Executive Director, Product - Retail Data Science Software Solutions

We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.

Position Summary

The Analytics & Behavior Change (A&BC) organization within CVS Health is working on solving the biggest challenges and the uncovering the largest opportunities across the enterprise. To achieve this mission, A&BC leverages all forms of advanced analytics including predictive and prescriptive modeling, machine learning, and AI to power data driven decision making. A&BC’s work transforms data into actionable recommendations to drive growth and engage CVS Health’s millions of retail customers. 

We are looking for an Executive Director of Product – Retail Data Science Software Solutions who will be responsible for owning the next evolution of our portfolio of business-critical merchandising software applications. These solutions help our retail business optimize merchandising decisions for assortment, pricing, promotions, and related functions. They are part of the foundation for how CVS retail executes in our 9,000+ stores, optimizes customer experience, and drives efficient growth.

 

This role will be a senior leader in our retail data science organization and help drive an accelerated push towards productization of our data science solutions. We are looking for someone who lives and breathes product, who is passionate about retail, and who is committed to scaling analytics solutions that delight users.

You will make an impact by:

•    Own the strategy for the suite of solutions that power retail merchandising decisions for our 9,000+ stores
•    Partner closely with senior business leaders and front line users to understand needs and pain points and proactively propose solutions
•    Work with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and scale innovative upgrades to existing products and perform pattern recognition to build new ones
•    Bring deep experience and expertise in product excellence, user centricity, and design thinking to craft solutions that delight users
•    Serve as a product “lighthouse” within the broader A&BC organization helping to spread product-based thinking and ways of working across the organization



Required Qualifications
•    6+ years of experience in strategic leadership of analytics software products and solutions in a retail or CPG setting
•    Track record of scaling and deploying high-profile, execution-oriented data science or analytics products for retail or CPG with sustained user adoption
•    Ability to engage with senior business stakeholders independently and with high credibility
•    Comfortable and fluent flexing between strategic, big picture-thinking and tactical, detail-oriented execution
•    Ability to translate complex, technical concepts for non-technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications

•    Specific, proven experience designing, developing, and scaling analytics software products and solutions for assortment, pricing, and/or promotions for large retail store networks

•    Experience using low-code software development platforms to build analytics products (e.g. Palantir, ThoughtSpot, etc)
•    Masters degree or MBA with a focus in a quantitative field
•    Located in (or willing to relocate to) the Boston metro area; NYC area also a potential option
•    Expertise in data science methods and applications
Education

Bachelor's degree in a quantitative field; Master's or MBA preferred

Pay Range

The typical pay range for this role is:

$175,100.00 - $334,750.00

This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls.  The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors.  This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above.  This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program. 
 

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Great benefits for great people

We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.

This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families. The benefits for this position include medical, dental, and vision coverage, paid time off, retirement savings options, wellness programs, and other resources, based on eligibility.

Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.

We anticipate the application window for this opening will close on: 06/12/2026

Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.