Senior Strategic Advisor, Health Plan Strategy

Role Overview

• Provide detailed assessment and understanding of the current and future external market environment
• Develop insights and identify opportunities to actualize organizational mission, vision, and activate strategy across multiple time horizons
• Support a focus on insight-driven decisions, innovation, customer centric experience, and local/national collaborations
• Work collaboratively to build coalitions and support as well as drive action with both internal and external partners
• Develop and refine strategic plans and initiatives to positively impact management of today’s business while supporting efforts for definition and evolution towards a health solutions company
• Work directly 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 company’s overall strategic goals
• Build and facilitate efforts with partner and/or vendor relationships to understand value proposition and business case aligned to business strategy
• Develop and maintain relationships with both internal and external partners to drive complex project/initiative work focused on significant business strategies, opportunities, and innovation efforts
• Leverage customer and consumer insights to develop holistic strategies, programs, and plans to effectively drive innovation and business outcomes and maximize ROI in varied areas
• Contribute to the development of Health Plan Strategy positions and related annual and long-term planning efforts
• Design and develop 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
• Partner and consult with internal clients to identify, plan and execute innovation efforts; help them better understand 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
• Identify, analyze, and monitor relevant industry, regulatory, technology, and market-based trends to determine market entry or exit as appropriate and to ensure alignment to company’s strategic positions and interests
• Partner with Commercial, Government, and Shared Services to align roadmaps and health plan strategy
• Build and validate business cases aligned to financial targets and long-term growth objectives

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
• 5+ years of experience in related field.
• In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.
• Demonstrates expertise in developing comprehensive business cases
• Proven experience presenting complex concepts and recommendations to senior leadership
• Strong understanding of health plan strategy

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
• Work-life balance, flexibility, and the autonomy to do great work