About the role
- Pharmacy Finances: Serves as the primary liaison to vendors and stakeholders, evaluates health care legislation and business trends, provides financial controls oversight, and guides contract negotiations.
- Financial Compliance and Audit: Serves as the primary liaison to vendors and stakeholders for Pharmacy Programs audits. Directs cross-functional teams to enhance Pharmacy Benefit Manager compliance, negotiate favorable contracts, and ensure member benefits compliance. Coordinates with local plan divisions on waste, fraud, and abuse efforts.
- Process Management: Manages bi-weekly check writes for drug spend, maintains vendor interactions, and promotes effective management across the organization.
- Client Relations/External Relations: Serves as liaison and subject matter expert in the pharmacy industry with the Blue System, Government Agencies and industry representatives. The purpose of these interactions is to build professional relationships and enhance knowledge of the pharmacy industry.
The posting range for this position is:
113,572.92 - 153,590.12
Qualifications:
Education
- Required Bachelor's Degree in either Pharmacy, Business, Economics, Management of Health Services, or equivalent work experience
- Preferred Master's Degree in health services or equivalent work experience
Experience
- Required 7+ Years business experience with a national health care and managed pharmacy delivery system
Knowledge Skills and Abilities
- Leadership: Demonstrated project/program leadership, setting priorities, and achieving objectives in complex projects with multiple stakeholders.
- Advanced knowledge: Financial accounting, controls, auditing, customer services, claims processing, market research, benefits delivery, quality assurance, and contract administration.
- Strategic Abilities: Building organized strategies related to department/divisional goals.
- Stakeholder Management: Ability to manage stakeholders, reconcile competing interests, and work in a decentralized decision-making structure.
- Motivation: Highly motivated individual with an understanding of health care professionals’ interactions within the overall context of health care.
- Collaboration: Incorporating perspectives from other functional areas and developing alternative approaches.
- Technical Skills: Proficient in information technologies (e.g., Microsoft software applications).
- Communication: Excellent written and oral communication and interpersonal skills across all levels.
Certifications & Licenses
- Preferred: CPHM - Certified Professional in Healthcare Management - AIHM
- Preferred: Certified Management Accountant (CMA) - Institute of Management Accountants
- Preferred: Certified Public Accountant (CPA) - Various
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The posted salary range is the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the hiring range and this hiring range may also be modified in the future. A candidate’s position within the hiring range may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, relevant experience, skills, seniority, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for annual bonus incentive pay.
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.
Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
Aplyr's read
Blue Cross Blue Shield is a collective of independent health insurers, ideal for professionals passionate about community health and complex regulatory environments.
What's promising
- •BCBSA offers diverse roles in policy, data science, and healthcare solutions.
- •Strong focus on community-based health initiatives and local operations.
- •Opportunities to work on advanced projects in AI and cybersecurity.
What to watch
- •Complex organizational structure with 36 independent entities may lead to bureaucratic challenges.
- •Navigating regulatory environments can be demanding and intricate.
- •Limited public information about internal culture and employee satisfaction.
Why Blue Cross Blue Shield
- •Federation model allows for localized decision-making and community engagement.
- •Significant involvement in federal and state healthcare policy development.
- •Pioneering roles in healthcare data science and artificial intelligence.
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About Blue Cross Blue Shield
The Blue Cross Blue Shield Association (BCBSA) is a federation of 36 independent, community-based and locally operated Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies. It provides health insurance coverage to millions of Americans.
