Business Strategy & Planning Director

Anticipated End Date:

2026-07-11

Position Title:

Business Strategy & Planning Director

Job Description:

Business Strategy & Planning Director (Chief of Staff to the President Carelon Pharmacy)

 

Hybrid 2: This role requires associates to be in-office 3 days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace. Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office.

 

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unless an accommodation is granted as required by law.

 

Carelon, a proud member of the Elevance Health family of companies, is a healthcare services organization that takes a whole-health approach to making care more integrated, personalized, and affordable. We put people at the center—connecting physical, behavioral, social, and pharmacy services, along with clinical expertise, research, operations, and advanced technology to help care work better, together.

 

Among us are specialty-care physicians, nurse practitioners, pharmacists, engineers, data scientists, and other dedicated and caring health professionals. While our roles may differ, our purpose is shared: to make a positive impact on whole health.

 

The Business Strategy & Planning Director (Chief of Staff to the President Carelon Pharmacy) serves as a key member of the Carelon Chief of Staff team, partnering closely with senior Carelon leadership to drive strategic clarity, operating discipline, and execution against the organization’s highest priorities.

 

How You Will Make an Impact

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

 

• Understands all aspects of the business and partners with executive leadership, including direct support of the President CarelonRx Pharmacy to define strategy and successful criteria for the future.

• Monitors and synthesizes business performance, highlighting key trends, risks, and opportunities for leadership.

• Translates strategy into defined tactics, programs/projects priorities, and timelines and ensures alignment and attainment of enterprises strategic plans to turn strategy into reality.

• Supports leadership operating cadence (e.g. key meetings, decision forums) and helps ensure follow-through on priorities and commitments.

• Documents strategic priorities such as external environment and reports on customer insight research initiatives.

• Builds and leverages relationships across the organization to help solve complex business problems and drive cross-functional alignment.

• Proposes opportunities to improve results based on continuous needs assessment and evolving business priorities.

• Responsible for the development implementation and monitoring of line of business planning and project activities.

• Develops executive-level materials, insights, and communications to support leadership decision making.

• Travels to worksite and other locations as necessary.

 

Minimum Requirements:

 

Requires a BA/BS degree in a related field and a minimum of 10 years of related experience including prior leadership experience and 3 years of strategic planning; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

 

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, & Experiences:

 

• Master’s degree preferred.

• Experience in strategy, consulting, or business planning preferred.

• Cross-functional leadership experience preferred.

• Project management experience preferred.

• Strong executive communication and presentation skills highly preferred.

• Data analysis capabilities preferred.

Job Level:

Director Equivalent

Workshift:

Job Family:

BUS > Strategy, Planning & Execution

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities – and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process should submit the following form: Accessibility Accommodation Request Form and a member of the team will be in contact. Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.

NOTE: Workday keeps job postings active through 11:59:59 PM on the day before the listed end date. Example: If the end date is 3/13, the posting will automatically come down on 3/12 at 11:59:59 PM. In other words — the job is posted until 3/13, not through 3/13.