Description

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.

Position Summary

The Director of Strategic Planning leads a centralized planning team responsible for building, aligning, and activating the strategy for the Retail Pharmacy organization. This leader oversees a team of 5-7 and reports to the Chief of Staff & Executive Director, Strategic Planning & Business Operations.

This role will have a balance of strategy development, enterprise partnerships communication, and leadership support for special projects like annual planning, store visit coordination, and initiative execution.

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Planning & Multi‑Year Road mapping

• Coordinate annual & multi-year planning to align interests of enterprise stakeholders, Retail Pharmacy business teams, and key partners like technology, marketing, operations, and finance.
• Define, centralize, and maintain the organization's multi‑year strategy across business, strategy, and partner teams.
• Lead creation and monthly refresh of the consolidated strategic plan, including goals, business unit strategies, execution plans, and performance updates.

Business Reviews & Performance Assessment

• Orchestrate monthly and quarterly business reviews to evaluate performance against goals and adjust year‑to‑go plans as needed.
• Provide executive‑ready insights, recommendations, and decision support across Retail Pharmacy.

Enterprise & Market Insights

• Monitor external trends and conduct strategic assessments to identify risks, opportunities, and emerging areas for growth.
• Partner with enterprise teams to maintain strong cross‑organizational relationships and surface collaboration opportunities.

Strategic Initiatives & Special Projects

• Execute or provide consulting support for strategic projects (e.g., small box, onsite, asynchronous condition bundles).
• Support measurement frameworks and evaluation of key retail initiatives.

Communications & Strategic Alignment

• Drive communications that unify organization's strategic direction, including developing presentations for executives and partnering business units.
• Identify and maintain channels and partnerships to ensure consistent and scalable strategy cascade across the organization (e.g., newsletters, field communications, earnings calls).

Leadership & Team Development

• Lead and develop a high‑performing Strategic Planning team consisting of 5-7 colleagues, fostering a culture of collaboration, curiosity, and disciplined execution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leadership, helping connect strategy to execution and align teams toward shared outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Strategy, Economics, or related field required
• 10+ years of experience in management consulting, retail, or health care industry, including 5+ years in a people‑leadership role.
• Demonstrated experience building enterprise‑level strategic plans and facilitating senior‑level planning and business reviews.
• Strong analytical and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to synthesize complex information into clear recommendations.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and executive‑level presentation skills and the ability to lead with agility and through ambiguity to influence in a matrixed environment.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$100,000.00 - $231,540.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company's equity award program.

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits - investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.
• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.
• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 03/15/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.