Schedule: Hybrid or In-Office

Compensation: $51,300 - $77,000

Jump into the new world of health insurance:

At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), our business is healthcare. But our focus is on improving lives. Be part of a team that is large enough to make a difference but small enough to be innovative. Work in a rapidly changing field. Take a chance to be creative. Move outside the status quo. Shape new ideas with the power of a national brand behind you.

Join others who know diversity is strength:

We appreciate and celebrate everything that makes us unique: age, national origin, citizenship status, perspectives, experiences, physical or mental disability, military status, race, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity and/or expression. Our diversity strengthens us as an organization and helps us better serve an increasingly diverse Rhode Island population.

Why this job matters:

Learn the end-to-end customer organization through participation in a hands-on eighteen-to-twenty-four-month rotational program as an Emerging Leader Development Associate at BCBSRI. Designed to prepare recent college graduates for future cross-functional, strategic positions within BCBSRI. Provide administrative support and complete special projects/assignments under general direction across the product, operations, service, and/or business planning functions. Gain exposure to a variety of challenging work environments across several disciplines; partner with department leaders who will provide mentoring throughout rotation assignment. Attain the skills needed to build a career inside health insurance and within the organization and hone leadership abilities to guide our enthusiastic, engaged workforce to improve performance year-over-year, thus promoting employee empowerment and development, and maximizing corporate results

What you will do:

• Participate in an eighteen-to-twenty-four-month rotational program and gain exposure to multiple organizational disciplines, including but not limited to product, operations, service, and business planning/strategy. Gain a solid understanding of the relationships between each discipline's work, and how those relationships can be used to maximize our value as an organization.
• Partner with department leaders who will provide professional mentoring throughout rotation assignment.
• Work with various department leads, supervisors, and managers to learn the decision-making processes to plan and direct the work of the organization.
• Conduct research on various policies, practices, and topics.
• Provide administrative support to assigned department, complete special projects, tasks, and assignments under general direction.
• Collect, record, analyze, and evaluate data and information.
• Assist team with department initiatives and projects.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What you need to succeed:

• Bachelor's degree in or related field; or an equivalent combination of education and experience

• Zero to three years' experience in business management or related field

• Proficiency with Microsoft Suite of products, i.e., Word, Excel, PPT, etc.
• Solid written and verbal communication skills; ability to communicate effectively and tactfully with individuals at all levels within and outside of the company.
• Sound analytical and problem-solving skills - thinks in a logical and ordered way.
• Ability to research data, identify trends and recommend appropriate actions
• Detail oriented
• Ability to exercise sound judgment
• Ability to take initiative in finding solutions to difficult and/or sensitive problems
• Ability to establish and maintain strong working relationships with various stakeholders
• Ability to organize work efficiently to meet established time and quality standards
• Good organization skills
• Good time management skills

The extras:

• A demonstrated desire to learn as evidenced by successful completion or current participation in a formal four-year degree program from an accredited organization.

• Healthcare and/or insurance industry knowledge or experience

Location:

BCBSRI is headquartered in downtown Providence, conveniently located near the train station and bus terminal. We actively support associate well-being and work/life balance and offer the following schedules, based on role:

• In-office: onsite 5 days per week
• Hybrid: onsite 2-4 days per week
• Remote: onsite 0-1 days per week*.

* - Permitted to reside in the following states, pending approval from the Human Resources Department: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, North Carolina, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut and Virginia

• Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island, 500 Exchange Street, Providence, Rhode Island, United States of America