Senior Manager – Strategic Health Partnerships

Description:
• Develop and maintain an opportunity ‘radar’ of key consumer health needs/painpoints, healthcare market dynamics and shifts, and white space opportunities in the broader health eco-system; proactively screen for new companies and services that could address these, as well as competitor moves
• Identify and engage new potential high-value partner opportunities that help advance CVS consumer-driven healthcare strategy
• Undertake in-depth evaluation of potential new partners to understand what unique capabilities they offer; their relative strengths and weaknesses vs competitors and alternatives; and what net new value they could deliver to our customers and broader business
• Lead a structured evaluation of new partner opportunities with key internal business stakeholders
• Build the business case to support high conviction partnerships – including financials, consumer experience impact, broader business outcomes, risks & risk mitigation strategies – to generate internal buy-in from relevant business partners
• Work with partners and key internal business stakeholders incl UX/design teams, digital/tech delivery teams, clinical teams, legal, analytics/reporting, et al to progress partnership from early concept through multiple rounds of ideation to MVP/pilot definition, product development, and launch/go-to-market
• Develop partnership go-to-market strategy incl defining key success measures
• Manage all partnership-related activities, including: legal, contracting, patient safety, security and technology reviews

Requirements:
• 5+ years’ experience in Strategy and/or Corporate Development, collaborating and supporting key initiatives across a broad portfolio
• 3+ years’ experience working in a top tier strategic management consulting firm
• 3+ years’ experience with analysis, understanding customer needs, and internal capabilities to support the identification of strategic opportunities; ability to provide actionable insights and recommendations based on such analysis
• 3+ years’ experience with Excel (Financial Modeling) and other productivity software
• 3+ years’ experience with PowerPoint, building executive level deliverables (e.g., story-lining a presentation)
• 2+ years leadership and performance management experience
• 2+ years’ experience working thru ambiguity, influencing and driving buy-in for strategic direction with leadership

Benefits:
• Affordable medical plan options
• A 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions)
• An employee stock purchase plan
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.