JOB DESCRIPTION

Location: This program is a work-from-home program within the territory that you are hired for and has positions available at multiple territories across the country. By applying to this position, you understand that you will be considered for opportunities at these multiple areas and your final location will be assigned and shared with you closer to your start date. Should you accept a position in this program, we will take your preferred work location into consideration and will attempt to accommodate.

Program Start Date: June 12th, 2023

Since 1924, Aetna's Sales Development Program, Group School, has had a proven record of success in transforming recent college graduates into healthcare sales professionals. As a member of this program, you will learn the art of selling, relationship development and management, and about the broad variety of healthcare benefit products we offer. You are also provided opportunity to apply your knowledge and learned skills in real-life scenarios with guidance and mentoring from our leadership team.

What to expect:

• A 12-month comprehensive development program designed to prepare you for success in a field sales role divided into three phases:

  • Phase 1: Six-week in-person orientation and foundational training experience at our offices in Hartford, CT
    

  • Phase 2: Healthcare business-specific training opportunities depending on final role assignment and location
    

  • Phase 3: Continued education and professional development
    

• Active mentorship through the program with our sales leaders and program alumni

• Top-tier product training on our broad portfolio of healthcare benefit packages

This program launches your career on our sales team where you will build and maintain relationships with brokers and prospective and current clients while working to expand your book-of-business. Working together with internal partners, you will assemble employee benefit packages that help to meet our client needs, develop high impact presentations and proposals on healthcare benefit packages, and present to key decision makers. Success is measured by managing multiple proposals and clients simultaneously, closing sales, and retaining clients.

PAY RANGE

The typical pay range for this role is:

• Minimum: 40,560

• Maximum: 81,100

Please keep in mind that this range represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual salary offer will take into account a wide range of factors, including location.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Meet educational requirements (see education section)

• Must live in or be willing to relocate if final position requires it

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong communication skills

• Strong presentation skills and the ability to explain complex concepts to a variety of stakeholders

• Use critical thinking skills to identify risks, trends, or client needs and solve these findings with innovative solutions

• Have leadership experience. Examples may include: project leadership, workplace responsibilities, active roles in student/social organization activities, or sports

• Have internship, volunteer, or work experience in related fields such as business to business sales, account management, healthcare, or client relations

• Exhibit excellence in academic performance

• Project management experience. Examples include: leading a school or work-related project from start to finish

Work visa sponsorship is not available for this role. This includes participation in Curricular Practical Training (CPT), Optional Practical Training (OPT), and F-1 Visa programs.

EDUCATION

You must meet the follow qualifications:

• Actively pursuing a Bachelor’s degree or have already obtained a Bachelor’s degree with an graduation date between May 2020 and August 2023

• Have a major, minor or concentration relevant to the position. Examples include: Business Administration, Marketing, Sales, or Management

COVID-19 VACCINATION REQUIREMENT

CVS Health requires certain colleagues to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (including any booster shots if required), where allowable under the law, unless they are approved for a reasonable accommodation based on disability, medical condition, religious belief, or other legally recognized reasons that prevents them from being vaccinated.

You are required to have received at least one COVID-19 shot prior to your first day of employment and to provide proof of your vaccination status or apply for a reasonable accommodation within the first 10 days of your employment. Please note that in some states and roles, you may be required to provide proof of full vaccination or an approved reasonable accommodation before you can begin to actively work.

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.

At CVS Health, we are joined in a common purpose: helping people on their path to better health. We are working to transform health care through innovations that make quality care more accessible, easier to use, less expensive and patient-focused. Working together and organizing around the individual, we are pioneering a new approach to total health that puts people at the heart.