Sr. Strategic Program Manager

About Carrot: Carrot is the leading global fertility and family care platform, built on intelligent care orchestration: the right clinical guidance, at the right moment, in the context of each member’s life. More than a thousand multinational employers, health plans, and health systems trust Carrot to support millions of members across 195 countries – from pre-pregnancy through menopause and major life moments in between. Carrot's comprehensive clinical program delivers industry-leading cost savings for plan sponsors and award-winning experiences and improved outcomes for millions of people worldwide. Carrot is widely regarded as a defining force in healthcare innovation as a recipient of several top-tier awards, including Fast Company's 'Most Innovative Companies' and CNBC's '100 Barrier Breaking Startups'. The company is regularly cited by leading global outlets — including The Economist, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, NPR, ABC News, and Harvard Business Review — as a leading voice on digital health, the future of work, and family health. Learn more at get-carrot.com . The Opportunity 🚀 Join Carrot as our Sr. Strategic Programs Manager and play a pivotal role in shaping the future of fertility reimbursement and pharmacy solutions. This highly cross-functional role sits within Global Clinical Operations and serves as the operational leader for Carrot Rx while helping drive the evolution of claims-based billing capabilities that enable Carrot's continued growth with health plans, employers, and provider partners. In this role, you'll partner across Product, Engineering, Finance, Commercial, Provider Partnerships, Business Intelligence, and Clinical Operations to develop reimbursement strategies, launch strategic initiatives, manage pharmacy partnerships, and bring new capabilities to market. You'll combine strategy, analytics, operations, and relationship management to solve complex business challenges that directly impact members, customers, and the future of fertility benefits. If you're energized by building new programs, collaborating across teams, using data to inform decisions, and translating complex healthcare reimbursement into scalable solutions, this is an opportunity to make a meaningful impact in one of healthcare's fastest-growing benefit categories. What You’ll Own  💼 In this role, you will: Lead the operational strategy and day-to-day management of Carrot Rx , including strategic pharmacy partnerships, reimbursement strategy, pricing updates, benefit design, and program governance. Develop and support Carrot's claims-based billing strategy , partnering across Product, Engineering, Finance, Provider Partnerships, and Commercial to build scalable reimbursement capabilities. Manage relationships with pharmaceutical manufacturers, specialty pharmacies, PBMs, provider organizations, and health plans to strengthen Carrot's reimbursement ecosystem. Support payer integrations, reimbursement methodologies, coding governance, and claims adjudication strategies that improve member and customer experiences. Develop financial models, business cases, dashboards, and operational reporting that support reimbursement strategy, pricing decisions, commercial opportunities, and executive decision making. Analyze reimbursement, utilization, provider, pharmacy, and health plan performance to identify opportunities for cost optimization, network improvements, and operational efficiencies. Partner with Commercial on customer implementations, RFPs, RFIs, performance guarantees, and strategic customer opportunities requiring reimbursement expertise. Lead cross-functional initiatives from concept through implementation while aligning stakeholders across Product, Clinical Operations, Finance, Engineering, Provider Partnerships, Business Intelligence, Customer Success, and Commercial. Identify opportunities to improve operational processes through automation, analytics, and scalable program design. Serve as the subject matter expert for Carrot Rx and claims-based billing across the organization. What Success Looks Like   📈 In your first 12–18 months, you will have: Successfully assumed operational ownership of Carrot Rx and established scalable processes supporting pharmacy partnerships, pricing, reporting, and program governance. Supported the continued development and implementation of Carrot's claims-based billing strategy and reimbursement capabilities. Built strong relationships with internal stakeholders and external partners, becoming a trusted advisor on reimbursement strategy and pharmacy operations. Improved operational efficiency through enhanced reporting, automation, and financial analyses that support data-driven decision making. Supported successful customer implementations, commercial opportunities, and strategic payer partnerships requiring reimbursement expertise. Developed financial models and business cases supporting provider contracting, pharmacy partnerships, and future product initiatives. Helped identify and implement opportunities that improve reimbursement performance, customer value, and long-term program scalability. About You ✨ You likely have: A Bachelor’s degree 5+ years of experience in healthcare strategy, payer operations, reimbursement, pharmacy, provider contracting, healthcare analytics, consulting, or a related field. Experience working with health plans, employer-sponsored benefits, provider reimbursement, pharmacy benefit programs, or healthcare payment models. Strong analytical and strategic problem-solving skills with the ability to translate complex healthcare topics into actionable business recommendations. Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives involving multiple stakeholders. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and project management skills. The ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution in a fast-paced, evolving environment.