Strategy Execution/Advancement Principal

Become a part of our caring community   Humana, a Fortune 50 Healthcare Company Humana is a publicly traded, Fortune 50 health benefits company with a long history of successful innovation and reinvention. It has transformed itself from the largest US nursing home company in the ’60s, to the largest US hospital corporation in the ’80s, to a leading health benefits company beginning in the ’90s. Today, Humana is a leader in consumer-focused health solutions and is one of the largest health benefits organizations in the country.

Overview: Growth Strategy Principal The Enterprise Growth Strategy team is a newly created organization supporting growth across Humana’s businesses.  The team has a strong dotted-line partnership with the Medicare and Medicaid organization, Humana’s largest, which comprises over 80% of the company’s total revenue and the majority of its earnings.  Team members partner with the senior leaders of the business unit, and more broadly with leaders throughout the enterprise, as they deliver strategy projects addressing some of the businesses’ most important opportunities and challenges. These high-profile strategy projects place the team at the forefront of helping to define the future of the organization. Humana is seeking an experienced team member to support delivering some of the Growth team’s highest priority projects and initiatives, with an emphasis on Medicare Advantage strategy development.  As a Principal, you will lead small teams to deconstruct issues and challenges, perform targeted research and analysis, and craft sound, logical solutions and recommendations.  You will also shape implementation considerations, and work with business owners as appropriate to transition analysis into execution.  While doing so, you will have the opportunity to collaborate with fellow team members, subject matter experts, members of Humana’s executive Management Team, and corporate, functional, and business unit leaders. This role will have a particular focus on strategic integration and collaboration across the Growth organization. Your role will be instrumental in synthesizing the strategic choices being made across the organization into a coherent plan to drive growth and profitability, while simultaneously improving the lives and health of Humana’s members. As such, the ability to facilitate critical meetings, drive diverse groups to consensus, and lead through influence will be essential to success in this role.     Key responsibilities include: Managing multiple high-profile, high-impact strategy projects Leading interviews and working sessions with leaders within Enterprise Growth and across the broader organization Leading teams conducting industry, market, competitor, and financial analysis and distilling insights for Humana Creating high quality analysis and deliverables that clearly frame objectives, issues, and challenges, and articulate insightful findings and recommendations Working collaboratively with fellow team members and leaders across the company Use your skills to make an impact   Required Qualifications Bachelor’s Degree with outstanding academic credentials 6-8+ years of full-time work experience in strategy consulting, investment banking, corporate/ business unit strategy, or finance, including a strong record of leadership Strong problem-solving skills and demonstrated ability to perform complex quantitative and qualitative analysis Excellent verbal and written communication abilities Ability to quickly build and maintain trust with business leaders Highly collaborative, flexible, teamwork-oriented working style Demonstrated ability to mentor and develop junior staff Strong commitment to personal and professional growth Preferred Qualifications MBA, MPH, PhD, or graduate degree in a management field Managed care and/or healthcare services work experience Additional Information Flexibility with work location; options include: Humana’s New York