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Director, Diversified Business Strategy, Planning & Performance
2025-05-12 Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina all cities,IDJob Description
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of North Carolina is seeking an ambitious and curious leader to find creative solutions centered around investments and partnerships to make healthcare more affordable and accessible. This leader will play a critical role in building out the future of Blue Cross NC's growth and diversification strategy. Your work will bring ideas to life and determine how we realize our bold goal of improving healthcare for all. You will also be responsible for governance over progress against this strategy, providing a unique opportunity to shepherd from ideation through post-execution.
Reporting to the Vice President of Diversified Business Strategy, you will lead teams of direct reports (Managers and their respective teams) to structure ideas and take them through fruition. We will look for you to deploy your passion for healthcare coupled with your business acumen to spot opportunities and contribute to the execution of strategic partnerships and M&A opportunities from end-to-end. This includes developing insightful analyses and working collaboratively to foster consensus and gain executive buy-in.
What You Will Do:
Develop and refine the company's short and long-term business diversification strategy, including setting the long-term direction for assets under management and developing business cases that provide executive leadership with strategic recommendations on inorganic growth opportunities.
Collaborate with leadership across the company to identify, evaluate, prioritize, and execute on opportunities.
Lead various phases of the strategic portion of the investment/acquisition process including market assessments, strategy development, target identification and screening, and due diligence.
Lead, support, and execute day-to-day development of multiple strategic initiatives simultaneously, including managing timelines, potential risks, and final deliverables with limited input from executive sponsors.
Lead the strategic planning process, including annual planning and initiative funding requests, to drive successful execution of the divisional business plan that includes internal and external communications and associate engagement activities.
Drive divisional roadmap work, understand gaps and levers of influence to develop and deliver initiatives with clear performance and value measures.
Manage and mentor teams of junior members, including communication, structuring work, coaching, and reviewing progress.
What You Bring:
Bachelor's degree or in lieu of degree, 12+ years of experience in healthcare or strategy consulting, strategic development, market or product development, or financial analysis.
10+ years of experience in healthcare or related fields.
Significant success and experience in identifying new opportunities in complex environments, creating solutions, and driving change.
5+ years experience leading teams and/or directly managing staff.
Nice to Have: (Preferred Qualifications)
Ability to combine technical rigor with creative thinking to envision "what could be".
Proven track record of creating, maintaining, and enhancing cross-functional relationships and communicating effectively with senior management.
Self-starter who can lead teams through ambiguous problems with high autonomy.
Ability to think beyond immediate teams and contribute to enterprise-wide improvements (e.g., culture initiatives, training, roundtables).
Knowledge and curiosity about incentives within the US healthcare system.
What You'll Get
Blue Cross NC is truly a great place to work, recognized annually for our culture, community engagement, work-life balance, benefits, and more. Join us to help make healthcare better for all!
Salary Range
Our compensation package is fair and market-reflective, typically starting near the middle of the listed range. It includes base salary, an Annual Incentive Bonus*, 401(k) with employer match, Paid Time Off (PTO), and comprehensive health benefits and wellness programs.
*Based on corporate and individual performance.
Range: $146,500.00 - $278,200.00