Director – Strategic Planning & Initiatives

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The Director, Strategic Planning & Initiatives, is responsible for leading Peak Health’s strategic planning process and advancing key strategic initiatives across the organization. The Director partners with the Peak Health executive team, the enterprise strategic planning team, product teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to establish organizational priorities, translate strategic objectives into actionable initiatives, and ensure alignment with broader enterprise goals. While reporting to the Peak CEO, the Director will also support the Peak President, Peak CFO, and Peak VP of Network on strategic initiatives and board matters. This role provides strategic analysis, facilitation, and leadership to support informed decision-making, evaluate growth and improvement opportunities, monitor progress against strategic priorities, and drive the successful execution of initiatives that support Peak Health’s long-term objectives.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Health Care Administration, or other related field.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Eight (8) years of progressively responsible experience in health care, health insurance, managed care, strategic planning, business development, consulting, product strategy, or a related field.

2. Five (5) years of experience involving strategic planning, strategic initiatives, business planning, project leadership, or a comparable function (may be concurrent with the above).

3. Five (5) years of people or project leadership experience (may be concurrent with the above).

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION, AND/OR LICENSURE:

1. Master’s degree in Business Administration, Health Care Administration, Finance, Strategy, Public Health, or another relevant field.

EXPERIENCE:

1. Experience working within a health plan, managed care organization, integrated health system, or integrated delivery and financing system (IDFS).

2. Experience working across a complex matrix, leading annual planning processes, cross-functional initiatives, and other executive-level strategic projects.

3. Experience partnering with senior and executive leadership.

CORE DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: The statements described here are intended to describe the general nature of work being performed by people assigned to this position.  They are not intended to be construed as an all-inclusive list of all responsibilities and duties.  Other duties may be assigned.

1. Lead Peak Health’s annual strategic planning cycle, partnering with executive leadership and the enterprise strategic planning team to establish priorities, objectives, initiatives, and measures of success.

2. Coordinate development and lead the finalization of all presentations to the Peak Health Board, and develop executive-level presentations, dashboards, reports, and other materials that clearly communicate strategic priorities, progress, opportunities, risks, and recommendations.

3. Partner with product leadership, operational leaders, finance, analytics, technology, clinical partners, and other stakeholders to evaluate and prioritize product opportunities and ensure departmental and product strategies align with Peak Health’s overall strategic direction.

4. Lead high-priority, cross-functional strategic initiatives, providing structure, coordination, and leadership from initial concept through implementation and evaluation.

5. Facilitate strategic planning sessions, leadership discussions, and cross-functional working groups to evaluate opportunities, establish priorities, resolve dependencies, and drive organizational alignment.

6. Conduct and coordinate market, competitive, financial, operational, and industry analyses to identify trends, opportunities, and risks and support informed strategic decision-making.

7. Develop business cases, strategic assessments, and recommendations for new products, partnerships, capabilities, growth opportunities, and other strategic initiatives.

8. Establish and maintain visibility into Peak Health’s portfolio of strategic initiatives, including key objectives, milestones, dependencies, risks, performance measures, and progress toward organizational goals, and work with leaders and stakeholders to resolve barriers and maintain progress.

9. Collaborate closely with the executives and strategic planning teams of WVU Medicine and other provider owners to ensure alignment on IDFS strategies and integration initiatives.

10. Represent Peak Health at key industry conferences, trade association meetings, and provider-owner meetings through active participation, presentations, and panels.

11. Serve as a strategic advisor and connector across Peak Health and the broader enterprise, fostering collaboration and ensuring effective communication and alignment around key strategic priorities.

12. Continuously strengthen Peak Health’s strategic planning and initiative management processes to improve organizational alignment, accountability, transparency, and execution.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Ability to perform office-based work, including sitting for extended periods of time.

WORKING ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

1. Primarily office-based work.

2. Periodic travel may be required based on business needs.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

1. Strong business acumen and understanding of health plan operations, products, financial considerations, and the broader health care environment.

2. Ability to identify organizational risks, opportunities, dependencies, and barriers and develop practical solutions.

3. Strong executive communication skills, including the ability to develop concise, compelling presentations and communicate complex concepts effectively.

4. Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, including the ability to synthesize complex information and develop meaningful recommendations.

5. Excellent collaboration, relationship-building, facilitation, and consensus-building skills, including the ability to influence without direct authority.

Additional Job Description:

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

Shift:

Day (United States of America)

Exempt/Non-Exempt:

United States of America (Exempt)

Company:

PHH Peak Health Holdings

Cost Center:

500 PEAK Administration

Address:

1085 Van Voorhis RoadMorgantownWest Virginia

Equal Opportunity Employer

West Virginia University Health System and its subsidiaries (collectively "WVUHS") is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all applicable federal, state, and local fair employment practices laws. WVUHS strictly prohibits and does not tolerate discrimination against employees, applicants, or any other covered persons because of race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, ethnicity, sex (including gender, pregnancy, sexual orientation, and gender identity), age, physical or mental disability, citizenship, past, current, or prospective service in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected under applicable federal, state, or local law. All WVUHS employees, other workers, and representatives are prohibited from engaging in unlawful discrimination. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including, but not limited to, hiring, training, promotion, discipline, compensation, benefits, and termination of employment.