Senior Strategy Advancement Professional

About the Role

Employment Type: Full time

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first.

The Senior Strategy Advancement Professional provides data-based strategic direction to identify and address business issues and opportunities. Provides business intelligence and strategic planning support for business segments or the company at large.

The Senior Strategy Advancement Professional work assignments involve moderately complex to complex issues where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.

The Senior Strategy Advancement Professional leads initiatives to analyze complex business problems and issues using data from internal and external sources. Brings expertise or identifies subject matter experts in support of multi-functional efforts to identify, interpret, and produce recommendations and plans based on company and external data analysis. Ensures that policies and procedures align with corporate vision. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel ensuring efficient operation of the function. Begins to influence department’s strategy. Makes decisions on moderately complex to complex issues regarding technical approach for project components, and work is performed without direction. Exercises considerable latitude in determining objectives and approaches to assignments.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning Support

• Analyze complex operational challenges, identify root causes, and develop actionable solutions.
• Develop, coordinate, and execute strategic plans.
• Conduct internal and external research to inform strategic recommendations and decision-making.

Performance Monitoring and Reporting

• Prepare materials for executive briefings, including operational performance data.
• Develop insights, highlight trends, identify areas for improvement, and track progress against targets.

Facilitate and Lead Cross-Functional Meetings

• Organize, lead, and actively facilitate regular cross-functional meetings with stakeholders across Medicaid operations.
• Guide discussions to identify operational issues, drive collaborative problem-solving, document action items, and ensure follow-through on resolutions.

Risk Management and Compliance

• Collaborate with risk management and compliance functions to integrate risk considerations into performance management frameworks.
• Ensure operational processes adhere to relevant state regulations and internal policies.

Continuous Improvement Integration

• Coordinates with Process Improvement teams to ensure performance data informs and prioritizes improvement initiatives.

Use your skills to make an impact.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree
• 5+ years of experience working with health plans, preferably Medicaid
• Proven experience leading and facilitating cross-functional meetings with executives, driving collaboration among diverse stakeholders, and managing competing priorities.
• Advanced skills in developing and delivering presentations (utilizing PowerPoint and other tools) for executive audiences, with a focus on storytelling, data visualization, and clear communication of operational status and recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze complex operational challenges, identify root causes, and develop actionable solutions.
• Proficiency in using data and analytics to inform strategic decisions and measure operational performance.
• Strong project management capabilities, including planning, prioritization, and the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously.
• Comfort with ambiguity and demonstrated initiative in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word) and familiarity with data visualization tools.

Preferred Qualifications

• Medicaid experience
• Experience driving data driven strategic initiatives, including stakeholder engagement, issue framing, and solution design.

Additional Information

The selected candidate must be available to work Eastern Standard Time zone hours (EST). Work at Home