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Commercial Program Compliance Specialist, Consultant

    Highlights

    Requires experience using compliance management systems, data tracking tools, or similar technology to support compliance oversight, documentation, and reporting. Build and maintain collaborative relationships with cross-functional business partners and subject matter experts to support effective compliance oversight.

    Numbers & Facts

    LocationOakland, CA
    IndustryInsurance
    Company Size2,000 to 2,499 employees
    Websitehttps://www.bcbs.com/about-us/careers

    Description

    Your Role

    The Commercial Program Compliance team provides compliance oversight and validation of regulatory mandate implementation across the Commercial business, with a focus on assessing implementation effectiveness, identifying potential gaps, and supporting ongoing compliance and audit readiness. The Commercial Program Compliance Specialist, Consultant will report to the Senior Manager, Commercial Program Compliance. In this role you will support the development and execution of the Commercial mandate validation and oversight program, conduct evidence-based reviews of implemented requirements, and partner with cross-functional stakeholders to assess compliance effectiveness. You will also help strengthen and mature program processes, tools, reporting, and governance as the Commercial compliance program continues to evolve.

    Your Knowledge and Experience

    • Requires a bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
    • Requires 7 years of prior relevant experience in a healthcare setting, 4 of which were in a regulatory change management related role
    • Requires deep knowledge of regulatory compliance standards and processes
    • Requires sound knowledge of and experience with the Knox-Keene Act, California Code of Regulations Titles 22 and 28, and Code of Federal Regulations Title 42 regulatory compliance standards and processes and has demonstrated experience in working with mandates
    • Requires demonstrated ability to develop, enhance, or operationalize compliance programs, processes, tools, or frameworks.
    • Requires demonstrated ability to research complex compliance matters, analyze information from multiple sources, and develop clear, actionable recommendations and deliverables.
    • Requires experience using compliance management systems, data tracking tools, or similar technology to support compliance oversight, documentation, and reporting.
    • Requires excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
    • Requires deep familiarity with compliance risk assessments and audits
    • Requires proficiency in Microsoft Word, Access, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
    • Professional healthcare compliance certifications (e.g., CHC - Certification in Healthcare Compliance) and/or advanced degree preferred.

    Hybrid

    This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week.

    Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.

    Your Work

    In this role, you will:

    • Execute and support the annual mandate validation and oversight program
    • Review compliance artifacts to assess effectiveness of implemented mandates and controls
    • Conduct independent audits of complex compliance issues and assess operational effectiveness
    • Advise cross‑functional stakeholders on compliant solutions for newly enacted and revised mandates
    • Identify execution gaps, recommend corrective actions, and support risk calibration with business units
    • Prepare and deliver complex analyses and reports to senior management and oversight committees
    • Support the development and continuous improvement of Commercial compliance validation processes, tools, procedures, and reporting.
    • Research and analyze complex compliance topics to support program development, oversight activities, and informed decision-making.
    • Build and maintain collaborative relationships with cross-functional business partners and subject matter experts to support effective compliance oversight.
    • Other duties as assigned

    Your Work

    In this role, you will:

    • Execute and support the annual mandate validation and oversight program
    • Review compliance artifacts to assess effectiveness of implemented mandates and controls
    • Conduct independent audits of complex compliance issues and assess operational effectiveness
    • Advise cross‑functional stakeholders on compliant solutions for newly enacted and revised mandates
    • Identify execution gaps, recommend corrective actions, and support risk calibration with business units
    • Prepare and deliver complex analyses and reports to senior management and oversight committees
    • Support the development and continuous improvement of Commercial compliance validation processes, tools, procedures, and reporting.
    • Research and analyze complex compliance topics to support program development, oversight activities, and informed decision-making.
    • Build and maintain collaborative relationships with cross-functional business partners and subject matter experts to support effective compliance oversight.
    • Other duties as assigned

    About Company

    At the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (BCBSA), we provide business strategy, technical support and consulting expertise to 36 Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies across the nation, employing more than 1,000 of the best strategic thinkers in the industry. We are a Brand manager that sets quality control standards for the 36 independent companies that use the Blue Cross and Blue Shield Brands, and we serve as a trade association that represents these Blue companies. It is through our involvement that the Blues companies share a united vision and strategy while also benefiting from the local strength of all member companies.

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