Contracts Manager - Commercial Medical at Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts in Hingham

Job description

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• The position of Contracts Manager in the Contracts Development & Contracts Delivery team is as a lead for Commercial Medical. The Contracts Manager will work with all levels of Contracts Analysts to ensure appropriate task assignment and completion and, working directly with leadership, will oversee the majority of project implementations end-to-end to ensure that plan benefit descriptions and contract language are in compliance with operational requirements and all applicable health insurance laws and regulations.

Responsibilities

• Develop and implement new and revised Commercial Medical l products and financial arrangements as required to support state and federal legislation requirements, regulatory requirements, new plan offerings, and corporate concerns.
• Annual Schedule of Benefits creation and updates
• Custom Schedule of Benefits and updates – new and renewing accounts
• Contributor to day-to-day NSO, BARS and Riders review
• Oversee and manage “big picture” requirements for annual Commercial Medical product changes and drive results towards key deliverables and ensure milestones are met.
• Complete the necessary analysis of all requested annual changes to ensure that the appropriate contract documents, system values, and updates are in place.
• Participate in the implementation of new products, product changes, and corporate initiatives by analyzing changes, documenting impacts, and acting as lead for the department on cross‑functional workgroups and/or managing projects.
• Coordinate and oversee corporate and department projects and initiatives and ensure milestones are met.
• Work with leadership to define strategic direction, goals, and objectives of the business unit; act in a lead role representing the department on cross-functional teams or initiatives
• Must be able to lead specific projects or customer-related deliverables
• Must be able to challenge and motivate staff to reach their highest potential
• This position is eligible for the Flex persona.

Requirements

• Collaborative, problem solving approach with an openness to change.
• Excellent written and oral communication skills; excellent analytical, research, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to meet aggressive timelines; ability to understand corporate priorities, work to those goals and assign tasks to analysts as needed.
• Strong consultative skills with solution-oriented resolutions; positive attitude and a proven team player who can collaborate while respectfully raising opposing ideas.
• 3-5+ years of experience in contract administration, including product development and implementation.
• Supervisory experience, or experience leading cross functional projects preferred.
• Bachelor degree level of education.
• High school degree or equivalent required unless otherwise noted above

Skills

Required

• Collaborative
• Problem solving
• Openness to change
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Analytical
• Research
• Problem-solving
• Ability to meet aggressive timelines
• Strong consultative skills
• Solution-oriented
• Positive attitude
• Team player

Benefits

• We offer comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, 401(k), and a suite of well-being benefits to eligible employees.
• Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.
• The job posting range is the lowest to highest salary we in good faith believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range, and the range may be modified in the future. An employee’s pay position within the salary range will be based on several factors including, but limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, and business or organizational needs and affordability.
• This job is also eligible for variable pay.