Manager – Strategic Initiatives

Manager – Strategic Initiatives Department: Strategy and Operations Employment Type: Jornada completa Location: 1668 S. Garfield Ave. 2nd Floor, Alhambra, CA 91801 Description About the Role: As a Manager – Strategic Initiatives in the Office of the CEO, you will play a pivotal role in shaping and executing the company’s most important strategic priorities. You will work directly with the President & CEO and senior leaders across Astrana Health to design, manage, and deliver high-impact initiatives that drive growth, efficiency, and innovation. This role is designed for someone who is intellectually curious, relentlessly resourceful, and thrives in fast-moving, complex environments. Unlike traditional corporate roles, this position requires a sense of urgency, intellectual agility, and comfort with ambiguity. You’ll be expected to lead projects end-to-end, manage cross-functional teams, and develop frameworks that influence decision-making at the highest levels of the company. The Opportunity: • Join a high-visibility team as a core member of the Office of the President & CEO. • Lead cross-functional projects tied to acquisitions, technology integration, data & analytics, and value-based care expansion. • Drive initiatives that sit at the intersection of strategy, operations, finance, and technology, with direct exposure to executive decision-making. • Be part of an organization that is rapidly scaling nationwide while pioneering innovative risk-based healthcare models. What You'll Do • Lead the design and execution of cross-functional initiatives that are critical to Astrana’s growth and operational success. • Serve as project owner for high-priority efforts, from new market entry to post-acquisition integration, ensuring alignment with CEO-level strategic objectives. • Collaborate with senior leadership across Operations, Clinical Services, Analytics, Finance, and Business Development to drive initiatives to completion. • Build and manage workflows, processes, and frameworks that can be scaled across the organization. • Conduct analyses, develop business cases, and prepare executive-level presentations that inform strategic decisions. • Proactively identify risks, opportunities, and solutions to keep projects on track in high-stakes, fast-paced environments. • Mentor and provide guidance to Analysts and Associates within the Strategic Initiatives team. Qualifications • 3–6 years of experience in management consulting, investment banking, corporate strategy, healthcare operations, or a similar high-performance environment. • Proven track record of leading projects or workstreams independently with measurable impact. • Exceptional problem-solving and critical thinking skills, with the ability to simplify and communicate complex concepts to executives. • Strong project management skills, including the ability to coordinate multiple initiatives simultaneously under tight deadlines. • Outstanding written, verbal, and presentation skills, with experience building executive-level deliverables. • Highly motivated, resourceful, and comfortable with ambiguity — able to set direction in environments with limited structure. • Advanced proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Word); familiarity with analytics tools (SQL, Tableau, Python, etc.) is a plus. • Passion for healthcare and value-based care, with a strong desire to improve outcomes for underserved patients. • Bias for action, urgency, and impact — this is not a role for someone looking for routine or predictability. Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions Environmental Job Requirements and Working Conditions: • Remote – U.S. Based position. • The total compensation target range for this role is: $115,000 - $130,000. The salary range represents our national target range for this role. Astrana Health is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action employer. We do not discriminate based upon race, religion, color, national origin, gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, status as a protected veteran, status as an individual with a disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. All employment is decided on the basis of qualifications, merit, and business need. If you require assistance in applying for open positions due to a disability, please email us at [email protected] to request an accommodation. Additional Information: The job description does not constitute an employment agreement between the employer and employee and is subject to change by the employer as the needs of the employer and requirements of the job change. Apply tot his job