Principal Consultant

Location:This is an onsite position at 105 New Way Road Columbia, SC.

What You'll Do:

• Partner with business units on strategy development and planning initiatives that lead to executable solutions to build competitive advantage, defend market position, and achieve organizational objectives.

• Lead the implementation of complex project and program level initiatives while leveraging change management concepts.

• Work collaboratively with a dynamic group of highly capable individuals to challenge current thinking and drive positive change.

• Cultivate relationships with internal business stakeholders to proactively identify and champion opportunities that will bring business value.

• Provide thought leadership, insights, and recommendations to key stakeholders, to influence decisions in line with business unit and enterprise strategy.

• Expand and share your knowledge of the healthcare/insurance industry, the BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina organization, and effective frameworks/approaches that are relevant, practical, and impactful.

• Actively contribute to the leadership and development of other team members and be a key collaborative think partner to the CPSS Leadership Team.

To Qualify for This Position, You'll Need:

• Required Education: Bachelor's Degree

• Required Work Experience: 10 years of job-related experience on highly visible key enterprise initiatives which includes leading and developing cross-functional teams. Experience may include any combination of the following: business analysis, process improvement/redesign, organizational development, corporate/strategic planning, business systems analysis, business development, change management, project/program management or equivalent military experience in grade E4 or above.

• Required Skills and Abilities: Ability to build and maintain customer-centric relationships to drive business objective and organizational value. Ability to transfer knowledge, mentor, and guide less experienced staff/customers in the use of appropriate tools/frameworks/methodologies in the design and execution of business solutions. Work independently and with teams to translate ambiguous/complex concepts into a set of prioritized approaches that will produce sound decisions. Effective communication, persuasion, negotiation, and influencing skills in order to win support and champion ideas from ideation through execution. Ability to handle confidential or sensitive information with discretion.

• Required Software & Tools: Microsoft Office

We Prefer That You Have the Following:

• 7+ years of strategic planning or consulting experience working for an external or dedicated internal consulting team

• 3+ year's leadership experience within the healthcare industry, preferably healthcare payers

• Master's Degree in a related field (MHA, MBA, Strategy, etc.)

• Extensive experience partnering with executive stakeholders and cross-functional teams to design, plan, and drive significant strategic transformation initiatives.

• Strong ability to take initiative and drive results while effectively balancing multiple priorities.

• Proven communication and leadership capabilities to influence people, inspire teams, and build coalitions to embrace change and move people to act.

Skills and Abilities:

• Innovation: Strong mindset to understand current challenges/opportunities and offer new, different, and compelling perspectives that lead to action.

• Project & Change Management: Experience utilizing structured project and change management methodologies to drive complex strategic and tactical execution projects.

• Influencing & Collaboration: Proven capabilities to partner with individuals/departments to win support and champion ideas from ideation to execution.

• Communication & Facilitation Skills: Ability to foster an environment and structure that allows for effective: engagement, exploration of ideas, and decision making that leads to high quality solutions and commitment to goals.

• Adaptability: Ability to utilize emotional intelligence to guide thinking and behavior, and manage and/or adjust emotions to adapt to highly matrixed/complex organizational environments in order to achieve one's goal within.

• Demonstrated industry/competitive knowledge on benchmarking trends within insurance industry. In-depth understanding of business insurance operations.

What We can Do for You:

We offer our employees great benefits and rewards. You will be eligible to participate in the benefits the first of the month following 28 days of employment.

• Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage

• 401K retirement savings plan with company match

• Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations

• Wellness program and healthy lifestyle premium discount

• Tuition assistance

• Service recognition

• Employee Assistance

• Discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more

Our Comprehensive Benefits Package Includes The Following:

We offer our employees great benefits and rewards. You will be eligible to participate in the benefits the first of the month following 28 days of employment.

• Subsidized health plans, dental and vision coverage

• 401k retirement savings plan with company match

• Life Insurance

• Paid Time Off (PTO)

• On-site cafeterias and fitness centers in major locations

• Education Assistance

• Service Recognition

• National discounts to movies, theaters, zoos, theme parks and more

What We Can Do for You:

We understand the value of a diverse and inclusive workplace and strive to be an employer where employees across all spectrums have the opportunity to develop their skills, advance their careers and contribute their unique abilities to the growth of our company.

What To Expect Next:

After submitting your application, our recruiting team members will review your resume to ensure you meet the qualifications. This may include a brief telephone interview or email communication with our recruiter to verify resume specifics and salary requirements.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and our subsidiary companies maintain a continuing policy of nondiscrimination in employment to promote employment opportunities for persons regardless of age, race, color, national origin, sex, religion, veteran status, disability, weight, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any other legally protected status. Additionally, as a federal contractor, the company maintains affirmative action programs to promote employment opportunities for individuals with disabilitiesand protected veterans. It is our policy to provide equal opportunities in all phases of the employment process and to comply with applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

We are committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with disabilities, pregnant individuals, individuals with pregnancy-related conditions, and individuals needing accommodations for sincerely held religious beliefs, provided that those accommodations do not impose an undue hardship on the Company.

If you need special assistance or an accommodation while seeking employment, please email mycareer.help@bcbssc.comor call 800-288-2227, ext. 47480 with the nature of your request. We will make a determination regarding your request for reasonable accommodation on a case-by-case basis.

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