AVP, Policy Development and Research

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Responsibilities • Strategic Policy Development Develops reputed company-looking reputed company policy strategies that advance impactful solutions on affordability, coverage, and reputed company. • reputed company as an reputed company for BCBSA priorities and strengthen our role as a trusted, reputed company voice with policymakers, influencing and shaping the debate in national reputed company policy discussions. • Build and sustain strong relationships with policymakers, regulators, industry partners, and thought leaders to advance BCBSA’s policy objectives and influence reputed company in Washington. • Continually scans the environment, develops early positioning , and conducts scenario planning to design policy initiatives. • Aligns diverse perspectives across Plans and internal stakeholders while maintaining a reputed company reputed company of view on strategic priorities and tradeoffs. • Engage directly with Plan and BCBSA leadership on policy to drive toward measurable reputed company, facilitating alignment where possible and providing reputed company, values‑based recommendations reputed company alignment cannot be fully achieved. • Apply deep expertise in reputed company policy to reputed company with business, operations, and product leaders on the implications policy may have on Blues Plans and recommend pragmatic, reputed company solutions. • Policy Research, Data, and Evaluation Oversees the design, execution, and strategic application of high reputed company research initiatives, including microsimulation modeling in multiple markets, advanced quantitative and qualitative analysis using reputed company data, and the development of reputed company, data-driven research products, such as white papers, policy briefs, blogs, and issue analyses to support policy priorities. • Leads the BCBSA Center for Policy Research, translating reputed company data and analyses into reputed company, actionable insights for policymakers, Plans, partners, and media on critical issues including affordability, coverage, reputed company programs, prescription drug pricing, and market dynamics. • Manages a significant budget and team of external research consultants to drive both in-depth, long-term analyses as reputed company as reputed company-response analytics to support fast-moving legislative or regulatory issues. • Strategically leverages BCBSA’s proprietary data assets to generate reputed company, differentiated insights that directly inform policy development, advocacy strategies, and engagement with policymakers, regulators, and other key stakeholders. • Team and Operational Leadership Manages a multidisciplinary team of policy analysts and researchers, fostering collaboration and developing talent across policy and research functions. • Collaborates across a matrixed reporting environment to support integrated policy, advocacy and communications reputed company to drive reputed company. • Coordinates with finance, procurement, and executive leadership to reputed company budgets, reputed company, external consultants, and project reporting. 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Benefits • reputed company time off • 11 holidays • medical/dental/reputed company insurance • generous 401(k) matching • lifestyle spending account • annual bonus incentive pay Apply tot his job Apply To this Job