CVS Health

Lead Director - Aetna Strategy

CVS Health$100K — $231K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in a dynamic, fast-paced environment, ideally in consulting or business analysis
  • 5+ years of experience creating presentations and facilitating discussions
  • 3+ years in healthcare payor or provider consulting
  • Comfortable navigating ambiguity and simplifying complex issues
  • Strong executive presence and communication skills
  • Experience managing competing priorities in a matrixed setting
  • Familiarity with health plans and payer operations

Responsibilities

  • Lead the development and communication of strategic business plans
  • Oversee strategic projects in partnership with senior leadership
  • Conduct research and devise business cases for strategic initiatives
  • Facilitate large-scale meetings to drive actionable outcomes
  • Encourage strategic thinking to align with business goals
  • Create effective communication materials for executives, including C-Suite and Board
  • Guide cross-functional teams in executing strategic initiatives

Benefits

  • Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision coverage
  • Paid time off to support work-life balance
  • Retirement savings options for long-term financial security
  • Wellness programs aimed at enhancing physical and mental health
  • Resources for personal and professional development
Full Job Description
As Lead Director, Enterprise Strategy, you play a pivotal role helping to shape strategy for one of the largest healthcare companies in the world. Our Enterprise Strategy team is a small, high-performing group that works closely with executive leadership to pave the way for the future of our company. You will work hand-in-hand with senior business leaders to identify and analyze exciting new opportunities to drive growth and differentiation in a dynamic industry. This role requires comfort working with ambiguity, as our team strives to create simplicity within complex, cross-functional strategic challenges. You will utilize market insights alongside CVS-focused expertise to help chart the path forward for a vertically integrated health care company. The Aetna Enterprise Strategy team is looking for a dynamic and creative team member who is passionate about driving change across the healthcare industry and improving health outcomes. This role is a great fit for an out-of-the-box thinker who is intellectually curious, self-motivated, entrepreneurial, adaptable, and high-energy who can easily function in a demanding, rapidly evolving business and organizational environment. This role is an excellent opportunity for mentorship and personal development from a senior team of highly experienced industry experts. Responsibilities include: - Leading formulation, preparation and communication of strategic and operational business plans - Leading cross-functional strategic projects executed in partnership with senior leadership - Leading research associated with business issues and plan formulation, including development of business cases - Effectively facilitating large scale meetings and strategic workshops, including preparation and driving tangible outcomes - Stimulating strategic thinking in support of business direction - Developing communication vehicles (e.g., presentations, speeches) to help senior executives communicate strategy with internal and external audiences, including our C-Suite leaders and Board of Directors This role will be full-time remote, located in the NE United states with travel to one of the CVS Health or Aetna offices in: Hartford, CT; NYC or Wellesley, MA approximately 1x/month. Required Qualifications - 10+ years of experience in a dynamic, fast-moving profession; related experience within management consulting, corporate development, business analytics, financial analysis, public policy, product development, or similar role(s) - 5+ years of experience in storyboarding and logically framing presentations, both in written deliverables and in facilitating live discussions - 3+ years of experience in healthcare payor, Medicare, Medicaid or provider consulting experience - Executive presence: demonstrated ability to actively listen, empathize, and communicate effectively - Comfort in ambiguity; demonstrated ability to simplify complex problems and concepts - Comfort working in a matrixed environment and in managing competing priorities; demonstrated ability to juggle concurrent projects and prioritize effectively - Ability to 9manage up9, influencing internal and external partners, often more senior in job title - Experience and / or working knowledge of health plans and payers Preferred Qualifications - Growth mindset and commitment to deepening expertise across the healthcare industry - Demonstrated ability developing analysis, presentations, and supporting material to successfully implement strategy or change management initiatives - Experience building and evaluating financial models and business cases - Strong business acumen and analytical skills - Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Tableau experience Education - BA/BS degree required - MBA preferred Pay Range The typical pay range for this role is: $100,000.00 - $231,540.00 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. This position also includes an award target in the company9s equity award program. 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 offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families. This full9time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well9being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility. Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on . We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 07/25/2026

About CVS Health

Omnicare provides comprehensive pharmaceutical services to patients and providers across the United States. As the market-leader in professional pharmacy, related consulting and data management services for skilled nursing, assisted living and other chronic care settings, Omnicare leverages its unparalleled clinical insight into the geriatric market along with some of the industry's most innovative technological capabilities to the benefit of its long-term care customers. Omnicare also provides key commercialization services for the bio-pharmaceutical industry through its Specialty Care Group.

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300,000 employees
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Net Income
$7.1 billion
Founded
1963
5 Year Trend
+10.5%
Revenue
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