Strategic Advisor, Health Plan Strategy

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina

16h • Hybrid

About The Position

The Strategic Advisor, Health Plan Strategy plays a critical role in shaping and advancing the long-term strategy of the health plan. This role will support a focus on insight-driven decisions, innovation, customer centric experience and local/national collaborations. Work collaboratively to build coalition and support as well as facilitate action with both internal and external partners. Develop and refine strategic plans and initiatives to positively impact the management of today’s business while supporting efforts for the definition and evolution towards a health solutions company.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
• 3+ years of experience in related field. In lieu of degree, 5+ years of experience in related field.

Nice To Haves

• Experience working within or alongside health plans, payer organizations, or complex healthcare systems
• Experience working within strategy or strategic planning
• Financial and business case acumen

Responsibilities

• Support work with staff and senior leadership across the company to proactively identify and prioritize strategic needs and create meaningful and actionable outputs, drive the strategic development process to address these needs, and integrate and align work to the company’s overall strategic goals.
• Support efforts with partner and/or vendor relationships to understand the value proposition and business case aligned to our business strategy, drive decision making and collaborate with the business areas to implement.
• Support the development and maintenance of relationships with both internal and external partners to drive project/initiative work focused on business strategies, opportunities and innovation efforts.
• Leverage customer and consumer insights to support the development of holistic strategies, programs and plans to effectively drive business outcomes and maximize ROI in varied areas.
• Assist with the consolidation of research, authorship of key findings, and communication of timely, periodic strategic intelligence reports to senior management and Blue Cross NC Board.
• Contribute to the development of corporate strategic positions and related annual and long-term planning efforts.
• Participate in critical activities such as strategic planning, compliance, complex financial/qualitative analysis and thought leadership at a departmental, multi-function, and enterprise level.
• Support the design and development of the innovation program for Blue Cross NC – its offerings, innovation events, delivery methods, and definition of the success points of the program.
• Act as a “Champion of Innovation” and work across the organization to drive a culture of innovation in all that we do.
• Aid in innovation efforts through collaboration and consultation with internal stakeholders to identify, plan and execute innovation efforts; help them better understand what problems they are trying to solve, articulate their vision and define and enable success.
• Provide methods and resources to support their execution of those plans.
• Assist with the development of new ideas that solve existing or emerging issues the business faces.
• Help prototype and evaluate those ideas to determine viability and opportunity for success and follow through to implementation as necessary.
• Support the identification, analysis and monitoring of relevant industry, regulatory, technology and market based trends to provide information to help determine market entry or exit as appropriate and to ensure alignment to the company’s strategic positions and interests.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with numerous health and wellness programs
• Parental leave and support plus adoption and surrogacy assistance
• Career development programs and tuition reimbursement for continued education
• 401k match including an annual company contribution

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 1,001-5,000 employees