Manager, Communications and Strategic Planning

Manager of Communications and Strategic Planning

At CVS Health, we're building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation's leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

Position Summary

CVS Health, one of the top companies in the United States is seeking a Manager of Communications and Strategic Planning to partner with the Executive Director of Communications Strategy and Operations to support and help oversee the strategic planning, reporting and measurement, and overall operations for the corporate communications organization. This position will partner with Communications Leadership Team and our Analytics and Insights to support the annual strategic planning process including setting annual goals and key performance indicators, building our annual strategic plan and managing our monthly and quarterly measurement and reporting programs. Working in close partnership with our Senior Managers, this role will gain exposure to our colleague engagement strategy and other key strategic initiatives for the communications organization.

Reporting to the Executive Director, the ideal candidate will help successfully identify opportunities to streamline the strategic planning, measurement and reporting processes, help foster engagement across our Communications Leadership Group (CLG) of Director and above leaders; and bring forward industry best practices for consideration and implementation.

Your ability to partner with and support senior executives and colleagues across the CVS Health enterprise, including the various business units (Aetna, Caremark, Pharmacy and Consumer Wellness and Health Care Delivery) as well as Strategy, Marketing, Government Affairs, and others to ensure alignment of strategies is critical to success in this position. You will utilize your strong project management and critical thinking skills across multiple disciplines to support execution of plans with in-house talent as well as our third-party vendors, as necessary.

You will be a key member of the Enterprise Communications team and will be expected to work collaboratively with colleagues focused on multiple lines of business, as well as corporate centers of excellence to pull through best practices and programs.

This position can be based in Hartford, CT; Woonsocket, RI (headquarters); Wellesley, MA, New York, NY; Northbrook, IL; or Scottsdale, AZ. Other locations, including remote, will be considered for exemplary talent.

Primary Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted, strategic advisor to the Executive Director, the Communications Strategy and Operations and broader enterprise communications teams, and key business leaders.
• Support the annual and ongoing management and strategic planning process, including project management monthly and quarterly measurement and reporting, key initiatives and deliverables.
• Identify opportunities to drive engagement and collaboration across our Communications Leadership Group (CLG) of Director and above leaders
• Have a proven track record of producing and editing clear, concise, compelling and clean copy and executive messaging covering complex subjects on tight deadlines.
• Align with in-house talent and third-party vendors as necessary in support of our overall communications strategy, including timely delivery of collateral assets.
• Stay abreast of an ever-changing environment to develop recommendations to adapt and influence outcome.
• Proactively pull in, share and adopt insights from broader company communications department (Enterprise Communications)
• Develop and refine key performance metrics to demonstrate effectiveness and contribution to the overall strategy

Required Qualifications

Preferred Qualifications

Anticipated Weekly Hours

40

Time Type

Full time

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is :

$72,360.00 - $199,144.00

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.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include :

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on : 10 / 31 / 2025

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.