Transformation Strategy Lead

Humana; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 127,000 - 174,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus incentive plan

Relocation assistance available

Hybrid work arrangement

Job summary

Humana's Transformation Office is a high-performing team advising senior leaders to chart the company’s future. The role supports enterprise strategy execution through opportunities identification, solution design, and initiative implementation affecting members, patients, providers, and associates.

Responsibilities include leading complex workstreams, building strategic plans, and delivering executive-ready analyses and recommendations in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree with 5+ years of experience, or Master’s Degree with 3+ years in consulting or healthcare strategy.
• Experience in management consulting or payer/provider/insurance with transformation exposure.
• Ability to develop business recommendations using structured hypothesis-based problem solving.

Responsibilities

• Leads execution of one complex workstream (or multiple, less complex workstreams) with limited oversight.
• Develops initiative-level workplans and manages outcome-based delivery.
• Generates data-based insights and action plans.
• Creates compelling executive-level written communication.
• Establishes trust-based relationships with business and executives.

Skills

Management consulting

Healthcare strategy

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/ MPH/ MHA

Job description

Become a part of our caring community

Join the team shaping Humana's future

Humana's Transformation Office team is a high-performing team that works closely with senior leaders to help chart the course for the company’s future. Transformation is critical to our core strategy: delivering great healthcare to seniors, providing a differentiated healthcare experience, and growing our reach and impact with members and patients. As a member of the Transformation team, you will support the complex and coordinated effort required to execute the enterprise strategy: accelerating our long‑term vision by identifying opportunities, designing solutions, and implementing initiatives to fundamentally change the member, patient, provider, and associate experiences.

Reports into the Director of Enterprise Transformation.

The Transformation team is modeled after top-tier management consultancies. Team members work on fast-paced and high-visibility projects aligned with the enterprise’s most important Transformation topics. Every day in the role is different, but activities often include developing industry analysis, building high-level financial/business models, conducting informational interviews, managing complex projects with numerous stakeholders, and synthesizing recommendations into executive-level deliverables that drive real-world results. Work assignments require a combination of strategic thinking, quantitative analysis, workstream management, cross-team collaboration, and storytelling. Team members can align with one of the enterprise’s lines of business, supporting functions, or key Transformation capabilities to become a trusted thought partner for the Transformation agenda.

Key Responsibilities

• Leads execution of one complex workstream (or multiple, less complex workstreams) with limited oversight
• Develops initiative-level workplans and manages outcome-based delivery
• Solves problems creatively: produces strategies and executes against specific deliverables independently
• Generates data-based insights and action plans
• Creates compelling executive-level written communication
• Establishes trust-based relationships with business; seen as an emerging expert in specific focus areas
• Contributes to a positive and collaborative working and learning environment

Required Qualifications

Use your skills to make an impact

Qualified Candidates Will Possess a Bachelor’s Degree With 5+ Years Of Experience, Or a Master’s Degree (e.g., MBA, MHA, MPH, Or Equivalent) With 3+ Years Of Experience In One Of The Following

• Management consulting, with exposure to large-scale business or operational transformations, OR
• Healthcare industry experience (payer, provider, or insurance preferred), with involvement in strategy, operations, or transformation efforts

All Candidates Must Meet The Following

• Experience developing business recommendations using structured hypothesis-based problem solving
• Proven ability to deliver of complex or cross-functional workstreams, with ability to influence executive leaders to action

  Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience supporting strategy, design, or implementation sprints within an organizational Transformation
  • Payor/provider experience, including product design, quality programs, risk adjustment, population health, member / patient engagement, value-based care, or care management
  • Successful implementation of strategy or change management initiatives
  • Provider partnership programs including contracting strategy or performance management with health systems, hospitals, physicians and specialty care providers
  • Exposure to AI technologies, such as machine learning, natural language processing, and data analytics, used to address complex business challenges
  • Leadership of small teams or workstreams
  • MBA, MPH, or other advanced degree(s)

  Location

  Working locations are Louisville, KY and Arlington, VA (Washington, DC metro area). The Transformation team operates on a hybrid work arrangement (in office expectation of 3 days per week). Relocation assistance available. Remote NY will be considered, preferred is DC Metro and Louisville, KY.

  Travel

  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.

  $126,700 - $174,200 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.

  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.

  Equal Opportunity Employer

  It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.