Program Coordinator, Experienced

Blue Shield of CA; Redding (CA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California in Redding, CA, seeks a Program Coordinator, Experienced for Partner Services Vendor Management. The role focuses on vendor contracting and oversight, with potential oversight of one or more vendors. You will support key projects and help establish best-in-class vendor management processes.

The team emphasizes leadership development, critical thinking, and continuous learning, while balancing in-person collaboration with flexibility in a hybrid work model.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or HS Diploma/GED plus 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of degree.
• Requires 3 years of prior relevant experience.
• Requires practical knowledge of vendor management through education and experience.
• Strong communication skills are required.
• Ability to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Vendor contracting and program/project management experience preferred.
• Medicare and Medi-Cal knowledge and experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Focus on vendor contracting and oversight for a portfolio of programs.
• May have oversight responsibilities for one or more vendors.
• Support the Partner Services vendor management team on key projects and process improvements.

Skills

Vendor management

Communication skills

Multitasking

Project management

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's degree

HS Diploma/GED + 4 years experience

Job description

Your Role

The Partner Services Vendor Management team leads vendor contracting and oversight for a portfolio of Healthcare Quality and Affordability programs. The Program Coordinator, Experienced will report to the Senior Manager, Vendor Management, Partner Services. In this role you will focus on vendor contracting and oversight, and you may have oversight responsibilities for one or more vendors. You will also support the Partner Services vendor management team in key projects, including the establishment of best-in-class vendor management and contracting processes.

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 3 years of prior relevant experience.
• Requires practical knowledge of vendor management typically obtained through advanced education combined with experience.
• Requires strong communication skills.
• Requires ability to effectively manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment.
• Vendor contracting and program or project management experience preferred.
• Medicare and Medi-Cal knowledge and experience preferred.

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.