Principal Strategic Advisor, Healthcare

Job Description:

This Clinical Innovation role provides a unique opportunity to innovate and improve health care delivery across CuraCor Solutions, for our health plans and diversified assets. In this role, you will be responsible for developing and driving new clinical products, programs and projects across Blue Cross NC’s health plan, care delivery, and third-party administrator (TPA) businesses to improve healthcare delivery, quality outcomes, and affordability for our members, providers, patients and the community.

To succeed in this role, you will leverage your healthcare experience, knowledge of market best practices and leading industry thinking to bring the best of Blue Cross NC’s capabilities to our members, providers, and communities. This work will align with Blue Cross NC’s mission to make healthcare better for all North Carolinians.

On site expectations at our Durham Campus: 1-2 times a month.

What You'll Do

• Leverage in-depth understanding of Blue Cross NC’s health plan, health care services, and CuraCor Group assets (care delivery / TPA) capabilities to build joint short/long term strategies that improve healthcare quality, outcomes, and affordability
• Bring CuraCor Solutions assets into healthcare ideation to drive additional medical expense savings for our members and create additional revenue opportunities to fund our mission
• Partner with cross-functional / cross-business teams to identify and design new initiatives and programs in alignment with the clinical innovation strategy, including quantifying the impact on member and provider outcomes and experience
• Navigate the organization to effectively resolve initiative implementation barriers
• Build cross functional portfolios of work across Clinical Innovation and Care Delivery / TPA businesses, ensuring successful delivery
• Partner with health plans, diversified assets, partners, and vendors to monitor and measure impact of clinical innovation models, programs, and initiatives on an ongoing basis. This includes reporting on progress and outcomes to executive leadership and refining program approaches as needed based on results
• Stay up to date on industry thought leadership related to clinical innovation and collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem

What You’ll Bring

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
• 8+ years of experience in related field.
• In lieu of degree, 10+ years of experience in related field

Bonus Points

• 10+ years of significant healthcare experience in a Payer, Health System or large Clinical Practice, ideally with deep knowledge of the healthcare landscape in North Carolina
• 7+ years of proven results in designing and implementing large scale clinical programs and projects
• Executive level presentation experience including building/socializing plans
• Deep understanding of health insurance and provider business model economics, capabilities, and operations
• Proven ability to lead, drive and communicate novel, innovative clinical program implementations effectively to cross functional partners and leadership, and working through challenges with appropriate stakeholders

What You’ll Get

• 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

Salary Range

$105,600.00 - $191,800.00

Skills

Business Analysis, Health Care, Healthcare Delivery Systems, Healthcare Operations, Healthcare Process Improvement, Healthcare Reimbursement, Health Plans, Innovation, Operational Efficiency, Operational Process Improvements, People Management, Project Management, Provider Reimbursement, Reporting and Analysis, Strategic Planning, Strategy Development, Taking Initiative