Physician Healthcare Leadership Rotational Program - August 2026

Become a part of our caring community and help us put health first

The Physician Healthcare Leader provides strategic advice and guidance to functional team(s). Highly skilled with broad, advanced technical experience.

The Physician Healthcare Leadership is designed to develop leaders with enterprise-wide thinking through a structured 3-year program that rotates participants through strategy, finance, analytics, and operational experiences within Humana.

The Physician Healthcare Leadership works with senior leaders throughout the company, participants in this program will receive critical experience building opportunities in key strategic initiatives around integrated care delivery as they develop a broad understanding of the healthcare industry. Resulting in Humana benefiting from leveraging outside-in thinking to advance our strategy while developing a pipeline of mid-career professionals with strategic enterprise thinking.

Key Program Features:

Strategic Rotational Assignments: Over the course of three years, participants will complete up to four distinct rotations, beginning in Corporate Development, Strategic Planning, Transformation Office or Strategy Management. Subsequent rotations may include Market Operations, Home Business, Primary Care Organization, Medicare Markets, Office of the CEO, Retail Strategy, Value Based Strategy Operations, Finance, or other high-impact business units, providing broad exposure to the complexities of the healthcare ecosystem.

Executive Mentorship and Advisors: Each participant is paired with senior leaders and receives targeted mentorship, executive advice, and personalized career coaching to facilitate professional growth and accelerate readiness for future leadership roles.

Leadership Development: Participants benefit from a tailored curriculum of leadership training, robust peer cohort networking, and opportunities to contribute to high-profile projects that shape Humana's strategic direction.

Enterprise Impact: The program is designed to develop future leaders who bring fresh, outside-in perspectives and innovative thinking to advance Humana's mission of delivering consumer-centric, integrated healthcare for millions of members.

Who We're Seeking:

We are searching for purpose-driven, agile learners who thrive in dynamic, ambiguous environments and are passionate about improving healthcare. Successful candidates will demonstrate a high level of emotional intelligence, strong leadership capabilities, and the ability to navigate complex business challenges with curiosity and resilience.

Use your skills to make an impact

Required Qualifications:

• Medical Doctor (MD) or Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine (DO) degree

• Minimum of 1-2 years of experience in people management or team leadership

• At least 1-2 years of experience leading projects or initiatives

• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively in multidisciplinary settings

• Proven relationship management skills

• Strong executive presence and professional communication abilities

• Excellent analytical skills with a demonstrated proficiency in working with data

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications

• Willingness and ability to relocate to either Louisville, KY or Washington, DC

• Must not require sponsorship to work in the United States either now or in the future

Preferred Qualifications:

• Additional MBA or other advanced professional degree program (e.g., MPH, MMM, PhD, JD; credentialing not required for other degrees)

• Clinical practice experience

• Active board certification or board eligible

• Expertise in value-based care and provider risk

• Familiarity with healthcare contracting and regulatory environments

• Financial analytics experience

• Direct profit and loss (P&L) management experience

• Background in operations, product management, marketing/brand management, and information technology

• Exposure to artificial intelligence and machine learning

• Experience with Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and government healthcare contracting (including TRICARE)

Please note: While experience in all areas listed is not required, candidates should demonstrate relevant experience in several of these domains.

Additional Information:

During the first rotation of the program, individuals will be required to be based in Louisville, KY, or Washington, DC. Humana will provide relocation assistance as needed.

For subsequent rotations, locations will be determined based on a combination of business needs, personal interests, and location preferences. Potential office locations include Louisville, KY; Washington, DC; Nashville, TN; and New York, NY. Remote opportunities are not available at this time.

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.

$126,300 - $173,700 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.

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

It is the policy of Humana not to discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, marital status, genetic information, disability or protected veteran status. It is also the policy of Humana to take affirmative action, in compliance with Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act and VEVRAA, to employ and to advance in employment individuals with disability or protected veteran status, and to base all employment decisions only on valid job requirements. This policy shall apply to all employment actions, including but not limited to recruitment, hiring, upgrading, promotion, transfer, demotion, layoff, recall, termination, rates of pay or other forms of compensation and selection for training, including apprenticeship, at all levels of employment.