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    Aetna

    Healthcare

    Sr Manager - Clinical Innovation

    Work At Home-Georgia, United StatesRemoteFull-time7+ yrs experience$67.9k – $182.5k / yearPosted 1w ago
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    Job description

    We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

    Position Summary

    A Senior Manager of Clinical Innovation is a critical contributor to managing and successfully driving use cases within the clinical innovation portfolio and initiatives that solve key business problems, and support development of new sources of value within Aetna’s Clinical Solutions business unit.

    • Leads, partners, and collaborates with cross-functional teams, including key internal and external stakeholders, to develop, test, and implement innovative solutions.  Define, rationalize and align priorities with clearly defined business rationale
    • Drives and manages innovation scope through all stages such as ideation/concept, solution development and pilot with an eye towards scaled, readiness, value realization and monitoring. Manages risk, develops interventions and facilitates working sessions as well as delivers all required analysis, reporting and presentation materials
    • Supports the evaluation of new concepts, emerging innovation trends and clinical operations/offerings benchmarking within the healthcare industry and subsequently develops these trends into new and innovative solutions that solve key business problems and deliver break through value
    • Foster a culture that accelerates our strategy through our Heart At Work Behaviors by keeping the customer and colleague as the central focus

    Work Location

    • This is a work-from-home position and one may live anywhere in the continental US.
    • There isn't any travel involved with the exception on an occasional team meeting

    Required Qualifications

    • 7+ years Program Management experience leading complex initiatives
    • 2+ years successful experience in strategy, innovation and/or portfolio management within healthcare industry or equivalent industry
    • Strong interpersonal and communication skills, effectively communicate key messages across all levels of the organization including executive leaders and internal/external stake holders.
    • Strong verbal and written communication skills; proven ability to develop and deliver presentations to senior leadership team members.
    • Strong data and analytics skills to synthesize information and derive key insights.
    • High ability to consistently produce and create value and meet/exceed committed performance
    • High ability to drive new innovation in highly cross-functional environments
    • Demonstrated relationship management skills; capacity to quickly build and maintain credible relationships at varying levels of the organization.

    Preferred Qualifications

    • Experience identifying value opportunities and creating new capabilities and/or project offerings that result in new value
    • Conceptual and structured thinker with proven ability to generate and translate concepts and ideas into effective strategies that achieve results
    • Ability to embrace & promote change, navigate uncertainty and shifting priorities and plans to accommodate broader changing objectives and demands
    • Experience with enterprise-wide and/or cross-functional large scale initiatives with high degree of complexity.
    • Experience with the following: Innovation, analytics, generative AI, business process optimization, enterprise business portfolio management/consulting, financial analysis, strategic planning, risk management, product strategy, regulatory policy
    • Broad understanding of the healthcare landscape with ability to synthesize multiple disparate data points into a structured perspective aligned to action

    Education

    • Masters degree preferred, but not required.
    • College degree. Appropriate licensure or certification by discipline preferred

    Pay Range

    The typical pay range for this role is:

    $67,900.00 - $182,549.00

    This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.  This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.

    Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

    Great benefits for great people

    We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

    This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.


    Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on
    Benefits Moments.

    We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 11/06/2026

    Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.

    Job details are sourced from the employer's original posting.

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    About the company

    Aetna

    Aetna is about more than just doing a job. This is our opportunity to re-shape healthcare for America and across the globe. We are developing solutions to improve the quality and affordability of healthcare. What we do will benefit generations to come. Excellent benefits package, including 401k, tuition, licensure and certification reimbursement. We promote healthy & wellness lifestyles and offer specialty programs here at Aetna. We care about each other, our customers and our communities. We are inspired to make a difference, and we are committed to integrity and excellence. Together we will empower people to live healthier lives. Benefit eligibility may vary by position. Click here to review the benefits associated with this position. Aetna is an equal opportunity & affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment regardless of personal characteristics or status. We take affirmative action to recruit, select and develop women, people of color, veterans and individuals with disabilities. We are a company built on excellence. We have a culture that values growth, achievement and diversity and a workplace where your voice can be heard.

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