Blue Shield of California · 7 hours ago
Sr. Manager, Program Development & Operations -Provider Performance Enablement
Blue Shield of California is a nonprofit organization dedicated to transforming healthcare to be more affordable and efficient. The Senior Manager, Program Development and Operations, Provider Performance Enablement will oversee the strategy, design, and implementation of solutions aimed at enhancing provider performance across the organization.
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Responsibilities
Lead and develop the core operational model and timeline for the implementation of all work supporting the department's success metrics including monitoring and results reporting
Collaborate with stakeholders to define initiative objectives, scope, and success criteria
Define and track key performance indicators (KPIs) to measure the effectiveness and impact of initiatives
Lead the development of detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation strategies
Conduct organizational assessments to identify barriers and facilitators to implementation, including organizational culture, leadership support, resources, and system-level factors
Lead the creation of successful metrics for the Provider Performance Enablement (PPE) department and teams, informed by internal SME's/stakeholders and external (providers) in the required areas of focus - quality, affordability, risk adjustment, utilization management, and operations
Design, develop and maintain all programs, resources and tools supporting the core work of the PPE department
Support the implementation, timeline, and on-going assessment/evaluation plan for the Provider Engagement Strategy
Support and lead the identification of areas for BSC organizational process change and oversee change implementation as required through feedback from SMEs/stakeholders and external providers to increase BSC organizational efficiency and provider trust
Support and lead research to identify new tools and programs to support provider enablement
Support and lead the development of business requirements to build new tools and programs in support of provider performance enablement in partnership leveraging HQA performance capabilities
Implement new tools to support performance enablement (i.e. Provider adoption)
Provide support and oversight for contracting processes and related monitoring of vendors that support provider engagement
Support and lead business case development to support new tools and programs for provider enablement including all programmatic impact and financial analysis and projections
Support the development of an enhanced provider performance reporting platform informed by internal SME's/stakeholders and external (providers). Partner with internal stakeholders to own/drive implementation of platform
Support and guide development of platform updates and enhancements post-launch to ensure platform long-term effectiveness
Monitor platform user experience and identify areas for enhancement
Provide performance insights to inform payment models, contracting and navigation of members to high-value sites of care
Build, manage, and lead a high performing team. Lead a team while fostering a healthy team culture, prioritizing equity and inclusion and providing a great place to work
Serve as a resource and mentor to other Senior Managers and Program Managers as appropriate
Qualification
Required
Requires a college degree or equivalent experience
Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience, including 4 years of management experience
Requires healthcare operations leadership experience
Exceptional verbal and written communication and program/project management skills, including an ability to communicate effectively at an executive level, with a keen attention to detail
Ability to prioritize and manage work and trade-offs against critical project timelines in a fast-paced environment
Excellent influence and engagement skills in building alignment and accountability without formal ownership or authority over talent resources
Ability to build strong and sustainable trusting relationships and the capability to interact within all levels of the organization, internally and externally
Ability to work cooperatively and strategically in a team environment with all levels of professional, technical, and administrative staff and to integrate resources on a timely and organized basis
Acumen to handle complex situations and multiple responsibilities simultaneously with the urgency of immediate demands on the operations
Strategic thinker who has an eye for detail, is organized, and can manage multiple programs simultaneously
Strong communicator with PowerPoint and storyboarding skills. Ability to present information clearly and concisely to various audiences
Ability to deal with highly confidential information and act as a liaison between the business leaders and other constituencies, both internal and external
Preferred
Lean Sigma, Six Sigma or experience with business process management, or other quality improvement methodologies preferred
Prior healthcare project and program management experience; PMP certification with experience in Agile project delivery methodology preferred
Company
Blue Shield of California
Blue Shield of California is a health insurance service provider.
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