Associate Director Health Equity and Community Engagement

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Humana

Associate Director, Health Equity and Community Engagement

in

Bethesda

Maryland

Description

The Health Equity and Community Engagement (HECE) Associate Director is responsible for improving the quality of care and outcomes while managing costs for a defined group of people. The Associate Director works on problems of diverse scope and complexity ranging from moderate to substantial. This role, in particular, will be part of the newly formed HECE team, focused on Strategic Academic Relationships.

Responsibilities

Location:

work from home Louisville preferred or remote

The HECE Associate Director will work as part of the Strategic Academic Relationships team and collaborate on a new Health Equity Innovation Hub in collaboration with the University of Louisville. This new role will have tremendous visibility across the enterprise working on this high-profile project. The HECE Associate Director identifies health needs such as chronic diseases or disabilities or the health needs of the underserved and advises executives to develop functional strategies on matters of significance. This role is required to exercise independent judgment and decision making on complex issues regarding job duties and related tasks, and works under minimal supervision. The Associate Director uses independent judgment requiring analysis of variable factors to determine the best course of action for the collaboration.

This is an agile position but will require work in Louisville at the corporate office and on the University of Louisville campus on a regular basis (e.g., monthly or more frequently). The HECE Associate Director will represent Humana as the primary liaison with the University of Louisville, in collaboration with other Strategic Academic Relationships teammates, to establish and execute against deliverables for the Health Equity Innovation Hub. The Mission of the Hub is to advance social and health equity for structurally marginalized populations through

research and training

integration and alignment of corporate resources

social enterprise initiatives and entrepreneurship

community engagement

workforce development efforts

This role will build relationships with UofL and other constituents in the community and will be accountable to develop, share, and track regular updates on progress toward key deliverables aligned with financial support. The HECE Associate Director will collaborate with his/her UofL counterparts (Directors, Professors, and other senior staff) on specific cores or domains of work, including research, innovation, and talent development. Each area will have critical, key priorities aligned to core metrics and stage-gated funding that the position will be responsible for monitoring and reporting against. Additionally, the HECE Associate Director will partner to convene and report regularly through multiple levels of governance associated with the project, including with Humana's senior-most executives.

The HECE Associate Director will collaborate with other Strategic Academic Relationships teammates, Humana associates, and UofL faculty and staff to

Contribute to annual strategic planning

Monitor objectives, key results, and outcomes through dashboards and other reporting mechanisms

Develop and share presentations on progress to senior team, including the Humana Foundation Board of Directors

Plan and execute a national Health Equity Summit

Drive community engagement strategies

Build relationships with faculty, staff, administration

Work across multiple departments internally and externally to establish key priorities and aligned projects to execute against those priorities related to entrepreneurship, research, and workforce development

Provide thought leadership to the field of health equity

Represent Humana internally and externally at key events

Provide guidance and leadership to the governance of the Health Equity Innovation Hub

Establish entrepreneurial partnerships

Craft and execute engagement strategies for student experiential work

Monitor training outcomes that lead to students credentialed in digital and analytics and community members employed in sustainable careers

Role Essentials

Bachelor's degree or demonstrated commensurate working experience in healthcare, health equity, health and well-being, or related field

8 years or more working with social determinants of health and health equity and/or public health

5 years or more of demonstrated management experience and partnering with senior leadership on strategic initiatives

Strategic thinker, capable of developing and executing complex strategies

Proven ability to turn data insights into action

Exceptional written and oral communications skills

Strong relationship building skills with internal and external business partners

Experience leading and managing large scale projects

Demonstrated ability to collaborate with multiple internal and external teams

Proven planning, preparation, and presentation skills, including to senior audiences

Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

Comprehensive knowledge of all Microsoft Office applications

Ability to travel as needed

Role Desirables

Masters degree in related field (MPH, MHA) or other advanced degree

PMP certification or equivalent experience managing complex projects

Experience with translational research or research background

Work with academic institutions and/or public/private partnerships

Additional Information

For this job, associates are required to be fully COVID vaccinated or undergo weekly COVID testing and wear a face covering while at work. The weekly testing will need to be done through an approved Humana vendor, and unvaccinated associates should follow all social distancing and masking protocols if they are required to come into a Humana facility or work outside of their home. We are a healthcare company committed to putting health and safety first for our members, patients, associates, and the communities we serve.

If progressed to offer, you will be required to:

Provide proof of full vaccination OR

Commit to weekly testing, following all CDC protocols, OR

Provide documentation for a medical or religious exemption consideration.

This policy will not supersede state or local laws. Requests for these exemptions should be submitted at least 2 weeks prior to your scheduled first day of work. ​​​​​​​

Travel:

If located outside of Louisville, travel will be up to 30%

Scheduled Weekly Hours

40

Company info

Humana Inc.
Website : http://www.humana.com