Strategic Business Lead

Strategic Business Lead

Point32Health is a leading not-for-profit health and well-being organization dedicated to delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare. Serving nearly 2 million members, Point32Health builds on the legacy of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care and Tufts Health Plan to provide access to care and empower healthier lives for everyone. Our culture revolves around being a community of care and having shared values that guide our behaviors and decisions. We've had a long-standing commitment to inclusion and equal healthcare access and outcomes, regardless of background; it's at the core of who we are. We value the rich mix of backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all of our colleagues, which helps us to provide service with empathy and better understand and meet the needs of the communities where we serve, live, and work.

We enjoy the important work we do every day in service to our members, partners, colleagues and communities.

The Strategic Business Lead is responsible for developing and executing strategic consultative initiatives in support of Point32Health Commercial product strategy and innovation. This individual will lead the identification, evaluation, development, and implementation of new product opportunities providing leadership, consultation, facilitation, insight, and analytic support to develop and deliver high priority initiatives that are critical to Commercial growth goals. This position will also focus on prioritizing strategic projects in service of the Commercial Division, with functions including framing of process / plan, defining success metrics, establishing governance structures for the project, synthesizing competitive / landscape research, articulating hypotheses to test, and managing the effort / coordination of the team. This individual is accountable for assessing internal and external resources / opportunities, as well as gathering and synthesizing data to make sound business recommendations to senior leaders in support of our Commercial strategy. In collaboration with senior executives, this individual works with cross-functional teams to advance complex large-scale projects from strategy to implementation. The Strategic Business Lead will demonstrate strong leadership, business acumen, problem solving and collaboration to develop and coordinate strategy, prioritize deliverables, and implement key initiatives with a variety of teams, including internal and external partners. This role requires deep experience evaluating market opportunities, devising market entry strategies, and leading complex work streams across multiple functions within the organization.

Key Responsibilities / Duties - What You Will Be Doing

• Leverage experience leading new opportunity funnel from ideation to evaluation to strategy development to implementation for key Commercial initiatives.
• Partner with Commercial business to identify innovative new product and service solution strategy.
• Engage with business leaders and with key areas of the business to forge relationships and understand the challenges and strategic goals.
• Build a pipeline of ideas, manage the pipeline, and prioritize the pipeline through criteria that ensures alignment to the strategic goals and desired focus areas.
• Identify opportunities for innovation by understanding problems, needs, and ideas from the business, the customers (employers, providers, brokers), and the members (consumers).
• Consult with business leadership, evaluate market, conduct discovery interviews with key internal and external constituents to define market entry strategy.
• Conduct in-depth analysis, synthesize findings, and make recommendations related to key product features, value proposition, and roll-out.
• Explore vendors and technologies in the market that could provide a solution or component of a solution, and make build, buy, partner recommendations.
• Lead partner evaluation and selection. Coordinate third party support. Support contract negotiation and execution.
• Lead business needs assessment, capability assessment, and business case development
• Design, develop, and assess financial implications of strategic solutions through quantitative and financial modeling (e.g., cost / benefit, ROI, etc.).
• Jointly, with the business leadership, pitch prioritized ideas to senior executives to secure approval and funding.
• Manage large cross functional project teams including internal and external constituents.
• Lead all facets of implementation planning and execution including conducting QA testing to ensure product is go-to-market ready upon launch.
• Oversee reporting and communication of project milestones, including leading Steering Committee meetings, core team meetings and key stakeholder discussions.
• Work in a collaborative way with key stakeholders and leadership to ensure key timelines are met with minimal disruption to the organization.
• Identify appropriate solutions and alternatives to potential obstacles.
• Propose and create buy-in to tracking mechanisms to measure effectiveness of strategic initiatives.

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by employees assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties and skills required of employees assigned to this position. Management retains the discretion to add to or change the duties of the position at any time.

Working conditions and additional requirements :

Must be able to work under normal office conditions and work from home as required. Work may require simultaneous use of a telephone / headset and PC / keyboard and sitting for extended durations. This position functions in a fast-paced environment, meeting multiple demands and deadlines. May be required to work additional hours beyond standard work schedule.

Skill requirements :

Knowledge of the health plan industry and its customers Knowledge of Commercial employer benefits programs Expertise in strategy, planning, and business development Proven track record of working effectively with people and processes at multiple levels, both internal and external to the organization. Exceptional leadership, communication, presentation, facilitation, negotiation, and conflict resolution skills. Demonstrated skills in partnering effectively with enterprise resources as well as vendor / consultant management. Superior analytic and research skills with experience in analyzing data to forecast outcomes and drive decision making. Strong business acumen Demonstrated execution of complex projects to profitable outcomes Advanced MS Office knowledge (MS PowerPoint, MS Excel, MS Word)

Experience (minimum years required) :

5 to 7 years of experience in progressive consultative and advisory positions.

Qualifications - What You Need To Perform The Job

Education, Certification and Licensure :

BA / BS degree in business or related field required. MBA strongly preferred.

Salary Range $129,958.40 -$194,937.60

Compensation & Total Rewards Overview

The annual base salary range provided for this position represents a range of salaries for this role and similar roles across the organization. The actual salary for this position will be determined by several factors, including the scope and complexity of the role; the skills, education, training, credentials, and experience of the candidate; as well as internal equity. As part of our comprehensive total rewards program, colleagues are also eligible for variable pay. Eligibility for any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits remains in the Companys sole discretion and may be modified at the Companys sole discretion, consistent with the law.

Point32Health offers their Colleagues a competitive and comprehensive total rewards package which currently includes :

We welcome all All applicants are welcome and will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.

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