Sr. Director, Health Plan Strategy

Organization: Blue Shield of California

Position: Sr. Director, Health Plan Strategy

Location: Long Beach, CA (also El Dorado Hills, Lodi, Oakland, Rancho Cordova, Redding, San Diego, Woodland Hills)

Salary: California: $212,630 – $318,890; Bay Area: $239,692 – $359,476

The Health Plan Strategy team defines and drives the organization's strategic position, translating recommendations into actionable plans. The role involves leading the development of strategies to drive growth, profitability, and value. The Sr. Director integrates product, network, clinical, and financial strategy, synthesizes competitive and market trends for executive leadership, and leads cross-functional initiatives. This role reports to the VP, Products and Health Plan Strategy.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree required; graduate degree strongly preferred.
• 12+ years in health plan strategy, enterprise strategy, or healthcare consulting with expertise in the payer landscape.
• 6+ years of people management experience.
• Deep understanding of health plan economics, cost-of-care drivers, network strategy, and value-based care models.
• Experience launching and scaling strategic initiatives and developing enterprise-level roadmaps.
• Strong executive influence skills and ability to present to Board/senior leadership.
• Management healthcare consulting experience strongly preferred.