Business Strategy Plan Director - Care Delivery and Provider Enablement

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. Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary.

The Business Strategy Plan Director for the Care Delivery and Provider Enablement area will be responsible for comprehensive business unit strategic planning and insight work, which encompasses developing strategies to build upon and expand Carelon’s clinical care delivery services and provider-related businesses, including but not limited to exploration of medical groups, physician practice management platforms, managed services organizations, network management, provider enablement, care extenders, ambulatory facility platforms, provider support services, and more. This role involves end-to-end strategy development, from initial inception, research, and analytics to gather critical information for building a robust case. The Director will then work to present each chosen strategy to senior leadership and other key stakeholders to secure support and approval from all parties, followed by the execution and implementation of the strategy, which will include both organic and internally grown approaches as well as inorganic including integration planning and execution. The ideal candidate will have proven strategic experience with a background in consulting, corporate/enterprise strategy, and/or corporate development, along with substantial healthcare provider experience. From time to time the Director will lead or support other growth strategies across Carelon’s Services segment, so exposure to benefits management and other broader healthcare services businesses will also be relevant.

How you will make an impact:

• Understands all aspects of the business and partners with executive leadership to define strategy and successful criteria for the future.

• Recommends specific ideas and approaches based on own experience with healthcare services strategy, operations, and implementation

• Translates strategy into defined tactics, programs/projects priorities, and timelines and ensures enterprise alignment of and attainment of strategic plans to turn strategy into reality.

• Documents strategic priorities such as external environment and reports on market insight research initiatives.

• Builds and leverages relationships to provide innovative solutions to complex business problems.

• Proposes opportunities to improve results based on continuous needs assessment.

• Partners with existing Care Delivery and Provider Enablement area businesses on new and existing strategies to grow and evolve, and owns overall line of business planning.

Minimum Requirements:

BA/BS degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of related experience including prior leadership experience and 3 to 5 year strategic planning; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, and Experience:

• Master’s degree preferred.

• Background in consulting, corporate/enterprise strategy, and/or corporate development strongly preferred.

• Experience working in managed care and value-based care within healthcare services, especially with a focus on healthcare provider experience, is preferred.

• Exceptional strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving skills, and adaptability highly preferred.

• Self-motivation, and comfort both with autonomy and with teamworking across a complex matrixed model strongly preferred.

• Experience interacting confidently with senior management and executive level stakeholders, as a subject matter expert and comfortable with influencing decision-making preferred.

• Experience and knowledge of data analytics, project management, project execution, process improvement and change management experience (strategic and execution) strongly preferred.

• Excellent written, oral, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with the proven ability to negotiate expectations between multiple parties strongly preferred. 

• Proficient of Microsoft Office products Excel, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Power BI strongly preferred.

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary* range for this specific position is $139,944 to $239,904

Locations: California; Colorado; District of Columbia (Washington, DC); Illinois; Maryland; Minnesota; New York

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, 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.

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

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.