Job DescriptionYour Role The Provider Partnership and Network Management organization is responsible for advancing innovative healthcare delivery models that improve quality, affordability, provider performance, and member experience across Blue Shield's network. The Strategic Planning and Performance Principal will report to the Director of Strategic Planning and Performance and work in close partnership with the Provider Partnerships & Network Management leadership, HQA PMO, Finance, and Operations.
ResponsibilitiesYour Work In this role, you will:
- Support the development and execution of annual and multi-year strategic plans for Network Management and Provider Partnerships.
- Support the annual strategic and operational funding planning process.
- Assist in the development of business cases, funding proposals, cost-benefit analyses, and investment evaluations.
- Monitor funding allocations and investment performance against approved business objectives.
- Partner with Finance teams to support resource planning, forecasting, and budget performance tracking for all strategic and operational initiatives.
- Develop and maintain enterprise and departmental performance scorecards, metrics, and reporting frameworks.
- Establish and monitor key performance indicators (KPIs) aligned to business priorities and organizational goals.
- Analyze business performance trends and provide recommendations to improve outcomes.
- Produce executive-level reports and dashboards that provide visibility into strategic, operational, financial, provider, and network performance.
- Lead complex, cross-functional initiatives from planning through implementation.
- Develop project plans, milestones, dependencies, and performance tracking mechanisms.
- Monitor execution progress and ensure initiatives remain aligned with strategic objectives.
- Identify opportunities to improve business processes, operational effectiveness, and organizational performance.
- Support change management and implementation efforts associated with strategic initiatives and operational improvements.
QualificationsYour Knowledge and Experience - Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
- Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience
- Master of Business Administration, MPH or Master of Healthcare Administration preferred
- Prior health plan or healthcare program planning and execution experience strongly preferred
- Data analytics skills including OKR's KPI's and etc.
- Finance and planning experience highly desired
- Capable of managing multiple priorities
- Critical thinking skills required
HybridThis 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.
About the TeamAbout Blue Shield of CaliforniaAs of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies.
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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