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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

At Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island (BCBSRI), diversity and inclusion are central to our core values and strengthen our ability to meet the challenges of today's healthcare industry. BCBSRI is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. We provide equal opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, genetic information and gender identity or expression.
The law requires an employer to post notices describing the Federal laws prohibiting job discrimination based on race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, equal pay, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, and genetic information and gender identity or expression. Please visit https://www.eeoc.gov/employers/eeo-law-poster to view the "EEO is the Law" poster.