**Business Development Director-Midwest** *****Waukesha WI, West Des Moines, IA, St. Louis MO.** **Location** : This position will work a hybrid model (remote and office). The ideal candidate will live within 50 miles of one of the following Elevance Health PulsePoint locations: **Waukesha WI, West Des Moines, IA, OR St. Louis MO.** The **Business Development Director** is responsible for coordinating and overseeing the development of new business areas which complements existing offerings. **How you will make an impact:** Primary duties may include, but are not limited to: + Analyzes assigned market trends and shares competitive intelligence to develop business strategies. + May partner with the sales team on strategies and related activities and/or with Marketing/Product on new products/services, and implementations. + Provides oversight and serves as an SME/business representative to key projects. + Develops business plans and formulates strategies for both new and existing businesses, partnerships, joint ventures and/or alliances. + Provides research, analysis and recommendations on the external environment as part of the development of strategic plans for the business unit. + Analyzes major competitor strategies. + Identifies and monitors changing patterns of competition and recommends responses. + Plans and coordinates with the reporting and data analysis team to accomplish the business objectives through information management. + Creates business cases and/or obtains resources (people, funding, material, support) business information needs and strategic initiatives. + Provides leadership in motivating indirect subordinates to accomplish reporting and data analysis goals and objectives. + Reports project status and progress to VP segment business and other management. + Acts as a liaison to other BUs/companies. Implements product/operational changes resulting from changing legislation/regulations. **Minimum Requirements:** Requires a BA/BS degree and a minimum of 8 years of related experience including 5 years of leadership experience; or any combination of education and experience, which would provide an equivalent background. **Preferred Skills, Capabilities and Experiences** : + Master’s degree preferred. + Experience in business/product/network development and/or marketing preferred.