Senior Strategy Consultant
Humana · United States
- Hybrid
- Full-time
- $130,000 / year
- United States
Job highlights
- Provide strategic direction using data.
- Shape CenterWell's strategic direction.
- Collaborate with senior leadership across businesses.
- Develop industry analysis and financial models.
- Create executive-level deliverables and recommendations.
About the role
Senior Strategy Consultant
Become a part of our caring community. The CenterWell Senior Strategy Consultant provides data-based strategic direction to support the broader team and identify and address business issues and opportunities. You will blend strategy development with operating model and execution thoughtfulness – providing business intelligence, strategic planning, and program leadership support for business segments and CenterWell at large. The Senior Strategy Consultant works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial where the analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth evaluation of variable factors.
As a CenterWell Senior Strategy Consultant, you will support the central CenterWell Strategy & Operations team and help shape the strategic direction of CenterWell and translating strategy into measurable operating results. You will collaborate with CenterWell leadership and senior leaders across our Primary Care, Home, and Pharmacy businesses. The collaboration will improve delivery of personalized and integrated care that improves experience, quality, and outcomes. Additionally, it will address some of the segments' most important opportunities and challenges.
CenterWell is looking for a team member with prior management consulting and strategic operations experience who can work on high-priority projects across CenterWell. Daily activities will include developing industry and competitor analysis. You will also involve building high-level financial/business models and investment cases and conducting qualitative analysis. Additionally, they will involve summarizing strategic options into executive-level deliverables and recommendations for CenterWell and Humana's senior leaders and Board. You will also design operating model possible effects, shape implementation plans, and work with business owners to transition strategy into execution with clear accountabilities, milestones, measurements, and value realization.
Responsibilities
- You will lead structured problem‑solving and hypothesis‑driven analyses to support CenterWell‑wide priorities, using financial modeling, qualitative insights, and industry research to inform clear, applicable recommendations.
- You will summarize complex information into compelling, executive‑ready presentations and strategic deliverables that frame issues, surface insights, clarify tradeoffs, and guide decision‑making for senior leadership and the Board.
- You will support operational projects by framing problems, evaluating value and feasibility, translating strategy into implementation considerations, and identifying the possible effects for processes, roles, and governance.
- You will contribute to operating model design by assessing decision rights, governance structures, and process/role changes, and partnering with leaders across CenterWell businesses to support thoughtful execution planning.
- You will provide structured support for priority workstreams including developing workplans, coordinating interdependencies, tracking milestones, and surfacing risks/insights to ensure aligned, high‑quality, on‑time execution.
- You will facilitate cross‑functional engagement through working sessions, synthesis discussions, and partner understanding activities that promote strategy development and promote coordinated execution across Primary Care, Home, and Pharmacy.
- You will develop business case components and value analyses, supporting metrics development and tracking, and preparing concise updates for senior leadership that highlight progress, risks, and strategic possible effects.
Required Qualifications
Use your skills to make an impact
- Bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics, or a related field.
- 3+ years of experience with a leading management consulting firm.
- 4+ years in a strategic or strategic operations role requiring core consulting skills, with evidence of increasing responsibility.
- 3+ years of experience with competitive analysis, strategy roadmaps, strategic investment prioritization, operating model design.
- 3+ years of experience in financial modeling, interpreting complex operational and financial data, and developing business cases.
- 3+ years of experience with executive‑level presentations and deliverables.
Preferred Qualifications
- Master of Business Administration or related Master's degree in finance, economics, or a related field.
- Prior healthcare industry experience within healthcare services or care delivery organizations.
- Experience working in a matrixed, multi‑business‑unit environment.
- Commitment to improving patient experience and outcomes.
Additional Information
This is a remote role, with a preference for candidates located in the Washington, DC metro area. This role may also require less than 20% travel.
Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.
Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40
Pay Range: $94,900 - $130,500 per year
This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.
Description Of Benefits
Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.
About Us
About Humana: Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is a leading U.S. healthcare company. Through our Humana insurance services and our CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare and Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large. Learn more about what we offer at Humana.com and at CenterWell.com.
Equal Opportunity Employer
It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.
Key skills/competency
- Strategic Planning
- Data Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Business Development
- Competitive Analysis
- Operating Model Design
- Presentation Skills
- Problem-Solving
- Project Management
- Healthcare Industry Knowledge
Skills & topics
- Senior Strategy Consultant
- Strategy
- Consulting
- Operations
- Data Analysis
- Financial Modeling
- Business Strategy
- Healthcare
- Strategic Planning
- Humana
How to get hired
- Tailor your resume: Highlight your management consulting and strategic operations experience, emphasizing data analysis, financial modeling, and executive presentations.
- Showcase healthcare experience: If you have prior healthcare industry experience, ensure it's prominently featured to align with preferred qualifications.
- Quantify achievements: Use numbers and data to demonstrate the impact of your strategic recommendations and project leadership.
- Prepare for strategy questions: Be ready to discuss your approach to problem-solving, competitive analysis, and operating model design during the interview.
Technical preparation
Behavioral questions
Frequently asked questions
- What is the primary focus of the Senior Strategy Consultant role at Humana's CenterWell?
- The Senior Strategy Consultant at Humana's CenterWell focuses on providing data-based strategic direction, identifying business opportunities and challenges, and translating strategy into measurable operating results. This involves blending strategy development with operational execution.
- What kind of experience is required for the Senior Strategy Consultant position at CenterWell?
- Required qualifications include a Bachelor's degree in business, finance, or economics, with at least 3 years of experience from a leading management consulting firm and 4+ years in a strategic or strategic operations role. Specific experience in competitive analysis, financial modeling, and executive presentations is also necessary.
- Is the Senior Strategy Consultant role at Humana remote?
- Yes, this is a remote role. However, there is a preference for candidates located in the Washington, DC metro area, and occasional travel to Humana's offices may be required (less than 20%).
- What is the salary range for the Senior Strategy Consultant role?
- The estimated salary range for this position is $94,900 to $130,500 per year, with eligibility for a bonus incentive plan based on company and individual performance.
- What are the preferred qualifications for this Senior Strategy Consultant job at CenterWell?
- Preferred qualifications include an MBA or related Master's degree, prior healthcare industry experience (services or care delivery), experience in a matrixed environment, and a commitment to improving patient experience and outcomes.
- How does Humana support employee well-being in this Senior Strategy Consultant role?
- Humana offers competitive benefits supporting whole-person well-being, including medical, dental, and vision benefits, a 401(k) plan, various types of paid time off, disability insurance, and life insurance.