Blue Shield of California · 9 hours ago
Program Manager, Principal
California, United States
Full-time
Hybrid
Lead/Staff
10+ years expBlue Shield of California is a nonprofit organization focused on transforming healthcare to be more affordable and quality-driven. They are seeking a Principal Program Manager to oversee complex strategic and operational projects, ensuring alignment with the organization's goals and managing a portfolio of initiatives. This role involves leading project teams, validating financial forecasts, and supporting departmental governance processes.
Non ProfitFinanceHealth InsuranceFinancial Services
Responsibilities
Lead or support ongoing complex programs that may involve multiple internal and external stakeholders
Direct project teams to develop project materials such as project charter, integrated project plan, resource plan, contingency plan, and related project management artifacts
Validate financial forecasts and provide on-going reconciliation of resources and other related project expenditures
Operate at a strategic business level to ensure projects/initiatives are in line with Blue Shield of California strategic goals
Support departmental prioritization, budget allocation, governance, and monitoring process to ensure appropriate dollars are allocated to prioritized work
Manage milestone delivery and mitigate impact across portfolio dependencies
Qualification
Required
Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience
5+ years' experience managing complex projects or programs required
Prior healthcare project management experience required. Health plan experience strongly preferred. Experience leading projects with significant IT implementation preferred
Excellent verbal and written communication skills and the ability to interact professionally with a diverse group of executives, directors, managers, and subject matter experts
Advanced skills using Microsoft Excel, Word, Visio, and PowerPoint in preparing and making presentations to various levels of management
Proven ability to build strong cross-functional partnerships and deliver results in a matrixed environment
Excellent organizational skills and ability to drive complex projects and processes independently
Preferred
Master of Business Administration or Master of Public Health preferred
Project Management Professional (PMP) preferred
Lean/Six Sigma, Agile certifications preferred
Company
Blue Shield of California
Blue Shield of California is a health insurance service provider.
5001-10000 employees
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