Anticipated End Date:
2026-07-11

Position Title:
Business Strategy & Planning Director

Job Description:

Business Strategy & Planning Director (Chief of Staff to the President Carelon Pharmacy)

Hybrid 2: 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 an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Business Strategy & Planning Director (Chief of Staff to the President Carelon Pharmacy) serves as a key member of the Carelon Chief of Staff team, partnering closely with senior Carelon leadership to drive strategic clarity, operating discipline, and execution against the organization's highest priorities.

How You Will Make an Impact

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Understands all aspects of the business and partners with executive leadership, including direct support of the President CarelonRx Pharmacy to define strategy and successful criteria for the future.
• Monitors and synthesizes business performance, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities for leadership.
• Translates strategy into defined tactics, programs/projects priorities, and timelines and ensures alignment and attainment of enterprises strategic plans to turn strategy into reality.
• Supports leadership operating cadence (e.g. key meetings, decision forums) and helps ensure follow-through on priorities and commitments.
• Documents strategic priorities such as external environment and reports on customer insight research initiatives.
• Builds and leverages relationships across the organization to help solve complex business problems and drive cross-functional alignment.
• Proposes opportunities to improve results based on continuous needs assessment and evolving business priorities.
• Responsible for the development implementation and monitoring of line of business planning and project activities.
• Develops executive-level materials, insights, and communications to support leadership decision making.
• 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 including prior leadership experience and 3 years of strategic planning; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, & Experiences:

• Master's degree preferred.
• Experience in strategy, consulting, or business planning preferred.
• Cross-functional leadership experience preferred.
• Project management experience preferred.
• Strong executive communication and presentation skills highly preferred.
• Data analysis capabilities preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $137,920.00 to $248,256.00 annually.

Locations: Illinois; New Jersey; New York; & Virginia.

In addition to your salary, Elevance Health offers benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary offered for this specific position is based on a number of legitimate, non-discriminatory factors set by the Company. The Company is fully committed to ensuring equal pay opportunities for equal work regardless of gender, race, or any other category protected by federal, state, and local pay equity laws.

*The salary range is the range Elevance Health in good faith believes is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future and actual compensation may vary from posting based on geographic location, work experience, education and/or skill level. Even within the range, the actual compensation will vary depending on the above factors as well as market/business considerations. No amount is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable under the terms and conditions of the applicable policies and plans. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, paid time off, stock, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company's sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Job Level:
Director Equivalent

Workshift:

Job Family:
BUS > Strategy, Planning & Execution

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