Job Description

Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas is looking to add to our Finance and has an opportunity for an Associate Vice President (AVP) Affordability. This position will define and manage a solution-based portfolio to realize competitive savings improvements. Specific affordability levers may report directly to the AVP of Affordability, like risk adjustment, payment integrity, and sourcing, procurement, and vendor management. This role is critical to fostering relationships, driving overall performance, leading strategic planning, managing operations through a matrix team, and leading strategic initiatives that will focus on continuous cost improvement.



"This position is eligible to work remotely, hybrid or onsite in accordance with our Telecommuting Policy. Applicants must reside in Kansas or Missouri or be willing to relocate as a condition of employment."
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Why Join Us?Make a Positive Impact: Your work will directly contribute to the health and well-being of Kansans. Lead and Inspire: Guide and mentor your team to achieve their full potential and success. Family Comes First: Total rewards package that promotes the idea of family first for all employees. Trust: Work for one of the most trusted companies in Kansas

What you'll doProvide leadership and is accountable for overall execution and program management of Affordability strategies and performance at the health plan level through multiple layers of management and senior level professional staff Provide fiscal oversight and accountability for affordability programs and initiatives, ensuring alignment with enterprise financial objectives. Impact of work is most often centered on large, complex health plans, and is responsible for the total affordability strategy and agenda. Complexities include size of membership, amount of revenue and internal operating income, size of geographic coverage, number of health plans in the market and regulatory environment Direct others through matrix leadership to resolve highly complex business variables that affect affordability strategies. This role is 80% strategy and 20% execution, either alone or most often through others Ensure compliance with corporate policies, regulatory requirements, and information security standards. Develop multi-year affordability roadmaps and operating plans to deliver enterprise performance outcomes. Achieve or exceed health care affordability initiatives and cost savings targets Work with cross-functional teams to establish strategies to achieve medical and administrative expense cost savings targets set by the leadership team Leverage the matrix functional areas spanning ideation, analytics, and project management to ensure rigorous management of cost savings projects Provide leadership with directly-reporting functions and matrix leadership with indirect reports (e.g., leads of Medical Affairs, Provider Network Solutions, etc.) Drive clear, concise lines of communication with all matrix partners to ensure efficient and effective implementation of strategic priorities, including explanation of affordability results Responsible for significant contributions to ideation and pipeline development through rigorous evaluation of underlying medical and administrative expense spend, emerging trends, and costs Lead and/or participate in all cost and trend reviews to assist with the identification of affordability needs and opportunities

What you needBachelor's degree required. 10+ years progressive experience. 5+ years of people-leadership experience, including direct supervision, mentoring, or leading teams through project management

Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:Proven leadership skills are required Well-developed interpersonal skills used to influence the behavior of others across a highly-matrixed organization is preferred Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable outcomes under complex conditions. Must be able to excel with change management and collaboration Demonstrated ability to deliver measurable outcomes under complex conditions. Must have strong decision-making, analytical, and creative thinking skills Must have a high level of professionalism, self-motivation, and sense of urgency Must be able to orchestrate and execute in a matrixed environment Must be a well-organized self-starter and able to work independently Proficiency in MS Excel, PowerPoint, and Word is required Expertise in cost improvement methodologies (e.g., Business Process Management, Six Sigma, Total Cost Management). Ability to lead complex problem-solving in a highly regulated and matrixed environment.

Bonus if you haveMaster's degree preferred.

Benefits & PerksBase compensation is only one component of your competitive Total Rewards package + Incentive pay program (EPIP)
+ Health/Vision/Dental insurance
+ 6 weeks paid parental leave for new mothers and fathers
+ Fertility/Adoption assistance
+ 2 weeks paid caregiver leave
+ 5% 401(k) plan matching
+ Tuition reimbursement
+ Health & fitness benefits, discounts and resources


Our Commitment to Connection and Belonging
At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas, we are committed to fostering a culture of connection and belonging, where mutual respect is at the foundation of our workplace. We provide equal employment opportunities to all individuals, regardless of race, color, religion, belief, sex, pregnancy (including childbirth, lactation, and related medical conditions), national origin, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information (including characteristics and testing), military or veteran status, family or parental status, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas conducts pre-employment drug screening, criminal conviction check, employment verifications and education as part of a conditional offer of employment.