Strategic Planning and Execution Director (US)

Elevance Health (Anthem); Nashville (TN); Hybrid; USD 150,000 - 205,000; Full time

Job summary

Elevance Health seeks a Strategic Planning and Execution Director to drive strategic planning and customer insight work within Carelon's Execution Center of Excellence. You will partner with business units to accelerate priorities and design operating models, while engaging executive leadership to align strategy with actionable programs.

The role requires a BA/BS with 10+ years of experience, strong program management, and preferred healthcare payor/provider domain knowledge.

Qualifications

• BA/BS degree required; 10+ years of related experience or equivalent
• Master's degree preferred for advanced strategic roles
• Experience translating complex information to executive audiences
• Healthcare payor/provider domain experience is strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic projects and analyses in partnership with business units
• Translate strategy into executable programs, timelines, and milestones
• Partner with executive leadership to define priorities and success criteria
• Develop and monitor operating models and capability-building initiatives
• Travel to work sites as necessary to advance initiatives

Skills

Program management

Strategy development

Executive communication

Healthcare industry knowledge

Education

BA/BS degree

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Strategic Planning and Execution Director (US)

Location

This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week , fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless accommodation is granted as required by law.

About the Company

Carelon, a proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, is a healthcare services organization that takes a whole-health approach to making care more integrated, personalized, and affordable. We put people at the center-connecting physical, behavioral, social, and pharmacy services, along with clinical expertise, research, operations, and advanced technology to help care work better, together. Among us are specialty-care physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, engineers, data scientists, and other dedicated and caring health professionals. While our roles may differ, our purpose is shared: to make a positive impact on whole health.

Role Overview

The Strategic Planning and Execution Director is responsible for strategic planning and customer insight work in partnership with business units and will be part of the Carelon Execution Center of Excellence which is nested within Carelon's Strategy & Growth organization. Will work across Carelon businesses to accelerate Carelon's most critical priorities through strategic problem solving, capability building, and execution. Prior engagements include business unit strategy development, new capability development, and operating model design.

Impact

• Manages strategic projects, reports and analysis. Leads the development and direction of selected issues and projects
• Supports complex, high-profile initiatives (at times multiple initiatives concurrently) at the direction of the VP of Growth & Strategy
• Understands all aspects of the business and partners with executive leadership to define strategy and successful criteria for the future
• Translates strategy into defined tactics, programs/projects priorities, and timelines to turn strategy into reality
• Facilitates or leads discovery sessions with business unit and growth & strategy teams to define strategy, scope, and success criteria of key initiatives
• Builds and leverages relationships to provide innovative solutions to complex business problems
• Identifies and proposes opportunities to improve initiative's results based on continuous monitoring and needs assessments
• Propagates execution methods, techniques, or approaches that improve execution confidence and reduce risk
• Responsible for the development implementation and monitoring of line of business planning and project activities
• Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary

Minimum Requirements

• Requires a BA/BS degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences

• Strong program management skills and a track record of working through ambiguity in a complex, multi-stakeholder corporate environment is preferred
• Prior strategy or management consulting experience is preferred.
• Experience translating complex, technical information into presentation-friendly formats, including graphical displays, to a wide variety of internal and external executive audiences is strongly preferred
• Healthcare domain experience on the payor or provider side preferred
• Prior experience supporting complex, high-profile initiatives is strongly preferred
• Program/project set-up, advisory, governance, and management experience is preferred
• Developing and delivering Executive-level communications is preferred, as all internal clients are sVP+ Leaders
• Master's degree preferred

Job Level

Director Equivalent

Job Family

BUS > Strategy, Planning & Execution

Agency Policy

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

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