Director Strategy & Planning

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

AmeriHealth Caritas is seeking a talented, passionate Director for our Strategy and Planning team. The ideal candidate will have 10+ years of experience in a corporate or Big 4 consulting setting with strategic planning, financial analysis, market insights, and competitive intelligence, preferably in the healthcare payor sector.

Headquartered in Newtown Square, AmeriHealth Caritas is a mission-driven organization with more than 40 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.

We are passionate about helping people get care, stay well, and build healthy communities. As one of the nation's leaders in health care 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.

If you want to make a difference in a key leadership role, we’d like to hear from you.

Please NOTE: The ideal candidate will be required to work in our Newtown Square office 3 days a week. Our address is 3875 West Chester Pike, Newton Square PA 19073.

About this role:

In this role, you be part of a team that is advising our CEO and Executive Council on key enterprise-level strategic initiatives including: Corporate Strategy, Enterprise Business Plan, Market Insights and Competitive Intelligence, and Board Reporting.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• 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.
• Drive our Enterprise Business Plan (EBP) process by collaborating with business leaders to develop the annual EBP for Board approval and 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 business 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, Medicare, Exchange, Pharmacy, Behavioral Health)
• Evaluate adjacency and M&A opportunities, develop business cases, and make recommendations.
• Lead a team in the day-to-day execution of assigned initiatives and projects including developing work plans, tracking progress against objectives, identifying metrics of success, collaborating with stakeholders, and leading purpose-driven meetings with business leaders.
• Manage and develop direct reports.
  
  

Education/Experience:

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred
• 5+ years of strategy and/or business planning experience advising C-level executives either at a management consulting firm or within a corporate strategy function.
• 10+ years of experience in leading data analytics and financial analysis projects that required synthesizing complex data and effectively communicating results with senior leaders.
• 10+ years of experience managing teams that collaborate across various business units to advance projects and initiatives.
• 5+ years of healthcare payor industry experience preferred.
  
  

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.