Senior Strategic Advisor, Health Plan Strategy

Senior Strategic Advisor, Health Plan Strategy

parental leave, paid time off, tuition reimbursement, 401(k)

United States, North Carolina

Feb 17, 2026

As a senior member of the strategic function, provide detailed assessment and understanding of the current and future external market environment, develop insights and identify opportunities to actualize our organizational mission, vision and activate the strategy across multiple time horizons. Support a focus on insight-driven decisions, innovation, customer centric experience and local/national collaborations. Work collaboratively to build coalition and support as well as drive action with both internal and external partners.

Develop and refine strategic plans and initiatives to positively impact the management of today's business while supporting efforts for the definition and evolution towards a health solutions company.

• Work directly with staff and senior leadership across the company to proactively identify and prioritize strategic needs and create meaningful and actionable outputs, drive the strategic development process to address these needs, and integrate and align work to the company's overall strategic goals.
• Build and facilitate efforts with partner and/or vendor relationships to understand the value proposition and business case aligned to our business strategy, drive decision making and collaborate with the business areas to implement.
• Develop and maintain relationships with both internal and external partners to drive complex project/initiative work focused on significant business strategies, opportunities and innovation efforts.
• Leverage customer and consumer insights to develop holistic strategies, programs and plans to effectively drive innovation and business outcomes and maximize ROI in varied areas.
• Contribute to the development Health Plan Strategy positions and related annual and long-term planning efforts.
• Design and develop the innovation program for Blue Cross NC - its offerings, innovation events, delivery methods, and definition of the success points of the program. Act as a "Champion of Innovation" and work across the organization to drive a culture of innovation in all that we do.
• Partner and consult with internal clients to identify, plan and execute innovation efforts; help them better understand what problems they are trying to solve, articulate their vision and define and enable success. Provide methods and resources to support their execution of those plans.
• Identify, analyze and monitor relevant industry, regulatory, technology and market based trends to determine market entry or exit as appropriate and to ensure alignment to the company's strategic positions and interests.
• Partner with Commercial, Government, and Shared Services to align roadmaps and health plan strategy.
• Build and validate business cases aligned to financial targets and long-term growth objectives.

• Bachelor's degree or advanced degree (where required)
• 5+ years of experience in related field.
• In lieu of degree, 7+ years of experience in related field.

• Demonstrates expertise in developing comprehensive business cases
• Proven experience presenting complex concepts and recommendations to senior leadership
• Strong understanding of health plan strategy

• The opportunity to work at the cutting edge of health care delivery with a team that's deeply invested in the community
• Work-life balance, flexibility, and the autonomy to do great work
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage along with numerous health and wellness programs
• Parental leave and support plus adoption and surrogacy assistance
• Career development programs and tuition reimbursement for continued education
• 401k match including an annual company contribution
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At Blue Cross NC, we take great pride in a fair and equitable compensation package that reflects market-price and our starting salaries are typically planned near the middle of the range listed. Compensation decisions are driven by factors including experience and training, specialized skill sets, licensure and certifications and other business and organizational needs.…