Business Analyst, Experienced

Blue Shield of CA; Redding (CA); Hybrid; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of CA is seeking a Business Analyst, Pharmacy Finance Support, to help manage the portfolio budget and ensure proper approvals for pharmacy invoices. You will validate payments, research discrepancies, and maintain documentation, collaborating with Finance and external vendors to ensure controls and timely execution.

The role emphasizes hybrid in-office collaboration, with two days per week on-site, and requires strong Excel skills and experience in pharmacy operations.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or GED with 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree.
• At least 3 years of prior relevant experience.
• Knowledge of pharmacy benefit claims and pharmacy operations.
• Experience in business analysis, financial operations, payment validation, reconciliation, controls, or audit support.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills; proficient in Microsoft Excel.

Responsibilities

• Validate payments and coordinate approvals for pharmacy-related invoices.
• Research discrepancies, track funding activity, and maintain accurate process documentation.
• Partner with Finance, Data Analytics, external vendors, and stakeholders to resolve discrepancies and ensure financial controls and audit readiness.

Skills

Excel proficiency

Communication

Financial analysis

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Your Role

The Pharmacy Finance Support team supports Pharmacy Strategy and Operations in managing impacts to the Pharmacy portfolio budget, ensuring proper approvals, and validating invoices from strategic vendors prior to payment. The Business Analyst, Experience will report to the Manager of Pharmacy Finance Support. In this role you will support day-to-day pharmacy funding and administrative invoice operations by validating payments, coordinating approvals, researching discrepancies, tracking funding activity, and maintaining accurate process documentation. This role partners with Finance, Data Analytics, external vendor partners, and business stakeholders to resolve discrepancies, helps ensure financial controls, audit readiness, and timely execution across pharmacy payments activities.

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 Knowledge and Experience

• Bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Requires at least 3 years of prior relevant experience
• Knowledge of pharmacy benefit claims and pharmacy operations
• Experience in business analysis, financial operations, payment validation, reconciliation, controls, or audit support
• Ability to analyze discrepancies, maintain accurate financial tracking, and manage recurring operational deadlines
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills that exhibit a solution-oriented approach
  Proficient in Microsoft Excel

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.
Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.