Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

Senior Director, Technology Business Partner (Medicare Advantage)

Healthcare
11 - 15 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in computer science, business administration, or related field, or equivalent work experience.
  • 12+ years of experience in IT leadership, particularly in business partnering roles.
  • 5+ years of senior management experience in strategic planning and prioritization.
  • 5+ years delivering Medicare Advantage technology programs across critical areas like enrollment and risk adjustment.
  • Experience managing relationships with system integrators and BPO/managed service vendors for MA implementations.

Responsibilities

  • Oversee IT projects to ensure they meet business requirements and are delivered on time.
  • Act as the liaison between IT and business units to develop IT strategies that align with business goals.
  • Manage daily operations of key technology capabilities and optimize resource allocation.
  • Lead and mentor the IT team, promoting a collaborative and innovative work culture.
  • Build relationships with business stakeholders for effective communication and collaboration.

Benefits

  • Paid time off including 11 holidays.
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
  • Generous 401(k) matching.
  • Lifestyle spending account for eligible employees.
Full Job Description
The Senior Director, Technology Business Partner leads the strategic alignment of technology initiatives with business objectives, ensuring seamless integration and effective delivery of IT services. This role involves close collaboration with business units, Enterprise Architecture, Infrastructure, InfoSec, and Operations to meet both business and security requirements. The Senior Director also works with customers and managed service vendors to ensure technology solutions are aligned with business needs and operational excellence.

This specific role is focused on leading technology strategy and delivery for our Medicare Advantage (MA) business, ensuring solutions are scalable, compliant, and aligned to critical MA capabilities. The ideal candidate brings strong MA technology experience, understands the regulatory and operational complexity of the MA ecosystem, and can translate business needs into actionable roadmaps and delivery plans. Additionally, this leader will also bring an AI-first mindset, identifying opportunities to use AI-enabled tools, automation, and modern delivery practices to improve productivity, quality, and speed while ensuring responsible use of AI in a regulated healthcare environment.

  • Oversee IT projects to ensure they meet business requirements, manage resources, budgets, and risks, and ensure timely project delivery.
  • Act as the main link between IT and business units to understand their needs and create IT strategies that support business goals.
  • Manage daily operations of key technology capabilities, maintain system reliability and performance, and optimize resource allocation.
  • Lead and mentor the IT team, fostering a collaborative and innovative environment, and manage recruitment and performance.
  • Build and maintain strong relationships with business stakeholders, ensuring effective communication and collaboration.

The posting range for this position is:

201,148.01 - 282,222.97


Qualifications:

Education

  • Required Bachelor's Degree in computer science, business administration, or a related IT or management discipline, or equivalent work experience.

Experience

  • Required 12+ Years experience in IT leadership roles, with significant experience in business partnering or similar roles
  • 5+ years of senior management experience with demonstrated knowledge of strategic planning and experience developing and implementing strategies for achieving business objectives and organizing and managing multiple priorities
  • 5+ years of direct experience delivering Medicare Advantage technology programs, including end-to-end ecosystem build-out spanning enrollment, bid/pricing, encounter data submission, risk adjustment, Stars quality, utilization management, and care/behavioral health management.
  • Experience managing system integrator and BPO/managed service vendor relationships specific to MA implementations (e.g., claims processing, care management platforms, member engagement tools).
  • Demonstrated experience leading technology delivery teams in applying an AI-first approach, including evaluating and adopting AI-enabled tools and practices to accelerate delivery, improve quality, and drive measurable productivity gains across the program.


Knowledge Skills and Abilities

  • Excellent leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills.
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.
  • Proven track record of successfully aligning IT initiatives with business strategies.
  • Ability to build strong relationships and influence stakeholders at all levels.
  • Experience with budget management and resource allocation.
  • Exceptional portfolio and project management skills for the effective deployment of resources and achievement of multiple projects in a cross-functional environment.
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills with the ability to negotiate, persuade, and make effective presentations to varying audiences internal and external to the organization.
  • Proven experience with effective vendor management.
  • Proven ability to successfully lead a team in all phases of developing products for the healthcare software application and services marketplace, including product management, product development, marketing, sales, and implementation.
  • Proven ability to translate CMS regulatory and Stars/quality requirements into actionable technology roadmaps and delivery plans.
  • Proven ability to assess and champion AI-enabled tools and practices across vendor and delivery teams, balancing productivity gains with responsible AI considerations (e.g., data privacy, governance) in a regulated healthcare environment.

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, 11 holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, generous 401(k) matching, lifestyle spending account and many other benefits to eligible employees. 

 

About Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association

The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a federation of 36 separate United States health insurance companies that provide health insurance in the United States to more than 106 million people. It was formed in 1982 from the merger of its two namesake organizations: Blue Cross was founded in 1929 and became the Blue Cross Association in 1960, while Blue Shield emerged in 1939 and the Blue Shield Association was created in 1948. The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association is headquartered in Chicago and has offices in Washington, D.C. The association provides health insurance products and services to more than 106 million Americans.
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