Legislative & Regulatory Policy Specialist

A career with the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association allows you to be part of the organization that supports Blue Cross and Blue Shield companies nationwide. We seek to improve health care quality, affordability, and accessibility for all Americans, and we want you to join the team!

Driven by our North Star, to expand access to high-quality, affordable care for every community we serve, we foster a culture grounded in collaboration, accountability, and continuous improvement. Our people experience is built on meaningful work, competitive total rewards, and opportunities for growth, empowering you to make an impact while thriving both professionally and personally.

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Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Completes policy research and synthesizes information including detailed quantitative analysis of relevant data; researches laws, regulations and legislation to support the policy development process and the creation of policy documents. Includes active participation in cross-divisional policy workgroups. Actively researches and identifies opportunities for BCBSA to support Congressional and Administration priorities which promote relationship building.
• Creates and edits policy documents and memos for dissemination to multiple audiences - internal and external (Plans and congressional and state legislative and regulatory representatives).
• Gathers, edits and assembles information for all policy documents and other communications by soliciting/surveying and collaborating with staff members, researchers, interest groups and Plan members.
• Represents business unit on Association workgroups and serves as point of contact for select ongoing projects.
• Keeps up-to-date on BCBSA legislative strategy, congressional activities, and healthcare issues in order to maintain an understanding of these and incorporate relevant information into analyses and documents. Interacts with internal and other BCBSA staff, Plan staff, interest groups, and vendors.

The posting range for this position is:

Required Education, Certifications and Experience:

Education

• Required Bachelor's Degree in Political Science, Policy, Business or related field; or equivalent work experience
• Preferred Master's Degree

Experience

• Required 5+ Years policy-related experience and/or relevant coursework in health care delivery

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

• Proficiency with the operation of the PC and related software/tools including the Microsoft suite of products
• Competency to solicit input/information from others and translate into written documents/materials
• Comprehensive understanding of health policy issues and the legislative process
• Good communications skills; the ability to communicate effectively, both orally and in writing, as well as knowledge of principles of effective communication
• Strong planning and organizational skills
• Strong human relations skills; and the ability to work with others in obtaining feedback/input, accomplishing goals, and meeting deadlines
• Global thinking skills; informed thinker about issues and their relative impact to how information is communicated

Extra Posting Information:

• Minimum of five year of policy-related experience and/or relevant coursework in health care delivery commensurate to support a mid-level policy role.
• Experience researching and synthesizing health care policies and programs including the ability to do detailed qualitative and quantitative analysis.
• Experience writing for healthcare-related publications

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NOTICE OF USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE

Blue Cross and Blue Shield Association (“BCBSA”) is committed to ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local laws governing the use of technology in the employment context. BCBSA uses artificial intelligence (“AI”) tools to assist with our recruitment process. All hiring decisions remain subject to human review and oversight.