IT Strategy&Planning Director

Description SHIFT: Day JobSCHEDULE: Full-timeYour innovation. Our impact. At Anthem, Inc., it’s a powerful combination, and the foundation upon which we’re creating greater access to care for our members, greater health for our communities, and greater experiences for our customers. Innovation is a top priority. Here, you’ll have an opportunity to work in a collaborative environment that brings together industry leaders and technology experts, so together we can drive the future of health care.This is an exceptional opportunity to create solutions and programs that can truly make a difference at one of America's leading health benefits companies and a Fortune Top 50 Company.“At Anthem, we are taking member health advocacy to a whole new level, via a strategic set of initiatives to drive Digital/AI-first Experience, and Amplification of Whole Health Advocacy. This Sr. Director role will take on the program leadership of one or more of these Digital - First/Advocacy initiatives. Selected candidate for this role will team with Digital and Service transformation initiative leaders to provide program management for deployment of these initiatives at strategic clients and their member/clinical experience operations teams.Responsible for IT strategic planning, analysis and execution of IT functional plans to ensure growth and performance aligns with the organization's strategic intent. Primary duties include, but are not limited to:

Develop and execute IT strategies at the business unit to execute across the enterprise that align with the business unit priorities and those of IT.

Partners with senior planning leaders and executive leadership to create sound multi year plan with clear planning assumptions and accurate financial insights for the IT function.

Monitors and conducts research of related technology and business trends, using data and qualitative performance measures, to advise senior management relative to IT strategy.

Synthesizes annual and multi-year plans to demonstrate tie-back to corporate and CIO-level strategies and goals.

Conduct external research and engage partners across multiple departments within the broader enterprise to frame up potential strategic initiatives for investment or execution support.

Use forecast models and scenario analysis to analyze performance and develop action plans to address emerging market and technological opportunities.

Researches new ventures and prospective service expansion opportunities.

Create executive reports that decipher complex technical issues.

Qualifications

Requires a BA/BS degree in a related field; 8 years of management experience with significant large-scale project management, strategic planning and/or consulting in the health care industry; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. Master’s degree preferred. Excellent leadership, financial, and analytical skills required. Strategic thinker with broad & deep understanding of the health care industry required. Must be able to travel.

8 years related experience in significant large-scale project management, strategic planning and /or consulting.

Excellent leadership, financial, and analytical skills required. Strategic thinker with broad & deep understanding of the health care industry strongly preferred.

Experience with work streams, program management and integrations.

REQNUMBER: PS36620-Florida