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Product Development Director- CarelonRx

Location: This role requires associates to be in-office3days per week, fostering collaboration and connectivity, while providing flexibility to support productivity and work-life balance. This approach combines structured office engagement with the autonomy of virtual work, promoting a dynamic and adaptable workplace.

Alternate locations may be considered if candidates reside within a commuting distance from an office, and are willing to work Eastern or Central Time Zone business hours.

Please note that per our policy on hybrid/virtual work, candidates not within a reasonable commuting distance from the posting location(s) will not be considered for employment, unlessaccommodationis granted as required by law.

The Product Development Director is responsible for defining product portfolio strategy, driving product innovation, and providing director-level governance across the product operating model. This director partners with clients, executive stakeholders, and cross-functional matrix teams to translate business strategy into product portfolio priorities, guide Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) progression, ensure Product Council readiness, and deliver innovative product solutions that meet customer, market, regulatory, and business objectives across new and existing markets.

How You Will Make an Impact

Primary duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Define product portfolio vision, strategy, and priorities aligned with business objectives, market opportunities, and portfolio goals.

• Translate product strategy into actionable roadmaps, governance expectations, and Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) execution plans.

• Lead product development initiatives from concept through launch, ensuring alignment with strategic objectives, stakeholder expectations, and value realization goals.

• Drive Product Council readiness, PLM progression, launch planning, and governance activities to ensure timely execution and decision-making.

• Monitor product, financial, operational, and customer performance metrics to identify opportunities for optimization, growth, and innovation.

• Evaluate and refine product ideas by assessing strategic alignment, business value, customer impact, operational readiness, and portfolio fit.

• Lead Voice of Customer (VoC), market research, and competitive intelligence activities to inform product strategy and innovation efforts.

• Develop and guide go-to-market strategies, stakeholder communications, and launch readiness plans for new products and enhancements.

• Partner cross-functionally with Clinical, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Marketing, Sales, Account Management, IT, Data & Analytics, and Operations teams to deliver product solutions.

• Provide executive-level guidance on strategic tradeoffs, roadmap priorities, resource allocation, timing, and escalation decisions.

• Serve as a product leader and subject matter expert, influencing stakeholders and driving alignment across a complex matrixed organization.

• Escalate strategic decisions requiring Product Head, senior leadership, business unit, or executive leadership team alignment while balancing customer needs, market opportunities, readiness, timing, and business value.

Minimum Requirements:

Requires a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 5 years of related experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

Preferred Skills, Capabilities, & Experiences:

• Pharmacy Benefit Management (PBM), health plan, managed care, or healthcare product experience preferred.

• Experience with product portfolio strategy, roadmap governance, Product Lifecycle Management (PLM), Product Council readiness, launch governance, and value realization preferred.

• Experience leading cross-functional alignment across business, IT, Legal, Compliance, Operations, Product Platform, Finance/Actuary, and Marketing preferred.

• Strong executive communication, stakeholder management, strategic prioritization, governance, problem solving, and decision-making skills preferred.

• Experience developing financial models, requirements, roadmaps, and concept materials preferred.

• MBA or advanced degree in Business, Healthcare Administration, or a related field preferred.

Please be advised that Elevance Health only accepts resumes for compensation from agencies that have a signed agreement with Elevance Health. Any unsolicited resumes, including those submitted to hiring managers, are deemed to be the property of Elevance Health.

Who We Are

Elevance Health is a health company dedicated to improving lives and communities - and making healthcare simpler. We are a Fortune 25 company with a longstanding history in the healthcare industry, looking for leaders at all levels of the organization who are passionate about making an impact on our members and the communities we serve.

How We Work

At Elevance Health, we are creating a culture that is designed to advance our strategy but will also lead to personal and professional growth for our associates. Our values and behaviors are the root of our culture. They are how we achieve our strategy, power our business outcomes and drive our shared success - for our consumers, our associates, our communities and our business.

We offer a range of market-competitive total rewards that include merit increases, paid holidays, Paid Time Off, and incentive bonus programs (unless covered by a collective bargaining agreement), medical, dental, vision, short and long term disability benefits, 401(k) +match, stock purchase plan, life insurance, wellness programs and financial education resources, to name a few.

Elevance Health operates in a Hybrid Workforce Strategy. Unless specified as primarily virtual by the hiring manager, associates are required to work at an Elevance Health location at least once per week, and potentially several times per week. Specific requirements and expectations for time onsite will be discussed as part of the hiring process.

The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Elevance Health. We require all new candidates in certain patient/member-facing roles to become vaccinated against COVID-19 and Influenza. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide an acceptable explanation. Elevance Health will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

Elevance Health is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, citizenship status, color, creed, disability, ethnicity, genetic information, gender (including gender identity and gender expression), marital status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, veteran status or any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact elevancehealthjobssupport@elevancehealth.com for assistance.

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state, and local laws, including, but not limited to, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance and the California Fair Chance Act.

Prospective employees required to be screened under Florida law should review the education and awareness resources at HB531 | Florida Agency for Health Care Administration.