Lead Director, Strategic Planning, Proposals

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time. Lead annual and multi‑year strategic planning cycles. Acts independently to address issues, guide direction, and provide analysis for planning initiatives. Facilitates the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of a strong management and governance framework that drives strategic alignment, accountability, transparency, and effective decision‑making across the Medicaid proposal organization. Establishes clear operating rhythms, governance forums, and management processes to ensure priorities are executed efficiently, risks are managed proactively, and outcomes are measurable and aligned to enterprise goals. Acts independently to address issues, guide direction, and provide analysis for planning initiatives. Support Medicaid Proposals management process by preparing strategic business reviews, facilitating discussions, and capturing decisions and actions. Lead annual and multi‑year strategic planning cycles, including development of strategic pillars, and prioritized initiatives. Partner with business leaders to articulate strategic intent, value propositions, growth opportunities, and competitive positioning. Ensure financial, regulatory, and operational considerations are incorporated into governance decisions. Guides junior colleagues through consultation and mentoring in techniques and processes and provides functional (matrix) supervision. A minimum of 3 years of relevant experience in Strategic Business Planning and/or Project Management Office (PMO) functions. Demonstrated success in developing executive‑level presentations and dashboards for senior leadership audiences. Direct experience with Aetna/CVS Health management and governance processes. Strong visual design, data visualization and storytelling skills. Demonstrates strong proficiency with Microsoft Office tools to build systems and collaborative environments that drive productivity. Education Bachelor's degree preferred or a combination of education and work experience. Travel Ability to travel up to 25% as business needs require. 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. 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 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. This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility. Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments . We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/14/2026 Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.