Strategic Business Initiatives Leader

Medica • Minnetonka, MN

2d • $130,300 - $223,400 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Strategic Business Initiatives Leader is a senior strategic advisor and execution partner to the Chief Growth & Strategy Officer (CGSO) for the Markets organization and the SVP, Product Strategy and Business Development. Functioning in a chief-of-staff–style capacity, the role applies health care strategy, payer knowledge, and enterprise execution skills to translate market strategy into clear priorities and action, align leaders, and maintain progress across the organization’s SVP/VP leadership structure. The leader works closely with the executives and their Executive Assistants to support executive effectiveness, disciplined follow-through, and information flow. The position also plans and facilitates high-stakes internal and external strategic forums, contributes to executive communications, and helps ensure both executives are prepared and effective with internal teams and external partners. The role requires deep health plan experience, sound strategic judgment, and credibility with senior leaders. Other duties may be assigned.

This is an office role requiring onsite work at Medica’s Minnetonka office an average of three days per week. The full salary grade is $130,300–$223,400, with a typical hiring range of $130,300–$195,510. Salary placement depends on factors including education, experience, certifications or licensure, role scope, internal equity, and market data. The position may also be eligible for incentive compensation. Medica states that it does not offer work visa sponsorship for this role; applicants must be authorized to work in the United States at the time of application.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• 10 years of experience and 5 years of leadership experience.
• Significant experience in health care strategy, health plan operations, or payer-side leadership.
• Proven ability to operate at the SVP/VP level, influence without authority, and drive work forward.
• Strong strategic planning, organizational, and follow-through capabilities.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Advanced PowerPoint and executive storytelling skills.
• Ability to synthesize complex information and make sound judgments in ambiguous environments.
• Comfort serving as both a strategic thinker and hands-on executor.
• Must be legally authorized to work in the United States at the time of application; work visa sponsorship is not offered.

Responsibilities

• Advise and partner with the CGSO and SVP, Product Strategy and Business Development on enterprise-level Product, Markets, Network, growth, and business development priorities.
• Translate enterprise growth and product strategy into priorities, decisions, and executable plans.
• Work with the executives’ Executive Assistants to manage priorities, anticipate decision needs, and ensure follow-through.
• Synthesize complex information, pressure-test strategic assumptions, identify implications and tradeoffs, and frame strategic talking points for executive engagements.
• Ensure appropriate market, financial, operational, and customer perspectives inform executive decisions.
• Support alignment, clarity, and accountability between the executives and their SVP/VP direct reports.
• Coordinate execution of key Product, Markets, and growth initiatives across senior and functional leaders.
• Follow up with senior leaders on commitments and ensure decisions are escalated appropriately.
• Translate health care strategy, market dynamics, and performance insights into action plans, connecting strategy development with operational execution.
• Plan and support external strategic partnership meetings with the SVP, Product Strategy and Business Development and relevant market, marketing, experience, and network leaders.
• Develop workplans that define objectives, milestones, decision points, accountabilities, dependencies, and measures of success.
• Lead high-priority cross-functional strategic initiatives, including developing agendas, facilitating discussions, clarifying outcomes and ownership, and coordinating preparation and follow-up.
• Drive initiatives from strategy through execution by identifying barriers, resolving cross-functional dependencies, escalating critical decisions, and maintaining momentum.
• Support complex, multi-stakeholder discussions requiring health care and payer fluency.
• Develop and refine executive materials that present strategic choices, recommendations, decisions, risks, and next steps, including monthly and quarterly business reviews, enterprise updates, and contributions to the annual board strategy deck.
• Communicate complex strategy, financial performance, and market insights as concise narratives for senior audiences, and ensure consistent messaging across Markets and Products leadership communications.
• Plan the executives’ calendars, conferences, and internal engagements with their Executive Assistants to maximize leadership presence and impact.
• Identify opportunities for executive visibility to advance alignment, engagement, or culture.
• Improve operating rhythms, meeting effectiveness, and decision clarity across Markets and Products leadership teams.
• Anticipate issues requiring executive attention and develop options, recommendations, and paths to resolution.
• Lead confidential, sensitive, or highly ambiguous strategic assignments on behalf of the CGSO and SVP.
• Focus executive attention on high-value strategic decisions and opportunities rather than routine coordination.
• Perform other strategic responsibilities as needed to advance enterprise growth, product, and business development priorities.

Benefits

• Competitive medical, dental, and vision coverage.
• Paid time off (PTO) and holidays.
• Paid volunteer time off.
• 401(k) contributions.
• Caregiver services.
• The position may be eligible for incentive plan compensation in addition to base salary.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior