Discovery and Strategic Partnerships Lead

Employment Type: Full-time Location: Remote

Position Overview

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first. Challenging the organization and working across-departments, the Discovery and Strategic Partnerships Lead enables the enterprise to effectively and intentionally collaborate with best-in-class strategic partners to advance our clinical and experience objectives.

The Discovery and Strategic Partnership team manages research independently, with subject matter experts, and cross-functional stakeholders to identify emerging opportunities in the Medicare clinical space. The Lead conducts targeted evaluations of vendor solutions that address defined business problems. While working in a highly matrixed environment, the Discovery and Strategic Partnership team leads vendor reviews to identify key partners who are solving clinical problems and engaging in value-based agreements. The Lead uses this data to craft recommendations to senior executives regarding business strategy. This person is self-driven and exercises independent judgment and decision-making on complex issues.

Responsibilities

• Lead strategic vendor evaluation for solutions aimed to improve clinical outcomes for the Medicare population.
• Lead initial screening of companies, defining key requirements and evaluation criteria with business owners.
• Lead evaluation meetings with prospective strategic partners and conduct analysis needed to make a recommendation.
• Manage relationships with key internal business partners like Market Operations, Clinical Strategy, Retail Product & Growth, Vendor Management, Value-Based Strategies, and Clinical Analytics.
• Structure and lead research and analysis on consumer and industry trends; market landscaping for specific clinical priority areas.

The Successful Associate:

Problem Solver

• Demonstrates critical thinking and analytical skills required to understand problems to solve, desired future state, required capabilities; and develops the framework and criteria for rigorous evaluation of solution or strategic partner options.
• Identifies external considerations and potential conflicts.

Partnership Builder

• Brings expertise and/or identifies subject matter experts to analyze and synthesize information, develop insights and produce recommendations based on company and external data analysis.
• Ensures that recommendations align with corporate vision.

Team Mentality

• Is a team player who has demonstrated success building collaborative working relationships.
• Is adept at navigating and managing communications and relationships with internal associates at all levels (including senior leaders), as well as c-suite level leaders from external companies.

Drive for Greatness

• Seeks to “connect the dots” and has a hunger for understanding a wide range of business problems and industry dynamics that impact Humana’s business.

Program and Project Management

• Ensures consistent, high-quality execution.
• Takes ownership of their work, proactively identifying potential barriers and seeking creative solutions to overcoming obstacles.

Use your skills to make an impact.

Role Essentials

• Bachelor's Degree
• 7 or more years in business strategy, finance, clinical discipline, product development, and/or innovation.
• 2 or more years of cross-functional project leadership experience.
• 1 or more years of external partner management.
• Ability to conduct, interpret, and leverage data and analytics to improve strategy and make recommendations.
• Microsoft Excel modeling (Basic) & PowerPoint presentation skills.
• Experience presenting to executive-level individuals.
• Highly motivated and action-oriented with strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Proven ability to challenge the status quo and drive innovation, totally comfortable operating in ambiguous and unregimented environments.
• Strong critical thinking skills, analytical experience, and business acumen.
• Strategic thinker who can identify, prioritize, structure, and solve complex business problems.