Executive Director, Enterprise Strategy

CVS Health•Work At Home-Connecticut, CT

1d•$175,100 - $334,750

About The Position

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. The Enterprise Strategy team develops and advances CVS Health’s long-term strategic priorities, identifies new growth opportunities, and drives alignment across businesses to accelerate enterprise value creation. This role will report into Aetna’s Chief Strategy Officer and primarily support CVS Health’s Aetna business; partnering closely with the Aetna Executive Leadership team to shape and execute critical strategic initiatives. The Executive Director, Enterprise Strategy will lead the development and execution of strategies focused on advancing Aetna's clinical, provider, network, and pharmacy priorities to improve affordability, health outcomes, and member experience. This individual will partner closely with clinical, network, product, pharmacy, operations, and finance leaders to develop integrated, actionable strategies that support Aetna's total cost of care objectives. The role will leverage market, competitive, consumer, technology, and regulatory insights to identify opportunities for innovation, facilitate strategic decision-making, and drive alignment across the organization to ensure priorities translate into measurable actions and results. In addition to shaping strategy, this individual will evaluate emerging trends, identify opportunities to improve affordability and outcomes, and lead high-priority initiatives with significant executive visibility. This role is ideal for a highly motivated, intellectually curious leader who thrives in ambiguous environments, influences senior stakeholders, and drives results through collaboration and strategic problem-solving. The successful candidate will bring strong analytical, communication, and leadership skills, an innovative mindset, and a passion for improving affordability, healthcare outcomes, and the overall member experience. Prior experience in health insurance, managed care, care delivery, clinical strategy, provider networks, or pharmacy is preferred but not required.

Requirements

10+ years of experience in strategy, management consulting, corporate development, financial analysis, public policy, product development, mergers and acquisitions, healthcare/clinical strategy, or related fields.
Proven ability to lead complex strategic initiatives from strategy development through execution, driving alignment across executives, business leaders, and cross-functional teams.
Experience developing and synthesizing market, competitive, consumer, regulatory, and technology insights to identify growth opportunities and inform strategic decision-making.
Proven ability to facilitate executive and senior leadership discussions, build alignment across stakeholders, and influence enterprise-level decisions.
Ability to deliver high-impact strategic recommendations and communications to executive leadership through compelling presentations, storytelling, and structured problem solving.
Strong executive presence with exceptional communication, relationship-building, and stakeholder management skills across highly matrixed organizations.
Ability to navigate ambiguity, simplify complex challenges, and lead multiple concurrent priorities while maintaining quality, speed, and attention to detail.
Strong people leadership skills.

Nice To Haves

Prior experience in health insurance, managed care, care delivery, clinical strategy, provider networks, or pharmacy is preferred but not required.
Working knowledge of payer, provider, pharmacy, and healthcare product segments
Health plan, managed care, payer, or health insurance industry experience preferred, including familiarity with Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, or other health plan lines of business
Experience supporting enterprise, business unit, or growth strategy initiatives within a healthcare organization
Growth mindset and commitment to deepening expertise across the healthcare industry
Experience building and evaluating financial models, business cases, and investment analyses
Ability to synthesize market trends, competitive intelligence, and customer insights into actionable strategic recommendations
Demonstrated experience identifying and evaluating new growth opportunities, partnerships, and business models

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of strategies focused on advancing Aetna's clinical, provider, network, and pharmacy priorities to improve affordability, health outcomes, and member experience.
Partner closely with clinical, network, product, pharmacy, operations, and finance leaders to develop integrated, actionable strategies that support Aetna's total cost of care objectives.
Leverage market, competitive, consumer, technology, and regulatory insights to identify opportunities for innovation, facilitate strategic decision-making, and drive alignment across the organization to ensure priorities translate into measurable actions and results.
Evaluate emerging trends, identify opportunities to improve affordability and outcomes, and lead high-priority initiatives with significant executive visibility.
Coach, mentor, and develop high-performing teams.