Product Insights and Reporting, Consultant at Blue Shield of California Group

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Lead and manage the evaluation, deployment, adoption, and scaling of automation and AI tools and services across the Transformation, Operations and Customer Experience business unit, ensuring smooth and compliant implementation 
• Establish and enforce responsible use guidelines to ensure ethical and secure AI practices in partnership with Enterprise AI Governance 
• Manage process improvement with cross functional teams, guide development of data collection/root cause analysis, data interpretation, customer journey mapping, process mapping and forecasting of benefits, prioritization of efforts based on impact, cost and ease of implementation
• Analyze and assure the quality of data collected and develop data collection plans
• Define highly complex business and customer needs and provide analysis toward operational efficiency and drive change within the organization
• Define, track, and report key performance indicators, metrics, and trends related to automation development, usage, and contribution to financial targets
• Documents knowledge and intellectual capital related to automation frameworks and automated test solutions
• Troubleshoot complex problems with automation tools and automation framework setup/configuration. 
• Drive requirements discovery efforts with stakeholders and key business partners to identify and analyze business needs, process, data, and integration requirements for the applications.
• Identify systems and operational deficiencies and recommend solutions to streamline procedures for more effective reporting.
• Work to influence parties within and outside of the job function at an operational level regarding policies, procedures and practices.
• Achieve operational targets with significant impact on the departmental results.

Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 7 years of prior relevant experience
• Requires experience leading BPM/continuous improvement activities from ideation through execution
• Six Sigma green belt from either Six Sigma or LEAN preferred
• Requires Design Thinking, Process mapping, facilitation tools, skills, 
• Requires Business case development and experience tracking benefits realization 
• Requires AI knowledge and/or deployment experience 
• Familiarity with JIRA and ScaledAgile SAFE practices a plus 
• Experience with Power BI and Power App is a plus

About Blue Shield of California

As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies. 

At Blue Shield of California, our mission is to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience. 

To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals.

Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a Deloitte U.S. Best Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360 as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States by Points of Light. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!  

Our Values: 

• Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short. 
• Human. We strive to listen and communicate effectively, showing empathy by understanding others' perspectives.
• Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals. 

Our Workplace Model:

At Blue Shield of California and the Ascendiun Family of Companies, we believe in fostering a workplace environment that balances purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. As we continue to evolve our workplace model, our focus remains on creating spaces where our people can connect with purpose – whether working in the office or through a hybrid approach – by providing clear expectations while respecting the diverse needs of our workforce.

Two Ways of Working:

• Hybrid (Default): Work from a business unit-approved office at least two (2) times per month (for roles below Director-level) or once per week (for Director-level roles and above). Exceptions:

o   Member-facing and approved out-of-state roles remain remote.

o   Employees living more than 50 miles from their assigned offices are expected to work with their managers on a plan for periodic office visits.

o   For employees with medical conditions that may impact their ability to work in-office, we are committed to engaging in an interactive process and providing reasonable accommodations to ensure their work environment is conducive to their success and well-being.

• On-Site: Work from a business unit-approved office an average of four (4) or more days a week.

Physical Requirements:

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day.

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Equal Employment Opportunity:

External hires must pass a background check/drug screen. Qualified applicants with arrest records and/or conviction records will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with Federal, State and local laws, including but not limited to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws.