Executive Director, Enterprise Innovation and Health Equity - Behavioral Health

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Position Summary

CVS Health is the leading health solutions company, delivering care like no one else can. We reach more people and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and over 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses, and nurse practitioners.  Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

The Executive Director, Behavioral Health Innovation and Health Equity will report to the VP and Chief Psychiatric Officer of CVS Health. This detail-oriented, results-driven leader will drive alignment and implementation of all aspects of the enterprise behavioral health strategy, including assuring strong engagement with colleagues; coordination and prioritization across disparate enterprise divisions as it relates to behavioral health; identify innovative ways to deliver evidence-based care that can decrease disability and suffering; increase the health and productivity of our members and customers with mental health conditions; and reduce the adverse economic impact on our members and customers, their families and the health system.  This includes assessing current marketplace BH clinical offerings and trends, creating test and learns where possible to understand emerging offerings and technology, assess CVS Health / Aetna clinical BH offerings, and author opportunities to connect various CVS Health assets to provide seamless BH interactions for our members and customers.  This role will oversee a team of diverse individuals who lead the development of and execution of the initiatives, programs, and projects within the team portfolio.  In addition, this team will also have responsibility for behavioral health equity and women’s health initiatives that fall within the Office of the CPO’s responsibility.  This team will also identify and work collaboratively across the enterprise to review, assess and update, as needed, CVS Health BH policy.

This candidate will work across business units to assure the behavioral health strategy is meeting business growth and impact needs. Assure all behavioral health plans and initiatives within the team’s portfolio are implemented in a timely and effective manner and are aligned with enterprise and business goals and will anticipate and respond to ongoing needs. This position will forge, and lead select new initiatives with external partners and clients to advance enterprise goals.

This is a remote based (work from home) full-time position and can be based anywhere in the United States. 

Role Responsibilities:

• Create infrastructure for strong BH Innovation program development based appropriate BH standards of care.  This position will create and recommend: BH Products, Workflows and Policy.
• Train and supervise team 
• Create workflows and trainings to promote consistency across lines of business where applicable
• BH SME for parity impacts
• Review as needed to ensures clinical processes are compliant with all Federal and State regulations
• Work collaboratively with MPO team as BH SME and ensure consistency of clinical policies with current best practices and across lines of business.
• Serves as a clinical liaison supporting our partner teams and line of business leaders as appropriate in matters pertaining to behavioral health innovation and/or policy.
• Provide clinical expertise and consultation in the creation of BH innovation programs and projects.
• Provides consultation to staff regarding program and project development and execution.
• Provides clinical expertise to internal and external customers regarding CVS Health /Aetna’s behavioral health programs as needed.
• Maintains o