Program Manager, Principal (Pharmacy Strategy)

Your Role

The Pharmacy Strategy & Operations team is redefining how Blue Shield of California offers high quality, affordable, safe and convenient access to necessary prescription drugs. The Principal Program Manager will report to the Senior Director of Program and Project Management. In this role you will be planning and implementing multiple and extremely complex projects/programs spanning across business areas which require cross functional coordination and collaboration across various pharmacy teams, IT, and external vendors. Also, as a member of the annual readiness and command center committee, this role will engage and coordinate the pharmacy annual readiness activities. This role will also support the Pharmacy Agile Product Model leadership team as a business liaison to help support cross team collaboration and coordination.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience
• Requires experience working within the Pharmacy health plan industry and understanding of Pharmacy, including knowledge of eligibility, claim processing, prior authorization, etc.
• Demonstrates strong coordination and project management skills
• Demonstrates strong ability to influence, collaborate, and build relationships with key stakeholders, vendors, and cross-functional teams
• Experience working in an Agile/Scrum delivery methodology