Manager, Platform Strategy

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:

Contribute to product strategy by leading the development and enhancement of digital products or services. Conduct market research, collaborate with cross-functional teams, identify product features and collaborate with technical teams through the product development lifecycle. Apply expertise in data and analytics insight generation, and market trends to help drive the success of platform and ensure they meet customer needs and expectations.

Primary Responsibilities

• Ensures the efficient management, prioritization, and delivery of the platform roadmap

• Gather, analyze, and translate data and requirements: Consolidate timelines, dependencies, and operational needs into actionable insights for stakeholders

• Help manage the platform roadmaps to provide visibility of risk and improvement options to maintain a proactive attitude among the delivery team.

• Develops ideas that co-exist with existing technology and products while maintaining compliance with the organization's regulatory, safety, quality, and confidentiality protocols and standards.

• Conducts complex analysis of qualitative and quantitative data to influence product features and prioritization.

• Under general direction, drives continuous cross-communication across functional units and stakeholder groups, establishing relationships with collaborators at every organizational levels

• Assesses product iterations, schedules, releases, and roadmaps to maintain speed to market and differentiation.

Required Qualifications

Experience

• 5-7 years of experience supporting the delivery of complex data and analytics products.
• Experience working within large, matrixed organizations.
• Proven experience coordinating cross-functional initiatives and collaborating with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience leveraging data and analytics to support product strategy and decision-making.

Education

• Bachelor's degree preferred, specialized training, or relevant professional qualification.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience using pharmaceutical industry data products such as IQVIA, Symphony Health, or similar platforms to generate insights and recommendations.
• MBA or management consulting experience with exposure to healthcare or pharmaceutical analytics strategy.
• Experience developing strategic analyses, business cases, and executive-level presentations.
• Ability to recommend strategy, operational improvements, and new product or service offerings.
• Experience conducting market research and competitive assessments.
• Familiarity with emerging Artificial Intelligence (AI), Machine Learning, and Data Science capabilities.
• Experience working within healthcare, pharmaceutical, or life sciences organizations.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
• Strong collaboration and teamwork skills.
• Excellent verbal, written, and presentation communication skills.
• Ability to simplify and communicate complex concepts to various audiences.
• Demonstrated success influencing stakeholders and driving alignment across functional teams.
• Strong analytical capabilities with experience generating insights from complex data sets.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously.

Why Join Us

This role offers the opportunity to help shape innovative digital products and analytics-driven solutions that deliver meaningful value to customers and stakeholders. You will work alongside cross-functional teams, leverage advanced analytics and emerging technologies, and play a key role in driving product innovation, customer satisfaction, and business growth.

Anticipated Weekly Hours

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Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

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.

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.

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

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