Sr Manager - Clinical Innovation

CVS Health•Prior Lake, IL

1d•Remote

About The Position

A Senior Manager of Clinical Innovation is a critical contributor to managing and successfully driving use cases within the clinical innovation portfolio and initiatives that solve key business problems, and support development of new sources of value within Aetna’s Clinical Solutions business unit. This role involves leading, partnering, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including key internal and external stakeholders, to develop, test, and implement innovative solutions. The manager defines, rationalizes, and aligns priorities with clearly defined business rationale. They drive and manage innovation scope through all stages such as ideation/concept, solution development and pilot with an eye towards scaled, readiness, value realization and monitoring. The position also manages risk, develops interventions and facilitates working sessions, as well as delivers all required analysis, reporting and presentation materials. Furthermore, the Senior Manager supports the evaluation of new concepts, emerging innovation trends and clinical operations/offerings benchmarking within the healthcare industry, and subsequently develops these trends into new and innovative solutions that solve key business problems and deliver breakthrough value. The role also fosters a culture that accelerates the strategy through Heart At Work Behaviors by keeping the customer and colleague as the central focus.

Requirements

5+ years Program Management experience leading complex initiatives
2+ years successful experience in strategy, innovation and/or portfolio management within healthcare industry or equivalent industry
Strong interpersonal and communication skills, effectively communicate key messages across all levels of the organization including executive leaders and internal/external stake holders
Strong verbal and written communication skills; proven ability to develop and deliver presentations to senior leadership team members
Strong data and analytics skills to synthesize information and derive key insights
High ability to consistently produce and create value and meet/exceed committed performance
High ability to drive new innovation in highly cross-functional environments
Demonstrated relationship management skills; capacity to quickly build and maintain credible relationships at varying levels of the organization
College degree

Nice To Haves

Experience identifying value opportunities and creating new capabilities and/or project offerings that result in new value
Conceptual and structured thinker with proven ability to generate and translate concepts and ideas into effective strategies that achieve results
Ability to embrace & promote change, navigate uncertainty and shifting priorities and plans to accommodate broader changing objectives and demands
Experience with enterprise-wide and/or cross-functional large scale initiatives with high degree of complexity
Experience with the following: Innovation, analytics, generative AI, business process optimization, enterprise business portfolio management/consulting, financial analysis, strategic planning, risk management, product strategy, regulatory policy
Broad understanding of the healthcare landscape with ability to synthesize multiple disparate data points into a structured perspective aligned to action
Masters degree preferred
Appropriate licensure or certification by discipline preferred

Responsibilities

Managing and successfully driving use cases within the clinical innovation portfolio and initiatives that solve key business problems
Supporting development of new sources of value within Aetna’s Clinical Solutions business unit
Leading, partnering, and collaborating with cross-functional teams, including key internal and external stakeholders, to develop, test, and implement innovative solutions
Defining, rationalizing and aligning priorities with clearly defined business rationale
Driving and managing innovation scope through all stages such as ideation/concept, solution development and pilot with an eye towards scaled, readiness, value realization and monitoring
Managing risk, developing interventions and facilitating working sessions
Delivering all required analysis, reporting and presentation materials
Supporting the evaluation of new concepts, emerging innovation trends and clinical operations/offerings benchmarking within the healthcare industry
Developing these trends into new and innovative solutions that solve key business problems and deliver break through value
Fostering a culture that accelerates our strategy through our Heart At Work Behaviors by keeping the customer and colleague as the central focus