Senior Manager, Strategic Planning

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.

The Strategic Planning team helps Retail Pharmacy define where we're headed, understand how we're performing, and turn strategic priorities into action.

As a Senior Manager on the team, you'll work closely with leaders across Retail Pharmacy and CVS Health to shape plans, evaluate opportunities, develop recommendations, and advance initiatives that support growth, customer experience, and business performance. Depending on business priorities, the work may range from long-range planning and enterprise partnerships to strategic assessments, business cases, and high-priority initiatives.

This role is ideal for someone who enjoys solving complex business problems, connecting ideas across teams, and influencing decisions that shape the future of the organization.

• Support annual and multi-year planning efforts, including goals, priorities, investments, and strategic roadmaps.
• Develop recommendations and assessments that help leadership make informed business decisions.
• Evaluate emerging opportunities, risks, and market trends that may impact the future direction of Retail Pharmacy.

• Identify opportunities to drive growth, improve the customer experience, and strengthen business performance.
• Lead strategic assessments, business cases, and initiative development efforts.
• Partner with teams across CVS Health to evaluate and advance new ideas and opportunities.

• Build strong relationships across Retail Pharmacy and enterprise teams to identify shared opportunities and priorities.
• Facilitate alignment across stakeholders and help translate ideas into actionable plans.
• Support enterprise partnership development and strategic planning efforts.

• Develop executive presentations, recommendations, and decision-support materials.
• Synthesize complex information into clear insights and practical actions.
• Support leadership discussions related to strategy, investment decisions, and business priorities.

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 7+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, business planning, business operations, corporate strategy, finance, product strategy, or a related field.
• Demonstrated experience solving complex business problems and developing recommendations for senior leaders.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing decisions without direct authority.
• Strong analytical and structured thinking skills with the ability to connect data, insights, and strategy.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing executive-level presentations and recommendations.
• Ability to work independently, navigate ambiguity, and manage multiple priorities simultaneously.
• Experience building relationships and collaborating across a highly matrixed organization.

• Healthcare, retail, consumer, pharmacy, or related industry experience.
• Experience supporting annual planning, strategic planning, capital planning, or business planning processes.
• Experience evaluating growth opportunities, developing business cases, or supporting investment decisions.
• Experience working directly with executive leadership teams.

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