Director, Health Plan Strategic Integrations and Programs
Blue Cross NC
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Job Description
Director, Health Plan Strategic Integrations and Programs
This role is responsible for converting health plan strategy into actionable initiatives that drive measurable business results. The Director leads enterprise-wide, cross-functional strategic programs, aligning enterprise strategy with P&L leaders, performance management, shared services, and delivery teams. Acting as a key connector between strategy and execution, this role ensures strong governance, value realization, and sustained performance outcomes.
Key Responsibilities
- Translate enterprise and health plan strategies into executable strategic initiatives with defined outcomes, milestones, and success metrics.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to advance health plan business priorities, create market differentiation, and drive sustainable financial value.
- Establish and maintain effective program governance, monitoring, and oversight to ensure focus, execution discipline, and measurable results; recommend and implement adjustments as needed to achieve business objectives.
- Collaborate with key partners to develop short- and long-term performance targets, forecasts, and projections, supported by robust performance monitoring and management practices.
- Ensure strategy execution is tightly aligned with financial performance, operating plans, and enterprise performance management frameworks.
- Lead and oversee complex, large-scale strategic programs across multiple lines of business.
- Track program performance, risks, dependencies, and value realization; proactively course-correct to ensure intended outcomes are delivered.
- Serve as a mentor and coach across the enterprise, building strategic capabilities and contributing to talent development and organizational success.
- Support enterprise transformation and major strategic initiatives by translating strategy into sequenced, actionable execution roadmaps.
- Oversee the stabilization and transition of strategic initiatives to operational teams upon successful implementation.
- Lead, develop, and retain a high-performing team of strategic professionals.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree
- 10+ years of experience in healthcare or strategy consulting, strategic development, market or product development or financial analysis.
- Extensive experience leading and developing implementing complex business and/or contractual issues and serving as the principal liaison to business executives, internal and external, and other outside advisors
- Significant success and experience identifying new opportunities, creating products/programs/solutions and driving change.
- 5 years experience leading teams and/or directly managing staff
- In lieu of degree, 12+ years of experience in related field
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in strategic program management and strategic process improvement strongly preferred
- Strong communication and change leadership skills
- Comfort operating in ambiguity, with the ability to balance long-term strategic vision and near-term execution priorities.
Benefits & Perks
- The opportunity to work at the cutting edge of health care delivery with a team that’s deeply invested in the community
- Work-life balance, flexibility, and the autonomy to do great work
- 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
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Salary Information
At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market-price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets, licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs. Our base salary is part of a robust Total Rewards package that includes an Annual Incentive Bonus*, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and competitive health benefits and wellness programs.
Based on annual corporate goal achievement and individual performance.
$173,776.00 - $278,041.00
Key skills/competency
- Strategic Planning
- Program Management
- Healthcare Strategy
- Financial Analysis
- Leadership Development
- Governance & Oversight
- Change Leadership
- Stakeholder Management
- Business Transformation
- Performance Management
How to Get Hired at Blue Cross NC
- Research Blue Cross NC's culture: Study their mission, values, recent news, and employee testimonials on LinkedIn and Glassdoor.
- Tailor your resume: Customize your resume to highlight experience in healthcare strategy, program leadership, financial alignment, and team development at Blue Cross NC.
- Showcase strategic impact: Prepare to discuss specific examples of how you've converted strategy into measurable business results and driven change.
- Demonstrate leadership capabilities: Emphasize your ability to lead cross-functional teams, manage complex programs, and operate effectively in ambiguous environments.
- Network within the industry: Connect with current or former Blue Cross NC employees on LinkedIn for insights and potential referrals.
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