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The Differentiation Team, housed within Humana's Consumer Strategy organization, serves as an internal innovation and R&D hub focused on identifying, incubating, and scaling ideas for a differentiated consumer experience for Humana's members.

We operate at the intersection of consumer insight, strategy, innovation, and execution. Our team partners across the enterprise to identify unmet needs, explore emerging trends, develop bold concepts, and translate promising opportunities into scalable solutions that drive growth, improve experiences, and strengthen Humana's competitive position.

We are seeking a Strategy Advancement Advisor to help shape and execute the next generation of differentiated experiences and business opportunities. This individual will combine strategic thinking with strong execution capabilities, working across functional teams to develop, pilot, refine, and scale innovative concepts. The ideal candidate is intellectually curious, highly collaborative, consumer-focused, and energized by turning ideas into measurable business impact.

Key Responsibilities

Strategy Development & Innovation

• Support the development of consumer-centered growth and differentiation strategies with a 12–24-month time horizon, ensuring alignment with Humana's enterprise priorities
• Identify emerging market trends, competitive dynamics, consumer needs, and industry innovation opportunities to inform strategic recommendations
• Partner with business leaders to frame ambiguous problems, generate innovative solutions, and build compelling business cases for investment
• Collaborate with design, research, and operational teams to ensure that member needs are embedded in strategic priorities
• Serve as a thought partner for the exploration and evaluation of new concepts, experiences, capabilities, and business models that can differentiate Humana in the marketplace
• Build business cases to conduct ROI analysis and prioritize proposed initiatives

Pilot Development & Execution

• Lead key workstreams for strategic initiatives and innovation pilots from concept development through implementation
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams including Product, Operations, Marketing, Digital, Clinical, Data & Analytics, and Experience Design to bring new ideas to life
• Develop pilot plans, success metrics, learning agendas, and implementation roadmaps that enable rapid testing and iteration
• Drive execution against milestones, proactively identifying risks, dependencies, and opportunities to accelerate outcomes
• Translate pilot learnings into actionable recommendations and scaling strategies

Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

• Build strong relationships across business functions and establish credibility as a strategic partner
• Create and deliver executive-level presentations, communications, and recommendations that clearly articulate opportunities, risks, and expected outcomes
• Influence stakeholders across varying levels of the organization to drive alignment and action
• Effectively communicate complex concepts to both strategic and operational audiences

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications

• 7+ years of full-time relevant strategic work experience, ideally post-MBA
• Previous strategy experience in a healthcare or management consulting organization 
• Strong leadership and stakeholder management, including the ability to build trust and credibility with senior business leaders and influence decision-making across the enterprise
• Experience leading complex, strategic initiatives in a large matrixed organization
• Superior problem-solving skills and the ability to perform complex qualitative and quantitative analyses to drive actionable insights
• Experience leveraging consumer insights to design and implement new products/services/solutions
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with demonstrated experience developing and delivering engaging and informative presentations at an executive level
• Highly collaborative, adaptable, and able to lead through ambiguity in a dynamic environment

Preferred Qualifications

• MBA, MPH, or other graduate degree
• Prior healthcare industry experience, preferably in the managed care of provider sector
  

Additional Information

• Can be a remote position.
• Ideally candidates would reside in Louisville, DC, Boston, Chicago, or New York City.

Work at Home Requirements: To ensure Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees’ ability to work effectively, the self-provided internet service of Home or Hybrid Home/Office employees must meet the following criteria: At minimum, a download speed of 25 Mbps and an upload speed of 10 Mbps is required; wireless, wired cable or DSL connection is suggested. In certain roles, the minimum recommended internet speed required by Humana may not be sufficient for business needs. Humana reserves the right to require associates to upgrade their internet service if necessary. Work from a dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information.

 

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

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

 

$138,200 - $190,100 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, 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.

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