Program Management Communications Manager (Aetna Pharmacy)

CVS Health; Columbus (OH); Remote; USD 54,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading health solutions company is looking for a Program Management Communications Manager to lead member and provider communications. This role involves collaboration with various departments to enhance consumer experiences and implement strategic communication campaigns. Candidates should have extensive experience in communications and project management. This is a fully remote position offering a competitive pay range and comprehensive benefits.

Benefits

401(k) plan with company matching

Employee stock purchase plan

No-cost wellness programs

Tuition assistance

Flexible work schedules

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Business to Consumer Communications experience.
• 3+ years of Project / Program Management experience, preferably within Managed Care.
• Highly organized with strong capability in structured and critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Create and execute provider and member communication campaigns.
• Focus on member and provider experience for all campaigns.
• Collaborate with various departments to improve consumer experience.

Skills

Business to Consumer Communications

Project / Program Management

Microsoft Office Suite

Organizational Skills

Strong Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or similar work experience

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.

Position Summary

Do you want to work for a dynamic team that delivers quality and helpful products to our consumers? As a member of the Aetna Pharmacy Health Plan Team, you play a critical role in the cross-functional execution and delivery of enterprise innovations and product solutions for our Aetna commercial and exchange lines of business. Collaboration across businesses is critical, as you’ll work with Aetna, Caremark, and other CVS Health teams. If you’re comfortable thinking big picture and rolling up the sleeves to develop a business case, this might be the right role for you!

As a Program Management Communications Manager, you are responsible for business to consumer communications and experience with Aetna Pharmacy Health Plan initiatives. Identify member and provider experience improvement opportunities for existing and new Aetna Pharmacy Health Plan programs. Managing the strategy, development, management, and implementation of member and provider communications. Collaborating with our PBM, legal, compliance, Aetna Operations and vendor partners to ensure we’re delivering accurate and meaningful consumer materials.

This is a fully remote position

Key responsibilities include:

• Create and execute comprehensive and strategic provider and member Aetna pharmacy communication campaigns.

• Keen focus on member and provider experience for all new and existing campaigns.

• Build and successfully implement campaigns based on solid understanding of the desired results, risks/challenges, overarching organizational direction while accounting for the end user’s needs.

• Identify and collaborate with and additional departments to establish engagement across member and provider organizations on campaigns/initiatives ensuring a positive consumer experience.

• Collaborate with internal departments to identify opportunities to strengthen and improve processes that enable a better consumer experience.

• Establish and manage quality assurance review of UM letters.

• Support team in responses to account management, plan sponsor, member, state regulator, sales, trade, medical affairs, operations, product and compliance inquiries in a thoughtful and timely manner.

• Develop, manage and maintain policy/process/work instructions documents.

• Maintains project and performance tracking tools in order to document accuracy and completion metrics.

• Demonstrates a commitment to service excellence identifying areas of opportunity for process improvement across all lines of business including identifying additional support resources/programs/software needs.

• Identify best practice and synergies for opportunities to improve our member and provider experience.

• Create, maintain and update policy/procedure/work instructions for member and provider experience campaigns.

The ideal candidate will have demonstrated success leading in a fast-paced environment, with the ability to learn on the fly while understanding and solving new problems. Given the nature of the work and environment, your communication and influencing skills are essential.

Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of Business to Consumer Communications experience

• 3+ years of Project / Program Management experience, preferably within Managed Care

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, PowerPoint, Excel, MS Teams..)

Additionally, candidates must possess the following:

• Highly organized, detail-oriented with strong capability in structured and critical thinking

• High level of independent judgment and being pro-active

• Self-motivation, high energy, and ability to successfully function in a high-demand, performance-driven environment.

• Strong internal relationship skills across diverse teams

• Strong communication (written and oral) – executive presence and ability to influence across disciplines and at multiple levels of organization.

• Can work with a sense of urgency in handling issues.

• Must be able to organize and manage multiple tasks. Ability to track on-going work/updates.

Preferred Qualifications

• Familiar with health plan or pharmacy communications.

• Prefer candidates that reside in the Central or East Coast Time Zones

Education Bachelor’s degree or similar work experience

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$54,300.00 - $145,860.00

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.

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: 11/01/2025

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

We are an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.