What are the responsibilities and job description for the Program Manager, Principal position at Blue Shield of California?
Job Description
Your Role
The Medical Care Programs team is responsible for managing vendor-delivered programs to manage care and deliver benefits for our members. The Program Manager, Principal will report to the Senior Manager, Medical Care Programs. In this role, you will manage transportation benefits for Blue Shield of California. You will be a member of a small team responsible for managing the vendor that provides transportation to members. You will be responsible for driving value, managing performance, and maintaining regulatory compliance.
Responsibilities
Your Work
In this role, you will :
- Operate at a strategic business level to ensure projects / programs are in line with Blue Shield of California strategic goals
- Consult with all levels including senior management, make recommendations, and influence decision-making
- Leverage cross-functional internal and external relationships to drive initiatives forward
- Plan and implement multiple and extremely complex projects / programs spanning across business areas
- Determine key business issues, develop effective action plans and implement to successful conclusion
- Be responsible for ensuring overall program and project delivery, schedule and budget attainment, and effective management of leadership expectations in achieving overall desired outcomes
- Participate in RFP's and vendor contracting
- Oversee delivery of services by vendor
- Perform, monitor and sustain compliance activities to ensure audit readiness at all times
- Be accountable for performance outcomes, particularly in reducing cost of health care and improving member and provider experience
- Monitor and research performance trends, identify issues and drive appropriate process improvement opportunities
Qualifications
Your Knowledge and Experience
Pay Range
The pay range for this role is : $ 136400.00 to $ 204600.00 for California.
Note
Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.
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About the Team
Blue Shield of California's mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.
To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our continued commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion upholds our values and advances our goal of creating a healthcare system that is worthy of our family and friends while addressing health disparities, promoting social justice, and integrating health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.
Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Fortune 100 Best Companies to Work, Military Friendly Employer, People Companies that Care, a Leading Disability Employer, and one of California's top companies in volunteering and giving. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities - join us!
Our Values :
Our Workplace Model :
At Blue Shield of California, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose - whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach - by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.
Two Ways of Working :
Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.
Physical Requirements :
Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office / deskwork - Activity level : Sedentary, frequency most of work day.
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Equal Employment Opportunity :
External hires must pass a background check / drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and / or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.
Salary : $136,400 - $204,600
