Anthem, Inc. Hiring for IT Strategy & Innovation Director at Morristown, New Jersey Full Time

Description

SHIFT: Day Job

SCHEDULE: Full-time

OPEN TO REMOTE QUALIFIED CANDIDATES

Your Talent. Our Vision. At Anthem, Inc., it’s a powerful combination, and the foundation upon which we’re creating greater access to care for our members, greater value for our customers, and greater health for our communities. Join us and together we will drive the future of health care.

This is an exceptional opportunity to do innovative work that means more to you and those we serve at one of America’s leading health care companies and a Fortune Top 50 Company.

IT Strategy & Innovation Director

Responsible for designing the strategy, roadmap and architecture to drive technology advances by proactively identifying new technology investments that align with business and operational objectives. The incumbent will provide business unit partners and CIOs with guidance on IT enablement strategies that align with the goals of the Global CIO’s Anthem’s Strategy Realization Office, by leveraging a portfolio of industry leading technologies covering cloud, AI, digital and transformational healthcare technologies along with its partner ecosystems.

Primary duties include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as a thought leader working in collaboration with C-level and Business Decision Makers (BDMs) in developing the vision and strategic roadmaps to connect past successes with future technology goals.

• Reimagine the role of technology to innovate and drive the agenda of the Strategy Realization Office of the Global CIO as well as our constituents (Member, Associate, Broker, Physician, Provider and Governments) to inspire and influence business innovation and value enhancements for Payers.

• Create a sustainable technology roadmap and investment plan covering a large Payer ecosystem of Enterprise (ERP, HRMS, CRM), Claims, Membership, Medicaid & Medicare, Pharma business systems.

• Leverage the power of cloud, AI, digital and transformational technologies by using off the shelf software like Workday, Salesforce, ServiceNow, etc.

• Lead the comprehensive design, strategy and architecture by guiding Enterprise Architects and Senior Engineering leaders.

• Resolve complex problems and communicate to senior decision makers in a clear, compelling way to drive decisive action while in partnership with others in a large organization.

• Ability to operate as an individual contributor and strategic team leader.

• Align Strategy Realization Office with the overarching Global CIO’s strategies by advancing technology solutions to support business growth & opportunities.

• Serves as an ambassador for the Strategy Realization Office of the Global CIO and related business units.

• Support Strategy Realization Office of Global CIO and business partners with budget management, financials, and funding guidance.

• Represent Strategy Realization Office of Global CIO in client facing discussions to drive growth & retention.

• Support partner evaluations (M&A, build-buy) by connecting IT & Business strategies and influencing adoption of Global CIO’s technology differentiators into overall business strategy to Develop, Implement & Support strategic planning and roadmaps.

• Business ideation partner representing IT in solution ideation sessions.

• Influence the delivery of new technology solutions to market faster.

Qualifications

Minimum Requirements:

• Requires an BA/BS degree in Information Technology, Computer Science or related field of study and a minimum of 15 years’ experience in technology, product management, strategic planning, and/or consulting, or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background.

  Preferred Skills:

• Experience in a healthcare or health plan environment strongly preferred

• Executive-level, exceptional interpersonal, verbal, written and presentation skills

• Broad understanding of the current and emerging technology landscape, as well as scalable architectures that cover all industry leading trends

• High attention to detail and proven ability to manage multiple, competing priorities simultaneously

• Ability to balance strategic thinking with pragmatic operational execution and delivery, including the coordination of relevant resources

• Deep expertise in Networking, Storage Systems, Enterprise Architecture, AWS/GCP/AI/Mobility engineering skills

  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.

  The health of our associates and communities is a top priority for Anthem. We require all new candidates to become vaccinated against COVID-19. If you are not vaccinated, your offer will be rescinded unless you provide – and Anthem approves – a valid religious or medical explanation as to why you are not able to get vaccinated that Anthem is able to reasonably accommodate. Anthem will also follow all relevant federal, state and local laws.

  Anthem, Inc. has been named as a Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work For®, is ranked as one of the 2020 World’s Most Admired Companies among health insurers by Fortune magazine, and a 2020 America’s Best Employers for Diversity by Forbes. To learn more about our company and apply, please visit us at careers.antheminc.com. Anthem is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law. Applicants who require accommodation to participate in the job application process may contact [email protected] for assistance.

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