Business Strategy Plan Director - CareBridge and Post Acute Solutions

Overview

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

The Business Strategy Plan Director will serve as Chief of Staff and provide strategic and operational support to Carelon Health leadership overseeing the CareBridge and Post Acute Solutions Profit and Loss (P&L) units. The ideal candidate will be results-driven with a proactive approach to problem-solving and adept at managing complex projects, streamlining processes, and facilitating communication among senior leaders to ensure the company’s objectives are met efficiently and effectively.

Responsibilities

• Understand all aspects of the business and serve as the right hand to executive leadership to define strategy and successful criteria for the future.
• Translate strategy into defined tactics, programs/projects priorities, and timelines and ensure alignment to enterprise strategy and goals.
• Monitor and track progress towards strategic objectives, identifying and addressing any barriers to success.
• Ensure that key metrics, performance indicators, and reporting mechanisms are in place to measure results and drive continuous improvement.
• Implement and manage cross-functional strategic initiatives and special projects as directed by leadership.
• Build and leverage relationships to provide innovative solutions to complex business problems.
• Develop and refine processes to improve operational efficiency and effectiveness across P&L units.
• Prepare and provide reports, presentations, and updates to leadership on the status of ongoing initiatives and projects.
• Manage internal communications to ensure transparency and alignment across teams.
• Proactively identify and mitigate risks and issues that may impede project or operational success.

Minimum Requirements

Requires a BA/BS degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of related experience including prior leadership experience and 3 to 5 years strategic planning; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, And Experience

• Master’s degree preferred.
• Former consulting experience preferred.
• Prior experience in home- and community-based services (HCBS), home health, post-acute transitions, and/or hospital-at-home models across Medicare Advantage, Medicaid (including LTSS), and Duals is preferred.
• Prior experience supporting multi-market P&L, including demand or volume forecasting, medical expense management, initiative ROI and benefit-tracking or other business performance monitoring is preferred.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, decision-making, problem-solving skills, and adaptability highly preferred.
• Experience interacting confidently with senior management and executive level stakeholders, as a subject matter expert and comfortable with influencing decision-making preferred.
• Experience and knowledge of data analytics, project management, project execution, process improvement and change management experience (strategic and execution) strongly preferred.
• High level of discretion and confidentiality preferred.
• Excellent written, oral, presentation and interpersonal communication skills with the proven ability to negotiate expectations between multiple parties strongly preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office products Excel, Teams, Outlook, PowerPoint, Word and Power BI strongly preferred.

Compensation and Location

For candidates working in person or virtually in the below location(s), the salary range for this specific position is $146,608 to $219,912.

Locations: Illinois

About Elevance Health

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

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