Program Manager - Retention

SCAN Health Plan; Long Beach, Northern (CA, KY); Hybrid; USD 106,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus program

Wellness program

PTO and holidays

401(k) with employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

SCAN Health Plan seeks a Program Manager - Retention to lead retention programs for assigned markets, translating member feedback and disenrollment trends into targeted actions that support member retention. You will partner with market leadership and cross-functional teams to execute strategies, lead listening sessions, monitor risks, and drive improvements across the member lifecycle.

The role requires 5+ years in Medicare Advantage or managed care, strong leadership, and advanced data

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 5 years of related experience in Medicare Advantage or managed care.
• 2-3 years of leadership experience.
• Ability to analyze, trend, and act on data (disenrollment trends, vDER, call data, survey feedback).

Responsibilities

• Lead retention programs for assigned markets and translate insights into actions.
• Serve as day-to-day retention partner to market leadership and cross-functional teams.
• Lead quarterly listening sessions including planning, invites, tracking, and follow-up.
• Own post-session deliverables: root cause analysis, process improvements, and action items.
• Provide disenrollment trends and campaign insights to support improvement efforts.
• Coordinate with Sales and Market Leaders for performance updates and actions.
• Track market performance against vDER goals with leadership on adjustments.

Skills

Leadership

Data analysis

Project management

Communication

Facilitation

AI

Medicare Advantage knowledge

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Tools

SQL

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Access

Job description

**The Job**The **Program Manager - Retention** serves as the retention lead for an assigned portfolio of markets, translating member feedback, disenrollment trends, and market performance insights into targeted actions that support member retention. This role partners with market leadership and cross-functional teams to execute retention strategies, lead listening sessions, monitor retention risks, and support improvements across the member lifecycle. **You Will*** Lead retention programs for assigned markets, translating member feedback, performance trends, and disenrollment insights into targeted actions that support member retention and align with SCAN’s broader retention strategy.* Serve as the day-to-day retention partner to market leadership, including General Managers, Sales Directors, Provider Relations, Growth, Finance, Network, Product, and other cross-functional teams.* Lead quarterly listening sessions for assigned markets, including topic selection, member targeting, invitations, RSVP management, reminders, participation tracking, post-session follow-up, gift card distribution, documentation of insights, and action items.* Own post-listening session deliverables, including root cause analysis, process improvement recommendations, service recovery opportunities, and coordination of member 1:1 follow-up sessions.* Provide disenrollment trends, rates, call data, listening session insights, and disenrollment survey feedback to Network, Growth, General Managers, Contracting, Product, Provider Relations, and other teams to support improvement efforts.* Partner with Sales Directors to maintain quarterly monitored agency and agent lists, conduct deep dives for outlier agencies and agents, and provide monthly updates on performance trends, emerging risks, and recommended follow-up actions.* Track each assigned market against expected vDER goals, flag deviations early, and partner with the Director, Finance, and General Manager to evaluate performance deviations and support adjustments to retention strategies, forecasts, or market action plans.* Work directly with the Retention Campaign Specialist and Data & Analytics to execute assigned market campaigns, track campaign participation, document retention outcomes, and use post-campaign insights to inform future retention strategies.* Maintain a shared log to track scheduled member listening sessions, market campaigns, JOC and market deliverables, owners, status, next steps, and progress against assigned retention work.* Communicate expected delivery timelines, barriers, risks, and escalations to the Director and appropriate stakeholders; cross-train to support other areas of the member lifecycle and additional markets as needed.* We seek Rebels who are curious about AI and its power to transform how we operate and serve our members.* Actively support the achievement of SCAN’s Vision and Goals.* Other duties as assigned.**Your Qualifications*** Bachelor's Degree or equivalent experience.* 5 years minimum of related experience in Medicare Advantage or managed care.* 2-3 years of leadership experience* Retention, member experience, service recovery, market operations, provider relations, provider performance management, sales strategy, quality, or Stars background preferred.* Project management experience with an intermediate understanding of project management principles preferred.* PMP certification preferred.* Ability to analyze, trend, and action upon data, including disenrollment trends, vDER performance, call data, survey feedback, campaign outcomes, and market performance trends.* Strong project management, documentation, issue-tracking, and follow-through skills.* Effective verbal and written communication skills, catered to a variety of audiences at various levels.* Strong facilitation skills, including the ability to lead listening sessions, cross-functional meetings, and stakeholder discussions.* Ability to connect member experience themes to CAHPS, Stars, access, quality, retention outcomes, and broader market performance.* Ability to develop and maintain positive relationships and facilitate the exchange of information across business units.* Ability to manage competing priorities and expectations across multiple stakeholders and manage a variety of projects simultaneously.* Effective change management skills, including the ability to support initiative rollout, communicate progress, and escalate barriers or risks.* Demonstrated understanding of the healthcare industry, Medicare Advantage, managed care, or member lifecycle operations.* Demonstrated AI skills and curiosity about using AI to improve how SCAN operates and serves members.* Advanced skills in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, Teams, Access), Visio, and SQL are required. CoPilot experience preferred. **What's in it for you?** * Base salary range: $106,200 to $140,000 per year* Work Mode: Mostly Remote* An annual employee bonus program* Robust Wellness Program* Generous paid-time-off (PTO)* Eleven paid holidays per year, plus 1 floating holiday, plus 1 birthday holiday* Excellent 401(k) Retirement Saving Plan with employer match and contribution* Robust employee recognition program* Tuition reimbursement* An opportunity to become part of a team that makes a difference to our members and our community every day!