Lead Director, VBP Transformation - Must reside in Louisiana

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Position Summary

Candidates for this role must reside in Louisiana.

The Sr. Director of Value Based Payment Transformation (Sr. Director) is a key part of the Aetna Better Health of Louisiana leadership team, reporting to the CEO.  This role is responsible for the performance oversight, regulatory reporting, internal/external communications, and ongoing management and oversight of VBP contractual responsibilities with the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). The Sr. Director will work in close partnership with the CEO, COO, CFO, and all internal matrixed growth partners to implement, manage, and drive the overall success of advanced Alternative Payment Models (APMs). The Sr. Director will be the primary senior leader responsible for ongoing VBP related communications and coordination with DMAS. Candidates must live in Louisiana or be willing to relocate.

Responsibilities include:

Provider Engagement

•      Development of strong relationships and provider engagement on VBP models through recurring in-person and virtual meetings with management to executive leadership of small to large provider groups and systems.

•      Support providers VBP readiness and success through ongoing education, surveys, VBP model overviews and performance updates.

•      Identify and execute performance improvement initiatives in partnership with providers and multiple internal matrixed growth partners.

•      Implement processes to share data and performance reports monthly with participating VBP providers.

Performance and Reporting

•      Partner with multiple informatics teams to design and develop advanced self-service VBP reporting and dashboards to understand actionable insights that drive multi-year strategies.

•      Regularly assess and communicate to internal and external stakeholders the financial performance of all implemented APMs. 

•      Achieve annual financial performance targets tied to VBP

•      Leverage advanced Excel, SQL, and other analytics skills to conduct ad-hoc analysis of large data sets

Regulatory VBP implementation, management, and oversight

•      Implement and execute VBP contractual requirements and initiatives, including the annual updated VBP Strategic Plan to drive ongoing model improvement.

•      Fielding and coordinating responses to VBP related State inquiries

•      Conducting quality reviews of all regulatory VBP reports prior to submission

•      Participating in all regulatory and internal VBP workgroups/meetings and owning key action items

Required Qualifications

·         3+ years of Value-Based / Alternative Payment Model experience

·         3+ years of Medicaid payor experience

·         1+ years of experience interpreting and executing contractual and/or regulatory language and managing oversight of regulatory requirements.

·         Deep understanding of health plan operations and data, including Quality and NCQA HEDIS, provider contracting & credentialing, claims/encounters processing, utilization management, case management, network access requirements, and Medicaid eligibility and capitation.

·         Advanced data analytics skills, including advanced Excel, intermediate+ SQL (Power BI experience preferred)

·         Strong presentation skills and communication skills to executive level audiences, both written and verbal

·         Successfully able to navigate and influence associates across all levels in a large matrixed organization.

Excellent organization and time management skills

Preferred Qualifications
5+ years of developing and executing project plans and engineering or re-engineering business workflows and technical processes.

Education

Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience

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. 
 

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Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 04/10/2026

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