Program Manager, Consultant

Your Role

The Pharmacy Strategy and Operations team provides pharmacy benefit management services and strategies to support Blue Shield of California affordability and membership goals. The Program Manager, Consultant will report to the Sr. Manager, Pharmacy Programs. In this role you will support the Government Markets lines of business and will provide consultant level support for pharmacy programs.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Provide overall program leadership, guidance, and manage all aspects of a given program, including requirements gathering, business case creation, and implementation
• Develop resourcing strategies to ensure optimum support for projects and for the day-to-day operational activities
• Review program budget variance and scope change requests, and participate in the budget-resolution process
• Lead cross-functional meetings and foster teamwork; drive escalation and resolution of issues, while promoting collaboration and coordination across broad categories of stakeholders
• Support and coach project managers within the program, while providing technical expertise in planning, execution, and leadership of program, projects, and initiatives
• Lead operational initiatives across the government markets lines of business working directly with product cycle managers, sales, brokers and internal departments to ensure proper implementation and administration of initiatives and timely updates to member and program materials.
• Partner with the Account and Sales Pharmacists to coordinate and complete competitive pharmacy request for proposal (RFP) responses for the government markets line of business
• Manage new client implementations by working with clients and service providers to identify onboarding & ongoing requirements and driving stakeholders towards timely delivery
• Manage the pharmacy member experience by proactively addressing member and client concerns, identifying resolutions or alternative solutions
• Develop and prepare line of business (LOB) reporting, program status, and other senior level or executive level presentations for 1/1 readiness and other strategic initiatives
• Support Pharmacy Care Reimagined strategic initiative implementation as appropriate

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Requires 7 years of prior relevant experience with Pharmacy or health program management and/or consulting
• Requires program management experience
• Knowledge of Blue Shield of California, Medi-Cal, Medicare, and/or Individual and Family Plans (IFP) is preferred
• Ability to work in a fast-paced multidisciplinary environment
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills

**ABOUT THE TEAM

About Blue Shield of California**

As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies.

At Blue Shield of California, our mission is to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a Deloitte U.S. Best Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360 as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States by Points of Light. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!

Our Values:

• Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
• Human. We strive to listen and communicate effectively, showing empathy by understanding others' perspectives.
• Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.

Our Workplace Model:

At Blue Shield of California and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose – whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach – by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.

Two Ways of Working:

• Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above). Exceptions:

o Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.

o Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.

o For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

• On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.