Program Manager, Senior, Virtual Care

Blue Shield of CA; Redding (CA); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Blue Shield of California seeks a Program Manager, Senior, Virtual Care Programs to lead day-to-day operations and cross-functional execution of virtual care initiatives. You will partner with internal stakeholders, strategic vendors, and healthcare providers to ensure successful implementation and ongoing performance.

The role demands strong business acumen, program management expertise, and a deep understanding of healthcare and digital health to align with member and business needs.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or HS Diploma/GED with 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree; MBA/MPH preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in product management, program development, or related field.
• Experience supporting virtual care, digital health, or vendor-enabled healthcare programs.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex cross-functional programs with milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, and governance.
• Experience managing external vendors or partners, with deliverables and service levels.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to translate data into executive-ready recommendations.
• Excellent communication and cross-functional leadership, influencing stakeholders in a matrixed org.

Responsibilities

• Manage day-to-day operations and cross-functional execution of virtual care programs.
• Partner with internal stakeholders, strategic vendors, and healthcare providers.
• Support successful implementation and ongoing program performance.
• Provide executive-ready performance metrics and reports.

Skills

Analytical skills

Communication

Cross-functional leadership

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor's degree or HS Diploma/GED

MBA or MPH preferred

Job description

Your Role

The Health Plan Product Development team is responsible for supporting Blue Shield of California's portfolio of virtual care solutions designed to improve member access, experience, and health outcomes. The Program Manager, Senior, Virtual Care Programs will report to the Director, Health Plan Product Development. In this role, you will manage the day-to-day operations and cross-functional execution of virtual care programs, partnering with internal stakeholders, strategic vendors, and healthcare providers to support successful implementation and ongoing performance.

You will bring strong business acumen, program management expertise, and an understanding of healthcare and digital health to help ensure virtual care programs meet member and business needs.

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

• Requires a bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree; advanced degree (MBA, MPH) is preferred
• Requires at least 5 years of experience in product management, program development, program management, or a related field
• Requires experience supporting or managing virtual care, digital health, healthcare navigation, or other vendor-enabled healthcare programs
• Demonstrated experience managing complex cross-functional programs, including milestones, dependencies, risks, issues, stakeholder communications, and operational readiness
• Experience managing external vendors, strategic partners, or third-party providers, including deliverables, performance, service levels, escalations, and ongoing governance strongly preferred
• Strong analytical skills with demonstrated ability to translate program performance, member experience insights, and operational metrics into actionable recommendations and executive-ready materials strongly preferred
• Excellent communication, organizational, and cross-functional leadership skills, with demonstrated ability to influence and align stakeholders and decisionmakers within a highly matrixed organization

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.