Lead Director - Digital Engineering

At CVS Health, we’re building a world of health around every consumer and surrounding ourselves with dedicated colleagues who are passionate about transforming health care.

As the nation’s leading health solutions company, we reach millions of Americans through our local presence, digital channels and more than 300,000 purpose-driven colleagues – caring for people where, when and how they choose in a way that is uniquely more connected, more convenient and more compassionate. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.

POSITION SUMMARY

The Lead Director - Digital Engineering is accountable for building and executing the Super App Digital applications which supports multiple Pharmacy value streams. This technology leader will join forces with business and product leaders to plan, build, execute and deliver a year-on-year roadmap which will drive our business and technology strategy forward. The Lead Director will manage a diverse team of technology associates across engineering and change management teams, additionally working across multiple geographies to deliver software engineering work, delivered through multiple agile software releases each year. Accountable for driving the technology strategy in support of these value streams, this leader will be responsible for design, development, testing, delivery, and growth in order to ensure all opportunities to build industry leading technology assets are fully realized.

Responsibilities For This Role:

• Accountable for leading the strategy and creation of a year-on-year roadmap to support Digital Apps across the Pharmacy value streams
• Accountable for leading the design, foundational framework and development of retail pharmacy products and associated technology assets
• Accountable for assessment of software engineering practices, driving continuous improvement, improving operational efficiency, time to market and overall product quality
• Leading engineering teams, guiding and mentoring them in implementing solutions across a wide range of technology platforms
• People management including hiring, performance management, team building, leading career growth and skill development through coaching, and setting measurable professional goals
• Building and cultivating strong relationships with Business, Product and Technology partners to support the delivery roadmap
• Building relationships and partnerships with vendors to build contingent teams working onshore and offshore/nearshore to support our staffing needs
• Building relationships and partnerships with solution vendors in support of our technology needs
• Technology Research and Innovation to develop a long-term strategy based on emerging trends in healthcare and technology industries

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 10+ years of Technology Delivery experience
• At least 5+ years of proven experience in Full Stack software development across various technologies
• At least 3+ years of experience in the health, wellness or pharmacy domain
• 3+ years of experience leading a large team of 25+ resources

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with distributed teams, working across multiple time zones and geographies
• Experience conceiving and building healthcare products
• Performance / people management experience
• Experience conceiving and building products for Pharmacy
• Experience in Healthcare or Pharmacy technology
• Experience working with offshore vendors
• Experience working with technology vendors

EDUCATION

Bachelor’s degree or, equivalent experience (HS diploma + 4 years relevant experience)

BUSINESS OVERVIEW

Bring your heart to CVS Health Every one of us at CVS Health shares a single, clear purpose: Bringing our heart to every moment of your health. This purpose guides our commitment to deliver enhanced human-centric health care for a rapidly changing world. Anchored in our brand — with heart at its center — our purpose sends a personal message that how we deliver our services is just as important as what we deliver.  Our Heart At Work Behaviors™ support this purpose. We want everyone who works at CVS Health to feel empowered by the role they play in transforming our culture and accelerating our ability to innovate and deliver solutions to make health care more personal, convenient and affordable.  We strive to promote and sustain a culture of diversity, inclusion and belonging every day.  CVS Health is an affirmative action employer, and is an equal opportunity employer, as are the physician-owned businesses for which CVS Health provides management services. We do not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotion, or any other personnel action based on race, ethnicity, color, national origin, sex/gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, age, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local law.  We proudly support and encourage people with military experience (active, veterans, reservists and National Guard) as well as military spouses to apply for CVS Health job opportunities.

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

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. 
 

Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.

Great benefits for great people

We take pride in our comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits – investing in the physical, emotional and financial wellness of our colleagues and their families to help them be the healthiest they can be. In addition to our competitive wages, our great benefits include:

• Affordable medical plan options, a 401(k) plan (including matching company contributions), and an employee stock purchase plan.

• No-cost programs for all colleagues including wellness screenings, tobacco cessation and weight management programs, confidential counseling and financial coaching.

• Benefit solutions that address the different needs and preferences of our colleagues including paid time off, flexible work schedules, family leave, dependent care resources, colleague assistance programs, tuition assistance, retiree medical access and many other benefits depending on eligibility.

For more information, visit https://jobs.cvshealth.com/us/en/benefits

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