Strategy Advancement Advisor

Humana

2d•$115,200 - $158,400•Remote

About The Position

The Strategy Advancement Advisor provides data-based strategic direction to identify and address business issues and opportunities, and delivers business intelligence and strategic planning support for business segments or the company as a whole. The role works on problems of diverse scope and complexity, ranging from moderate to substantial. The advisor supports priority health plan and care delivery integration workstreams for the Illinois FIDE contract, a priority tied to improving member health outcomes and company financial growth. The role supports Illinois Medicaid market leadership on Medicare operational impacts, including enrollment strategies, benefit development, plan filings, Model of Care, CMS memos and compliance assessments, STARS strategy, member materials, and SNP governance. It also collaborates with national Medicare and Medicaid operations teams on Humana's strategic priorities for dual eligibles. The position promotes strategic alignment across leadership, educates Illinois Medicaid market leaders on strategy and targeted outcomes, and supports the Integration team with presentations, change management, and communications. The advisor is expected to quickly learn the Integration strategy, collaborate across teams and the enterprise, lead projects from beginning to end, develop opportunity cases, understand build-measure-learn-test practices and program learning agendas, and bring financial and/or operational experience. This is a remote role with occasional travel to Humana offices for training or meetings and periodic travel to the Illinois office and HFS. Home or hybrid employees must have internet service with at least 25 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload speeds and work from a dedicated space that protects member PHI/HIPAA information. The schedule is 40 hours per week. The stated annual base-pay range is $115,200–$158,400, with eligibility for a bonus incentive plan.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree and at least five years of progressive experience managing large-scale projects, or equivalent work experience and at least eight years of progressive experience managing large-scale projects.
At least three years of experience with strategy execution from conception through implementation.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, including preparing correspondence, meeting minutes, and status reports for varying organizational levels.
Experience with Medicare Advantage and Dual Special Needs Plans or Medicaid.
Strong collaboration and facilitation skills to lead project teams and meetings throughout the project lifecycle.
Strong time-management skills and ability to work independently.
Strong analytical and reasoning skills to lead project teams to solutions and alternatives.
Demonstrated ability to affect change in a highly matrixed organization by using data and facts to influence decision-makers.
Ability to travel periodically to the Illinois office and HFS for meetings.
Ability to work from a dedicated home workspace that protects member PHI/HIPAA information, with internet service meeting the stated minimum speeds.

Nice To Haves

Reside in Illinois.
At least five years of experience working within a health plan or care delivery organization.
Progressive experience managing portfolios of similar projects.
Experience conducting industry, market, competitor, and financial analysis and identifying insights.
Financial and/or operational experience.

Responsibilities

Support priority health plan and care delivery integration workstreams for the Illinois FIDE contract.
Support the Illinois Medicaid market leadership team on Medicare operational impacts, including enrollment strategy, plan benefit development, plan filing strategy, Model of Care, CMS memos and compliance impact assessments, STARS strategy, member materials, and SNP governance.
Collaborate with national Medicare and Medicaid operations teams on Humana's strategic priorities for dual eligibles.
Promote strategic alignment across leadership and educate Illinois Medicaid market leaders on strategy and targeted outcomes.
Support the Integration team through presentation development, change management, and communication.
Lead projects from end to end and develop opportunity cases.
Manage program learning agendas using the build-measure-learn-test framework.