Clinical Operations Strategy Lead

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The Lead, Primary Care Strategy partners with Primary Care Organization (PCO) and CenterWell leadership to help shape PCO's strategic direction and translate strategy into measurable business results. You will solve complex business problems, evaluate strategic opportunities, and develop recommendations that inform executive decision-making. You will apply strategic analysis, business and financial acumen, and executive-level synthesis to support some of PCO's highest-priority initiatives. You will work across a diverse portfolio of enterprise and business-specific priorities, structure ambiguous problems, develop analytical approaches, synthesize recommendations, and drive alignment with senior leaders. You will report to the Associate VP, PCO Strategy.

• Lead structured problem-solving and hypothesis-driven analyses to support PCO priorities, using financial modeling, qualitative insights, and market research.
• Summarize complex information into executive-ready presentations and recommendations that inform leadership and Board decision-making.
• Lead evaluation of strategic opportunities, feasibility, risks, and implementation considerations to support business priorities.
• Own priority workstreams, including workplans, interdependencies, milestones, stakeholder alignment, and risk identification to support successful execution.
• Facilitate cross-functional engagement through working sessions, stakeholder alignment activities, and decision-support efforts that advance strategy development and enable coordinated execution across PCO.
• Develop business cases, value analyses, KPI frameworks, and leadership updates that communicate progress, risks, and strategic implications.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, healthcare administration, or a related field.
• 3+ years of experience with a management consulting firm and/or 4+ years in a strategic role requiring core consulting skills, with evidence of increasing responsibility.
• Experience structuring and solving complex business problems using quantitative and qualitative analysis.
• Experience conducting financial modeling, interpreting operational and financial data, and developing business cases.
• Experience translating strategy into actionable plans and driving cross-functional execution through influence and stakeholder management.
• Experience creating polished, executive-level presentations and deliverables that communicate complex concepts with clarity.
• Can work EST hours.

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior healthcare industry experience, preferably within healthcare services or care delivery organizations
• Experience working in a highly matrixed, multi-business-unit organization
• Demonstrated initiative, adaptability, and ability to manage multiple priorities in a dynamic environment
• Strong interpersonal and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across segments and functions
• Commitment to improving patient experience and outcomes

Additional Information

• This is a remote role but the Washington, DC metro area is a preferred location (opportunity to follow a hybrid model, working together with leader in Arlington, VA office 1-3 days a week).
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Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.$104,000 - $143,000 per yearThis job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.Application Deadline: 12-01-2026

About us

About CenterWell Senior Primary Care: CenterWell Senior Primary Care provides proactive, preventive care to seniors, including wellness visits, physical exams, chronic condition management, screenings, minor injury treatment and more. Our unique care model focuses on personalized experiences, taking time to listen, learn and address the factors that impact patient well-being. Our integrated care teams, which include physicians, nurses, behavioral health specialists and more, spend up to 50 percent more time with patients, providing compassionate, personalized care that brings better health outcomes. We go beyond physical health by also addressing other factors that can impact a patient’s well-being.About CenterWell, a Humana company: CenterWell is a leading healthcare services business focused on creating integrated and differentiated experiences that put our patients at the center of everything we do. The result is high-quality healthcare that is accessible, comprehensive and, most of all, personalized. As the largest provider of senior-focused primary care, a leading provider of home healthcare and a leading integrated home delivery, specialty, hospice and retail pharmacy, CenterWell is focused on whole health and addressing the physical, emotional and social wellness of our patients. CenterWell is part of Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM). Learn more about what we offer at CenterWell.com.

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