Blue Shield Of California

Director, Program and Project Management (Payment Innovation)

Blue Shield Of California$120K — $150K *
Healthcare
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required.
  • Minimum 10 years relevant experience with 6 years in management.
  • Experience in value-based care design, especially payment models preferred.
  • Proven ability to design and execute programs from inception to operational support.
  • Skill in contract writing and document drafting required.
  • Deep understanding of health insurance business and payer structure necessary.
  • Ability to align disparate stakeholders towards common objectives.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee the design and implementation of innovative value-based payment mechanisms.
  • Lead the writing, revision, and tracking of contracts for payment models.
  • Act as the subject matter expert on various value-based payment frameworks and CMS strategies.
  • Engage with senior management to influence decision-making on payment strategies.
  • Manage cross-functional relationships to advance payment innovation initiatives.
  • Guide a team in planning and executing complex cross-department projects.
  • Identify key business challenges and develop actionable plans to achieve successful outcomes.
  • Facilitate cross-functional project team meetings, ensuring effective communication and follow-through on action items.

Benefits

  • Hybrid work model promoting in-office collaboration with flexible remote work options.
  • Opportunities for continuous improvement and skill development within a dynamic team.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Your Role

The Payment Innovation team leads the strategy, design, development, and implementation of value-based payment models. The Director, Program and Project Management - Payment Innovation will report to the Senior Director of Payment Innovation. In this role you will be responsible for leading the strategy and end-to-end design of multiple new value-based payment models, leading the end-to-end program of multiple new and current payment models and the outcomes of those models that support Blue Shield's strategic goals. He/she/they will manage program(s) from initiation through delivery, perform operational responsibilities, and monitor for continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Your Work

In this role, you will:
  • Oversee and lead the design and implement value-based payment models/payment mechanisms spanning across business areas where analysis requires evaluation of intangible variance factors.
  • Lead contract writing, revisions, and tracking for value-based payment models
  • Be the subject matter expert on Value Based payment, ACOs, OCHA value Based payment requirements, Learning and Action Network (LAN) Value Based Care criteria, CMMI models, and CMS strategies.
  • Engage with all levels including senior management, make recommendations, and influence decision-making on alternative and value based payment model
  • Lead and leverage cross-functional internal and external relationships to drive initiatives forward
  • Lead a team to plan and implement complex projects/programs spanning across business areas
  • Determine key business issues, develop effective action plans and implement to successful conclusion
  • Lead the development of pay for value strategies and new products
  • Lead cross functional project teams, including defining meeting agenda, lead meetings, capture meeting notes, and follow-up on action items


Qualifications

Your Knowledge and Experience
  • Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • Requires at least 10 years prior relevant experience, including 6 years of management experience
  • Previous experience in value-based care design including designing value-based payment models or financial models is preferred
  • Requires previous experience in designing a program/initiative end-to-end, including conceptual design, implementation planning and execution, and on-going operational support
  • Requires contract writing experience or experience in drafting documents
  • Required knowledge and experience of health insurance business and structure, preferably within a payor
  • Requires experience with aligning disparate stakeholders and driving towards outcomes
  • Requires experience with payor data infrastructure, regulations for various lines of business and contracting preferred


Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

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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About Blue Shield Of California

Blue Shield of California is a not-for-profit health plan provider that has been providing Californians with access to high-quality healthcare for over 80 years. The company offers a range of health insurance products and services to individuals, families, and employers. Blue Shield of California is committed to improving the health and wellbeing of its members and the communities it serves. The company is also committed to sustainability and has implemented a number of initiatives to reduce its environmental impact.
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Size
7,000 employees
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Founded
1981

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