Director Strategy & Planning_

Newtown Square

**Director Strategy & Planning**

Location: Newtown Square, PA

Primary Job Function: Strategic Planning & Execution

ID**: 34188

Your career starts now. We are looking for the next generation of healthcare leaders.

At AmeriHealth Caritas, we are passionate about helping people get care, stay well, and build healthy communities. As one of the nation's leaders in healthcare solutions, we offer our associates the opportunity to impact the lives of millions of people through our national footprint of products, services, and award-winning programs. AmeriHealth Caritas is seeking talented, passionate individuals to join our team. Together we can build healthier communities. If you want to make a difference, we would like to connect with you.

Headquartered in Newtown Square, AmeriHealth Caritas is a mission-driven organization with more than 30 years of experience. We deliver comprehensive, outcomes-driven care to those who need it most. We offer integrated managed care products, pharmaceutical benefit management and specialty pharmacy services, behavioral health services, and other administrative services.

Discover more about us at www.amerihealthcaritas.com.

**Responsibilities:**

Strategy & Planning at AmeriHealth Caritas advises the CEO and Executive Council on key enterprise-level strategic initiatives, and oversees four systems of work: (1) Corporate Strategy, (2) Enterprise Business Plan, (3) Market Insights, and (4) Board Reporting. The Director of Strategy & Planning reports to the Vice President of Strategy & Planning and brings crucial planning and management across the systems of work. A strong candidate has work experience leading teams within several disciplines, including strategic planning, business planning, financial analysis, market insights, and competitive intelligence.

+ Lead day-to-day execution of assigned initiatives and projects: develop charter and work plan, track progress against objectives and work plan, identify metrics of success, manage a team to drive progress and develop agendas and materials, collaborate with stakeholders, lead purpose-driven meetings with the team and various business leaders and facilitate discussion

+ Drive the Enterprise Business Plan (EBP) process by collaborating with business leaders to develop the annual EBP for Board approval (EBP includes multi-year financial and capital plan, annual enterprise objectives and priorities, financial and margin improvement targets, multi-year growth plan, line-of-business and department budgets, enterprise portfolio investments, and enterprise business incentive plan); lead the continued maturation of the EBP process, including deployment and organizational alignment around the execution of the final EBP

+ Facilitate strategic growth discussions among segment leaders to drive the identification and prioritization of growth opportunities and strategies, and drive the development of an enterprise growth strategy and cohesive enterprise growth plan, including an annual assessment of the corporate asset portfolio (Medicaid, LTSS, Medicare, Exchange, Pharmacy, Behavioral Health)

+ Evaluate adjacency and M&A opportunities, develop business cases, and make recommendations

+ Design the enterprise strategic plan framework and process, and drive and facilitate the development of the multi-year enterprise strategic plan; design measurement framework to monitor progress against the enterprise strategy and facilitate the process to pressure test course and speed

+ Facilitate process with business leaders to develop an enterprise-wide capability gap analysis and roadmaps

+ Add value to Medicaid Market Presidents and Product Presidents by delivering market insights and competitor intelligence

+ Drive corporate and segment performance through continued maturation of Board reporting

+ Manage and develop direct reports

**Education/Experience:**

+ Bachelor’s Degree required;Master’s Degree preferred

+ 5-10 years of corporate strategy and/or business planning experience either at a management consulting firm or within a corporate development or corporate strategy department

+ 5-10 years of healthcare industry experience

+ Willingness to take initiative to ensure accountability in meeting business initiatives and strong leadership capability

+ Strong data analytics and financial analysis skills

+ Experience in synthesizing complex analysis and effectively communicating with leadership

+ Proficiency in Microsoft Office is highly preferred specifically PowerPoint and Excel

+ Proven ability to manage different groups and support collaboration across various business units to advance projects and initiatives

+ Strong project management skills

+ Strong communication skills

**NOTE:** We are open to hiring a remote worker but the ideal candidate would be in the local area and would be required to work in the office 3 days a week. Our address is 3875 West Chester Pike, Newton Square PA 19073.

**Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion**

At AmeriHealth Caritas, everyone can feel valued, supported, and comfortable to be themselves. Our commitment to equity means that all associates have a fair opportunity to achieve their full potential. We put these principles into action every day by acting with integrity and respect. We stand together to speak out against injustice and to break down barriers to support a more inclusive and equitable workplace. Celebrating and embracing the diverse thoughts and perspectives that make up our workforce means our company is more vibrant, innovative, and better able to support the people and communities we serve.

We keep our associates happy so they can focus on keeping our members healthy.

**Our Comprehensive Benefits Package**

Flexible work solutions including remote options, hybrid work schedules, Competitive pay, Paid time off including holidays and volunteer events, Health insurance coverage for you and your dependents on Day 1, 401(k) Tuition reimbursement and more.

EOE Minorities/Females/Protected Veterans/Disabled