lessons-learned activities to improve bid processes, governance structures, stakeholder engagement, and operational efficiency.
• Establish and monitor key performance indicators related to bid process execution and stakeholder engagement.
• Coordinate new plan expansion strategies on time with core strategic partners.
• Maintain documentation of key decisions, approvals, assumptions, and action items, and recommend unresolved items for escalation.
• Collaborate with key stakeholders to continuously improve bid governance processes and decision-making forums.
• Foresight to understand when process or regulatory dependencies may shift decision urgency, and prioritize accordingly.
• Build strong relationships across Product, Finance, Actuarial, Markets, Stars/Quality, Compliance, and Strategy teams.
• Serve as a trusted partner to senior leaders and functional stakeholders.
• Drive alignment among teams with differing priorities and perspectives.
• Ensure stakeholders understand responsibilities, timelines, and expected outcomes throughout the bid cycle.
• Support planning and facilitation of large-scale workshops, governance meetings, and executive forums.
• Manage meeting logistics, attendance, communications, and follow-up activities.
• Enforce forum charters/rules of order to ensure meeting time is used effectively, and outcomes/decisions are achieved.
• Collaborate with Growth Strategy teammates to prepare executive presentation materials.
• Communicate program status, key risks, decisions, and emerging issues to leadership.

Skills

Influence without authority

Facilitation

Stakeholder management

Communication

Organizational skills

Planning and execution

Education

Bachelor's Degree

MBA / MHA / MPH or related advanced degree

Job description

Humana is seeking a Program Delivery Lead for Medicare Advantage Bid Operations to coordinate and drive the annual bid planning, governance, and submission process across product, finance, actuarial, and growth strategy teams. You will convene governance forums, manage the program calendar, and influence decisions in a highly matrixed environment.

In partnership with the Growth Strategy team, you will evolve the bid operating model, ensure on-time milestones, and engage senior leaders to secure