Strategic Project/Program Manager, Health Plan Strategy

Blue Cross NC is dedicated to improving health care for all by fostering a collaborative and innovative environment. The Strategic Project/Program Manager will lead and coordinate high-impact programs and strategic initiatives to execute the Health Plan's strategic priorities, translating strategy into actionable workplans and managing cross-functional initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Manage and execute strategic programs or key components of Health Plan initiatives, ensuring alignment to defined objectives, timelines, and outcomes
• Translate strategic priorities into actionable workplans
• Partner with stakeholders to ensure initiatives are aligned to health plan strategy, enterprise priorities, and financial goals
• Assess needs and coordinate resources to enhance existing programs
• Monitor the progress of program components to ensure the overall goals, schedules, and benefits of the program will be met
• Document and present program results through operational reports, outcomes studies, presentations and publications. Prepare program reports for superiors
• Recommend and/or implement program and process changes as needed to achieve program goals and objectives
• May have budget responsibilities to control expenditures in accordance with budget allocations, together with the conformance to timing, limits and usage of funding as agreed upon in the spending plan for the assigned program
• May handle vendor management and administer program contracts to ensure vendors meet service level agreements if applicable

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
• Experience working within or alongside health plans, payer organizations, or complex healthcare systems
• Program and project management (Agile or traditional), PMP
• Financial and business case acumen
• Strategic execution and integration