Senior Innovation Portfolio Strategy Professional

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Humana Healthy Horizons is looking for a Senior Innovation Portfolio Strategy Professional. Reporting to the Innovation and Portfolio Director, you will play a critical role in the evolution of Humana's solutions and in helping Humana support its well-being centered mission. You will support the oversight and management of the innovation portfolio and framework. This framework inspires the creation and commercialization of new products and solutions. You will also contribute to governance, portfolio reporting, market intelligence, and the tools and training that promote scalable development of prioritized solutions.

The Humana Healthy Horizons Strategic Solutions team's purpose is to accelerate the development of transformational programs that maximize customer value to create a unique value proposition for Humana Healthy Horizons. As a centrally positioned strategic function, this team coordinates with Humana Healthy Horizon's executive leadership team. This coordination supports strategic oversight and governance of an innovation portfolio tailored to increase growth goals and long-term impact for Medicaid members. We collaborate with teams across the enterprise to set applicable strategies and support transformational projects through brainstorming, concept development, and launch. We deliver value through detailed research, data-driven insights, strategic planning, and project management thoughtfulness—promoting agile, customer-centric, and progress best practices across the Medicaid segment.

To achieve our goals, we are looking for talent with the following attributes:

·         Creative –Familiar with research to determine the opportunity and a structured approach to problem solving;

·         Adaptive – Rapidly learn new knowledge and behaviors in response to changing circumstances;

·         Self-sufficient – Ability to navigate complex situations and independently produce high quality deliverables;

·         Consultative – Build/sustain relationships and inform the work of others through actionable, objective insights; and

·         Strategic – Forward thinking capable of providing frameworks to maximize available resources to achieve growth.

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Business, Public Health, or a related field.
• 2+ years of experience in strategy, consulting, solution development, or innovation with a focus on healthcare.
• Experience managing stakeholder relationships, including executive and management audiences and external vendors.
• Project management experience, working across matrixed teams.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience focused on Medicaid.
• Managed care or payer partnerships.
• Experience with human-centered design and agile product management methodologies.
• Experience with User Experience (UX) research methods.
• Project Management or Process Improvement certifications.
• Experience working with Innovation Framework technologies.
• Experience working with remote teams and foster a cohesive, creative work environment.

Additional Information:

• Workstyle: Hybrid Office option if you live within commuting distance of our office locations in Tampa, FL or Louisville, KY, or Remote if you live outside of Tampa, FL and Louisville, KY
• Travel for conferences and on-site team meetings
• Core Work Days & Hours: Monday – Friday; Eastern Standard Time (EST) with flexible scheduling (i.e. – occasional nights and weekends)

Interview process:

As part of our hiring process, we utilize Hire Vue, a third-party interviewing technology, to support decision-making. If you advance beyond the application prescreen, you will be invited to participate in an SMS text interview, accessible via cell phone or computer. The interview consists of several questions and takes approximately 5–10 minutes. Your responses will be reviewed, and you will be notified regarding progression to subsequent interview rounds.

Travel: While this is a remote position, occasional travel to Humana's offices for training or meetings may be required.

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Pay Range

The compensation range below reflects a good faith estimate of starting base pay for full time (40 hours per week) employment at the time of posting. The pay range may be higher or lower based on geographic location and individual pay will vary based on demonstrated job related skills, knowledge, experience, education, certifications, etc.

 

$94,900 - $130,500 per year

 

This job is eligible for a bonus incentive plan. This incentive opportunity is based upon company and/or individual performance.

Description of Benefits

Humana, Inc. and its affiliated subsidiaries (collectively, “Humana”) offers competitive benefits that support whole-person well-being. Associate benefits are designed to encourage personal wellness and smart healthcare decisions for you and your family while also knowing your life extends outside of work. Among our benefits, Humana provides medical, dental and vision benefits, 401(k) retirement savings plan, time off (including paid time off, company and personal holidays, volunteer time off, paid parental and caregiver leave), short-term and long-term disability, life insurance and many other opportunities.

Application Deadline: 03-27-2026

About us
 

Humana Inc. (NYSE: HUM) is committed to putting health first – for our teammates, our customers and our company. Through our Humana insurance services and CenterWell healthcare services, we make it easier for the millions of people we serve to achieve their best health – delivering the care and service they need, when they need it. These efforts are leading to a better quality of life for people with Medicare, Medicaid, families, individuals, military service personnel, and communities at large.

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