Strategy Advancement Advisor

Humana Inc; Annapolis (MD); Remote; USD 115,000 - 158,000; Full time

Job summary

Humana Inc. seeks a Strategy Advancement Advisor to provide data-driven strategic direction and support for Medicare/Medicaid initiatives. You will work with national operations teams to advance strategic priorities, develop opportunity cases, and lead projects end-to-end while driving cross-enterprise collaboration.

The role demands strong communication, analytical skills, and ability to influence change in a matrixed organization, with travel to Illinois offices as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with at least five years managing large-scale projects.
• At least three years of experience executing strategy from conception to implementation.
• Strong written and verbal communication for minutes, reports, and updates.
• Experience with Medicare Advantage, Dual SNPS or Medicaid.
• Proven collaboration and facilitation to lead project teams through lifecycle.
• Strong time management and ability to work independently.
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills to drive solutions.
• Proven ability to drive change in a matrixed organization using data.
• Willingness to travel to Illinois office and for meetings.

Responsibilities

• Provide data-based strategic direction to identify and address business issues and opportunities.
• Support priority health plan and care delivery integration workstreams for key contracts and strategy.
• Collaborate with national Medicare/Medicaid teams to support strategic priorities.
• Educate market leaders on strategy and targeted outcomes; assist with presentations and change management.
• Lead projects end-to-end and develop opportunity cases with cross-enterprise impact.
• Understand build-measure-learn framework and manage program learning agendas.

Skills

Project management

Strategy execution

Communication

Medicare/Medicaid experience

Collaboration & facilitation

Time management

Analytical reasoning

Change management

Travel readiness

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years PM

Job description

Become a part of our caring community

The Strategy Advancement Advisor provides data-based strategic direction to identify and address business issues and opportunities. Provides business intelligence and strategic planning support for business segments or the company at large. The Strategy Advancement Advisor works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial.

The Strategy Advancement Advisor will:

• Support all priority health plan and care delivery integration workstreams for the Illinois FIDE contract, which is central to the company's strategic priority to deliver better health outcomes for our members and financial growth for our company.
• Support the Medicaid Illinois market leadership team with specific Medicare operational impacts such as Open Enrollment and Annual Enrollment Strategy, Plan Benefit Development, Plan Filing Strategy, Model of Care, CMS Memos and Assessment of Compliance impacts, STARS strategy including activities driven by care management and Call Center secret shopper, Member Material strategy including AIP Model Docs, Member ID Cards, ANOCs, EOCs and more, and SNP Governance.
• This role will be responsible for collaborating with our national Medicare and Medicaid operations teams to support Humana's national strategic priorities for dual eligibles.
• Promote strategic alignment across leadership, educate Illinois Medicaid market leaders on strategy and targeted outcomes, and support the Integration team through presentation development, change management, and communication.
• The Strategy Advancement Advisor must be able to come up-to-speed quickly on the Integration strategy, demonstrate a strong track record of cross-team and cross-enterprise collaboration, have experience leading a project from end-to-end, and demonstrate a strong ability to develop opportunity cases.
• Understand the build, measure, learn and test framework, how to manage program learning agendas, and have financial and/or operational experience

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree with a minimum of five years of progressive experience managing large scale projects OR equivalent work experience with a minimum of eight years of progressive experience managing large scale projects
• A minimum of three years of experience with strategy execution from conception to implementation
• Strong communication skills, both written and verbal, for completion of team correspondence, meeting minutes, and status reports to varying levels of the organization
• Experience with Medicare Advantage and Dual Special Needs Plans or Medicaid
• Strong collaboration and facilitation skills to lead project teams and meetings throughout the project lifecycle.
• Strong time management that allows for working independently
• Strong analytical and reasoning skills to lead project teams to solutions and alternatives
• Demonstrated ability to affect change in a highly matrixed organization, leveraging data and facts to influence decision-makers
• Ability to travel to the Illinois office and HFS periodically for meetings

Preferred Qualifications

• Reside in the state of Illinois
• A minimum of five years of experience working within a health plan or a care delivery organization
• Progressive experience managing portfolios of similar projects
• Experience conducting industry, market, competitor, and financial analysis and identify insights

Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees' ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

$115,200 - $158,400 per year

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, Humana) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 11-08-2026

About us

About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health - delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer atHumana.comand atCenterWell.com.

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