VP, Behavioral Health Strategy

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Vice President leading Humana’s Behavioral Health strategy to improve healthcare services across Medicare and Medicaid. Collaborating with internal teams to drive outcomes and efficiency in behavioral health care.

Responsibilities:

  • Develop and execute a comprehensive enterprise-wide behavioral health strategy that sustainably improves clinical outcomes, access, affordability and member experience across insurance segments (Medicare and Medicaid).
  • Establish and track key success metrics including quality, access and financial metrics, such as medical trend reduction and administrative costs.
  • Lead a dedicated team of behavioral health experts and engage cross functional teams to ensure collaboration and accountability.
  • Collaborate with partners across the enterprise to develop, articulate, implement, evaluate, and refine a set of strategic initiatives.
  • Optimize network and benefit design, care management, and referral pathways for timely, high-quality behavioral health care.
  • Identify impactable drivers of poor outcomes for members with behavioral health needs.
  • Implement cost-effective strategies to drive medical trend reductions.
  • Evolve enterprise-wide approach to behavioral health outcome measurement.
  • Support efforts to enhance operational efficiency in utilization management, claims payment, and provider contracting.
  • Explore and implement partnerships to expand Humana’s impact on behavioral health outcomes.
  • Drive behavioral health innovation, including virtual care and value-based payment models.
  • Lead opportunity analysis and define target state for Humana’s behavioral health strategy.
  • Implement operating model solutions, including build/buy/vendor assessments as needed.

Requirements:

  • Preferred MD or DO, board certified in psychiatry, internal medicine or family practice.
  • Demonstrated experience in clinical leadership and strategy development within managed care or health plan environments.
  • Proven ability to drive results through influence across a matrixed organization.
  • Expertise in healthcare operations, technology solutions and process optimization.
  • Deep knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid regulatory requirements and behavioral health policy.
  • Track record of identifying and rectifying broken processes and systems with a passion for transformative change with proven ability to drive enterprise-wide transformation.
  • Strategic and data-driven mindset with strong analytical, operational, and change management skills with proficiency in data analysis tools.
  • Excellent and straightforward communication, collaboration and problem-solving abilities coupled with the ability to tell the story and manage conflict at all levels of the organization.
  • Excellent organizational and project management skills; able to track and manage complex enterprise processes and initiatives from start to finish.
  • Working knowledge of financial evaluation and M&A processes with experience with integrating acquisitions preferred.
  • Experience managing external consulting partners from strategy development to execution.

Benefits:

  • Health insurance
  • Flexible work arrangements
  • Professional development opportunities