VP, Data Strategy & Clinical Intelligence - Medical Affairs

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As Vice President, Data Strategy & Clinical Intelligence, you will report to the EVP, Chief Medical Officer of CVS Health, build a high‑performing analytics team, and partner with the enterprise Data & Technology group to measure Medical Affairs’ contribution to enterprise objectives.

• Stand up a new clinical analytics function within Medical Affairs, recruiting data engineers, data scientists, and clinical informaticists.
• Build productive working relationships with the Data and Technology team, establishing service‑level expectations and a sustainable operating model.
• Develop the data architecture, pipelines, and reporting infrastructure to deliver recurring performance insights.
• Create a self‑service analytics layer, reducing dependence on ad‑hoc data requests and enabling leaders to track their own KPIs.

• Partner with business units, Digital, Data & Technology, and Finance to define rigorous, enterprise‑accepted definitions for critical clinical metrics.
• Own the Medical Affairs strategic execution scorecard: set baselines, define targets, and deliver regular performance reporting.

• Identify and prioritize high‑value analytical use cases leveraging CVS Health’s data assets across pharmacy, insurance claims, clinical encounters, and consumer behavior.
• Develop models that support strategic priorities such as care journey optimization, behavioral health, women's health, biosimilar adoption, formulary strategy, and cardiovascular disease mortality reduction.
• Create provider performance profiles to support network quality improvement and value‑based care contracting.

• Serve as Medical Affairs representative to the enterprise AI governance group, ensuring clinical safety and patient‑outcome perspectives are embedded in AI governance.
• Develop clinical AI readiness criteria and validation protocols for new AI applications.
• Design a systematic framework for ongoing monitoring of clinical AI applications, including accuracy, bias detection, performance drift, and adverse outcome tracking.
• Partner with the Chief Quality Officer and Enterprise Patient Safety team to integrate AI safety monitoring into broader governance structures.

• Provide strategic direction to the Clinical Evidence Production team and set research priorities aligned with Medical Affairs and enterprise goals.
• Build and manage relationships with top‑tier academic institutions to support IRB‑compliant research using CVS Health’s longitudinal datasets.
• Increase the volume and impact of peer‑reviewed publications, white papers, and external presentations.

• Translate data and evidence into compelling narratives for ELT leadership, business unit leaders, regulators, plan sponsors, and external partners.
• Serve as analytical advisor to the CMO and the Medical Affairs leadership team, providing data‑informed perspectives on strategy, resource allocation, and investment prioritization.

• 15+ years of progressive experience in healthcare data strategy, clinical analytics, health services research, or clinical informatics, with at least 5 years in a leadership role.
• Clinical degree (MD, DO) with informatics or data science training, or deep clinical domain fluency and a track record of earning credibility with physician and pharmacist leaders.
• Deep expertise in healthcare data ecosystems – claims, clinical, pharmacy, quality measurement, and value‑based care analytics.
• Demonstrated success building analytics teams and capabilities within large, matrixed healthcare organizations.
• Track record of translating complex data into strategic business narratives that influence executive decision‑making.
• Exceptional relationship‑building and influencing skills.
• Ability to operate effectively in complex organizations.
• Strong understanding of clinical AI/ML applications, including model validation, bias…