AVP, Application Engineering- Aetna Core Commercial systems

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.

AVP , Application Engineering– Aetna Core Commercial Systems will be responsible for the technology strategy and delivery of Aetna Commercial Payor business, inclusive of enrollment, eligibility, sales enablement, etc . This role will report directly to the VP of Aetna Ventures, Experience and Technology Commercial, Network, and Provider.

As a senior leader, you will work collaboratively across business and technology teams to develop strategies that transform, disrupt, and enable our business. You will dive deep into the technical and business details of this domain, ensuring a focused strategy and delivery.

This is a technical leadership role

Primary

Job Responsibilities:

• Reimagine our core business processes through technology - Modernization, Transformation, and Disruption of the current ways of doing things and innovating ve modern systems while fully generating value from existing systems

• Evolve a team of over 600 technology professionals into a high-velocity, product-oriented organization. You will instill a culture of innovation, experimentation, and "fast failure," empowering your teams to deliver exceptional value with agility.

• Operational Leadership :
  Lead the organization end-to-end, ensuring alignment between business and technology, and delivering on shared outcomes.

• Business Partnership :
  Develop business-aligned technology strategies focused on disrupting and transforming the portfolio.

• Strategic Development :
  Create a North Star strategy for the portfolio and align people, process and technology into an executable framework.

• People Management :
  Strategically manage a staff of >600 resources while maintaining target ratios to achieve enterprise goals.

• Program/Project Delivery :
  Manage a portfolio of investments in the $100M range, ensuring projects are executed on time, on budget, and with quality.

• Industry Awareness :
  Stay updated on industry advancements, new business models, and prepare technology systems accordingly.

• Operational Efficiencies :
  Optimize efficiencies through augmentation and automation brought by Dev Sec Ops , increased test automation, simplified architectural designs, AI, etc

• System Stability :
  Ensure stability of over 200 applications, manage production incidents, analyze and resolve root causes, and improve code and test quality towards a zero-incident target state.

• Innovation and Delivery :
  Partner with third parties to maximize innovation and delivery.

• Business Case Development :
  Develop business cases to drive innovation and disruption.

• Product model :
  Drive the project to product transformation ensuring we are constantly evolving our services.

Required Qualifications:

• 15+ years of experience in technology leadership and delivery, with a track record of building and growing teams.

• 5+ years of experience in healthcare, focusing on network, provider, and claim systems, with an understanding of both payor and provider perspectives.

• Deep experience leading large-scale, globally distributed teams, and ensuring the health and stability of production operations.

• Experience in financial management of large corporate portfolios and cost center expenses.

• Technical expertise in triaging, understanding, and solving complex challenges across various technology stacks, enterprise integrations, and vendor platforms.

• Familiarity with various delivery methodologies, including Scaled Agile (SAFE), Scrum Agile, and hybrid Agile/Waterfall models.

• Experience in technology delivery within highly regulated sectors such as healthcare or financial industries.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to distill complex topics into understandable information.

• Ability to engage deeply with technology teams and explain complex problems and…