CVS Health

Executive Director, Care Program Strategy - Oak Street Health

IL - Chicago Full time

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

The Executive Director provides strategic leadership for the design, implementation, and optimization of Oak Street Health’s condition-based care programs across virtual and in-person settings. This role drives enterprise-level initiatives that improve patient outcomes, reduce medical costs, and scale sustainable, high-impact care models across multiple markets.

The Executive Director oversees a high-performing team of senior managers and directors, fostering innovation, accountability, and collaboration across business lines to deliver consistent, patient-centered care at scale.

Key Responsibilities

  • Develop and lead condition-based care programs aligned with organizational goals:

    • Virtual Telehealth: Leading a virtual care team that supports patients with chronic conditions through telephonic and video-based visits.

    • Heart Failure Management: Driving heart failure screening, management and intervention strategies to reduce admissions

    • Chronic Disease Programs: Enhancing in-center workflows to improve diabetes and hypertension screening and ongoing management

    • Vaccines: Developing and scaling comprehensive strategy for vaccine administration across Oak Street Health

    • Other: the role will also support the creation and expansion of additional condition- based programs as organizational needs evolve

  • Identify and implement strategies to improve medical cost efficiency, quality performance, and Stars measures.

  • Lead cross-functional collaboration with clinical operations/population health, medical leadership, and product teams to ensure successful operational execution.

  • Monitor and analyze program performance, leveraging data insights to drive continuous improvement and alignment with KPIs.

Qualifications

  • 15+ years of experience in healthcare strategy, operations, or program leadership with proven success in driving measurable outcomes.

  • Expertise in building and leading strategic successful care model programs across multisite or hybrid (virtual and in-person) care delivery models.

  • Knowledge of diabetes and hypertension conditions will be valued

  • Management consulting experience highly valued

  • Knowledge of VBC will be highly valued

  • Experience partnering with clinicians

  • Executive presence with exceptional leadership and communication skills.

  • Strong operational and strategic execution capabilities.

  • Knowledge of Epic Systems will be valued

  • Knowledge of CMS will be valued

  • Demonstrated success managing and developing high-performing teams.

  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and strategic thinking skills with the ability to translate insights into actionable plans.

  • Remote

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$131,500.00 - $303,195.00


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: 12/15/2025

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