[Hiring] Principal Healthcare Consultant @NASCO

Role Description

The Principal Healthcare Consultant will play a central role in helping our clients to execute strategies to help them compete and win. We partner with health plans to adapt their product strategies to the evolving needs of their clients, creating offerings that strengthen and sustain their competitive advantage. The Principal works alongside plan client leaders in product management and line-of-business leadership to deliver on this opportunity:

• Designing competitively differentiated benefits and services products for employer groups with highly tailored needs.
• Finding where such investments can create leverage across books of business.
• Leading engagements alongside other consultants to execute this strategy, translating it into technology and operational designs.
• Advising executive clients to set product strategies that can win share in the market.
• Ensuring that client staff and NASCO successfully execute the strategy to achieve desired goals.

Qualifications

• Consulting or advisory experience serving health plans.
• Experience at a Blue Cross Blue Shield plan or national carrier, or familiarity with Blues plan operations and inter-plan programs.
• Product leadership across multiple lines of business, including Medicare Advantage product development and bid experience.
• Familiarity with core payer administration platforms and how platform capabilities enable or constrain product design.
• Published perspectives, industry speaking, or recognized thought leadership in health plan product strategy.

Requirements

• 10 years of experience in healthcare payer operations, product management, product strategy, healthcare consulting, or related leadership roles.
• 5 years of experience leading complex strategic initiatives or consulting engagements.
• 5 years of experience working on or with health plans.
• 8 years in consulting, strategy or solution design.
• Experience engaging with executive stakeholders and influencing strategic business decisions.
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives involving multiple business functions and stakeholder groups.

Required Training, Certification and Education

• Bachelor’s degree in healthcare administration, Business Administration, Public Health, Finance, Marketing, or a related field or equivalent experience.

Preferred Training, Certification and Education

• Master’s degree in business administration, Healthcare Administration, Public Health, or a related field.
• Advanced coursework or formal training in innovation, portfolio management, or healthcare transformation.

Working Conditions

• Remote home office.
• Requires frequent interaction with internal and external stakeholders.
• Travel up to 20% may be for customer workshops, executive sessions, and industry events.
• Must be able to use workstation at least 8 hours a day.

Benefits

• Choice of Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical, Dental, and Vision Plans.
• Telehealthcare – for Medical and Behavioral visits.
• Generous PTO with buy/sell options.
• 9 Company holidays, a floating day off, and a day off for volunteering.
• Employee Assistance Program.
• Wellness program - earn insurance discounts or credit towards health-related items.
• 401K Plan with employer matching contributions.
• Company-funded spending/reimbursement accounts to help with out-of-pocket medical expenses.
• Bonus and Recognition programs.
• Tuition Assistance.
• Consultation with financial planner.
• Basic Life & AD&D Insurance, Short and Long-Term Disability Insurance provided, and Supplemental Term Life Insurance is available.
• Group Discount programs - mobile, technology services, etc., to help you save money.
• E-Learning – Comprehensive and current library of e-learning and performance support assets, available on demand and at no cost.