AVP, Chief Medicare Officer - Georgia Gulf States

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At Aetna, our health benefits business, we are committed to helping our members achieve their best health in an affordable, convenient, and comprehensive manner. Combining the assets of our health insurance products and services with CVS Health’s unrivaled presence in local communities and their pharmacy benefits management capabilities, we’re joining members on their path to better health and transforming the health care landscape in new and exciting ways every day.

Aetna is recruiting for an AVP, Chief Medicare Officer who has Medicare market specific P&L accountability for the IVL/DSNP products in Georgia, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, and Arkansas, supporting Sales and customer experience agendas in market as well as Go-To Market planning and acquisition cost. This position is the leader for market performance, cost structure and local execution of medical costs management, compliance, and revenue integrity efforts for all Medicare Advantage products (inclusive of collaborating with the Employer Group team for EGWP products to achieve sales and client satisfaction goals) in collaboration with corporate teams.

The Chief Medicare Officer will drive local product strategy and local market intelligence, be responsible for achieving target market position, market share growth, and drive cost structure reduction (SAIs) in collaboration with Medicare segment leadership, the market medical teams, Network Management teams and other related teams.

• Drive the Medicare business’s short- and long-term growth, profitability, and overall market performance.
• Lead the implementation of new contracts, programs, and services, including bid and grant proposal development.
• Accountable for Medicare plan financial performance, budget achievement, and profit and loss results.
• Provide strategic leadership to senior functional leaders across operations, sales, marketing, provider relations, network development, utilization management, quality (STARS/HEDIS), and revenue integrity.
• Ensure alignment and integration across business functions and corporate partners to achieve strategic and operational goals.
• Lead the development, implementation, and maintenance of policies and procedures to ensure compliance with all state and federal regulations.
• Oversee plan readiness and performance for state and federal audits.
• Direct and coordinate Medicare business operations and organizational activities across the health plan.
• Monitor financial performance, manage budgets, and implement corrective actions as needed.
• Build, lead, and develop high-performing teams, including managers, while fostering accountability, engagement, and talent development.
• Partner across the organization to drive strategic initiatives, remove barriers, and elevate key decisions to executive leadership.
• Develop and execute sustainable growth strategies that deliver long-term profitability.
• Collaborate with Medicare segment partners to support monthly performance reviews, bid execution, and other Medicare Advantage operational requirements.

• The candidate will have a strong work ethic, be a self-starter, and be able to be highly productive in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
• This position offers broad exposure to all aspects of the company’s business, as…