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The Innovation Portfolio Strategy Advisor reports to a Behavioral Health portfolio director and drives the product lifecycle for assigned products within that portfolio. This position is responsible for executing the product strategy developed by the portfolio director by translating strategy into actual product delivery. The Portfolio Strategy Advisor works actively across business units to form colleague teams that can support overall design and delivery of a product, sets prioritization, maintains alignment of effort, and ultimately owns successful delivery.

The Innovation Portfolio Strategy Advisor works to execute the Product strategy set forward by the Portfolio Director.  In this role, an individual will take the high-level strategic vision and formulate the tactics necessary to take the vision from ideation to reality.  This individual will own multiple products at a given time and ensure that the work steps necessary for final execution are being properly defined and delivered by the product team, some of whom may be direct reports and others positioned in various business units within the enterprise.  This position works to identify the resources required throughout the product lifecycle, barriers that need to be removed, guidance that may be needed by the product team to adhere to timelines, stakeholder interface at various levels of authority, customer interface to ensure the product will meet the ultimate need set forth and is open and available to feedback.  This role is guided by data, both during the development phase, and following implementation, sharing outcomes transparently with leadership. 

Key Responsibilities

• Hire, train, and build a product build team that may include direct reports and non-directs
• Carefully understand the product vision needed for each assigned product
• Work with the portfolio director to translate the vision into clear, defined steps within the overall product lifecycle
• Drive delivery of the product, ensuring timely delivery, accuracy, and quality
• Assess the outcomes of the product along financial, operational, quality, and customer satisfaction dimensions
• Demonstrate professionalism, collaboration, drive a positive brand image
• Demonstrate clear and impactful oral and written communication

Use your skills to make an impact
 

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• 3 years of experience working in a healthcare environment
• Product-led model expertise and experience
• Ability to manage individuals and teams to deliver high quality, timely outcomes
• Adept at interpreting data and translating it into opportunities
• Proven organization, planning, and prioritization skills to collaborate with multiple internal stakeholders concurrently
• Communicates with clarity and professionalism across both written and verbal channels

• Independently driven with strong urgency of execution

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in mental health field or RN with background in psychiatric nursing
• Product certification and/or LEAN or Six Sigma certification

Additional Information

Work-At-Home Requirements

• WAH requirements: Must have the ability to provide a high-speed DSL or cable modem for a home office. Associates or contractors who live and work from home in the state of California will be provided payment for their internet expense.
• A minimum standard speed for optimal performance of 25x10 (25mpbs download x 10mpbs upload) is required.  
• Satellite and Wireless Internet service is NOT allowed for this role.
• A dedicated space lacking ongoing interruptions to protect member PHI / HIPAA information

Interview Format

As part of our hiring process, we will be using an exciting interviewing technology provided by HireVue, a third-party vendor. This technology provides our team of recruiters and hiring managers an enhanced method for decision-making.

If you are selected to move forward from your application prescreen, you will receive correspondence inviting you to participate in a pre-recorded Voice Interview and/or an SMS Text Messaging interview.  If participating in a pre-recorded interview, you will respond to a set of interview questions via your phone. You should anticipate this interview to take approximately 10-15 minutes.

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.

 

$115,200 - $158,400 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: 02-27-2026

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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