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CVS Health is seeking a Lead Director (LD), Enterprise Strategy, supporting our Central Enterprise Strategy team. The Lead Director will play a pivotal role in supporting new growth initiatives and enabling execution of key strategic priorities. You will be a close partner with business stakeholders across the CVS Health enterprise. This role will report to the Executive Director of Central Enterprise Strategy, and partner frequently with business leaders at EVP and SVP level.
This role requires comfort with ambiguity and the ability to bring clarity to complex, cross-functional strategic challenges. You will lead high-impact strategic and operational initiatives in a fast-paced, evolving environment, managing project-based contributors with a path to formal people management. Ideal candidates are dynamic, creative, and entrepreneurial thinkers who are intellectually curious, adaptable, and passionate about transforming healthcare and improving outcomes. You will have experience building cases, high level presentations, and identifying growth opportunities.
Key Responsibilities
- As a Lead Director in Enterprise Strategy, you'll lead complex, high-priority engagements — either as an individual expert or by leading a project team — structuring the work end to end and developing Managers and Sr. Managers into future strategy leaders.
- Lead complex, high-priority Enterprise Strategy engagements — as an individual leader or by leading a project team — that shape direction for the enterprise
- Drive execution and delivery of executive-level outputs – Structure engagements end-to-end: set roles, decision points, and analytical priorities, and identify knowledge gaps early
- Evaluate market dynamics, competitive developments, and strategic opportunities through rigorous analysis, and develop actionable, stakeholder-sensitive recommendations.
- Build and lead relationships with business partners and executive sponsors, navigating organizational roadblocks. Collaborate with executive leadership to manage strategic portfolios and craft impactful communications for senior leaders.
- Steer highly effective executive meetings, adapting in real time to drive decisions and positioning oneself as a trusted advisor to key stakeholders.
- Support building and leading a high-performing strategy team and foster a culture of strategic thinking, data-driven decision-making, and innovation. Develop Managers and Senior Managers as future project leaders through direct oversight or other feedback-oriented engagements
Qualifications:
- Requires significant subject matter expertise in healthcare and strategy; strong technology background preferred
- 10 years of related experience at a top management consulting firm, in-house strategy team at a large health care company, or a related growth / strategy focus in a health care setting.
- Proven track record of managing strategy-related projects and leading cross-functional teams, including external advisors, on strategy deep dive projects.
- Strong written and oral communication skills including delivering structured presentations, and crafting PowerPoint and Excel analysis.
- Ability to lead a high-performing small team that provides consistent error-free analysis and recommendations to senior leaders.
- This LD can be remote or hybrid with expectation for 10-20% travel for in-person meetings with senior leaders and strategy teams.
Education:
- Bachelor’s Degree required
- Master’s Degree Preferred
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$144,200.00 - $288,400.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree
- Significant subject matter expertise in healthcare and strategy
- 10 years of related experience at a top management consulting firm, in-house strategy team, or healthcare growth/strategy role
- Experience managing strategy-related projects and leading cross-functional teams, including external advisors
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including structured presentations and PowerPoint and Excel analysis
- Ability to lead a high-performing small team and provide accurate analysis and recommendations to senior leaders
- Master's degree
- Strong technology background
CVS Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about CVS Health and has not been reviewed or approved by CVS Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Health coverage includes medical, dental, and vision plans, plus no-cost preventive care and virtual primary and mental-health services. Wellness offerings extend to MinuteClinic programs, gym discounts, and multiple no-cost counseling sessions.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellbeing resources such as confidential counseling, 24/7 support, fitness programs, and employee discounts are presented as part of a broad package. Education assistance, tuition reimbursement, and options to earn certain degrees with no out-of-pocket tuition further enhance total rewards.
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Retirement Support — Retirement programs include a 401(k) savings plan with possible employer matching and an employee stock purchase plan. Financial coaching and related tools are highlighted to support long-term financial security.
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What We Do
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company that delivers care in ways no one else can. We reach people in more ways and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.
