Healthcare Value Strategic Initiatives Leader

Medica•Minnetonka, MN

7d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Healthcare Value Strategic Initiatives Leader is a critical enterprise leadership role responsible for driving the strategy, execution, and performance of the organization’s health care value agenda. This role serves as both the strategic architect and operational integrator for the CHO’s organization, ensuring alignment across clinical, pharmacy, behavioral health, and quality functions to achieve enterprise goals for affordability, quality, and member outcomes. Acting as a trusted advisor and extension of the CHO, this leader translates vision into action—advancing strategic priorities, establishing operating discipline, and driving cross-functional accountability. The role ensures the CHO’s organization operates as a cohesive, high-performing system by aligning strategy, governance, performance management, and communication across enterprise and segment stakeholders. Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in related field
10+ years of work experience beyond degree
Exceptional project management skills with a proven track record of successful project delivery
Professional presence and excellent presentation and persuasion skills
Exceptional relationship management and the ability to influence senior level leaders
Ability to manage multiple projects, meet deadlines, and adjust priorities appropriately and rapidly in an evolving work environment with shifting time frames
Demonstrated ability to work effectively at both detail and big-picture levels and to drive initiatives forward
Ability to manage and operate with highly confidential information, high level of discretion and confidentiality
Excellent written and verbal communication skills
Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities, with keen attention to detail
Proficiency in project management and other necessary tools and software
Eligibility to work in the US
All candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.

Nice To Haves

Advanced degree preferred

Responsibilities

Lead development, refinement, and activation of the CHO’s enterprise health care value strategy across all lines of business.
Translate strategic priorities into clear, actionable plans with defined outcomes, milestones, and accountability.
Ensure integration of clinical, pharmacy, behavioral health, population health, and quality strategies to drive total health care value.
Anticipate emerging trends and proactively evolve strategy to address market, regulatory, and competitive dynamics.
Establish and oversee a disciplined execution framework to drive performance against enterprise goals for medical cost, quality, Stars, and member experience.
Implement and manage a comprehensive performance system, including KPIs, dashboards, and governance forums.
Identify performance gaps, root causes, and corrective actions in partnership with functional and segment leaders.
Ensure enterprise-level visibility into progress against strategic priorities and long-range plan objectives.
Serve as a strategic advisor and operational partner to the CHO, supporting prioritization, decision-making, and execution of key initiatives.
Manage the operating cadence of the CHO’s organization, including leadership team meetings, governance structures, and enterprise forums.
Ensure alignment of agendas, materials, and decisions with enterprise priorities and desired outcomes.
Drive follow-through and accountability on key actions, decisions, and commitments across the leadership team.
Align health care value strategies with segment (P&L) priorities to ensure impact on financial performance and market competitiveness.
Partner closely with Clinical, Finance, Actuarial, Network, Operations, Product, and Market leaders to ensure coordinated execution.
Break down silos and resolve cross-functional challenges that impact cost, quality, and member outcomes.
Enable consistent prioritization and resource alignment across the CHO’s organization.
Support the CHO in advancing enterprise provider strategies, including value-based care and strategic partnerships with health systems.
Facilitate alignment between internal strategy and provider-facing initiatives to improve collaboration and outcomes.
Help drive innovative solutions to systemic challenges (e.g., prior authorization, care coordination, access).
Ensure provider initiatives are aligned to enterprise goals for affordability, quality, and experience.
Lead development of executive-level communications, including Board materials, enterprise updates, and strategic presentations.
Ensure clear, consistent communication of strategy, priorities, and performance across internal and external stakeholders.
Drive change management efforts to support adoption of new strategies, operating models, and ways of working.
Reinforce a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement within the CHO’s organization.