Program Manager Clinical, Consultant (Case Notes)

About the role

The Commercial CMO Team provides clinical oversight for programs and processes that support members’ health care, reduce costs, and improve quality. The Program Manager Clinical, Consultant reports to the Director of Program Management, Clinical – CMO.

Responsibilities

• Own and manage the intake process and queue for patient information summary requests, ensuring requests are prioritized, tracked, and completed in a self-directed manner.
• Collate clinical data accurately from multiple systems and sources, synthesizing relevant information into a cohesive clinical story for use in clinical rounds, stakeholder discussions, and related business needs.
• Prepare clinical summaries that may be presented directly or used by clinical leaders and cross-functional partners to support decision-making, care coordination, and issue resolution.
• Use multiple software systems and quickly build proficiency in new platforms, including Excel and PowerPoint, to support analysis, documentation, reporting, and presentation development.
• Maintain a strong focus on patient privacy, confidentiality, and appropriate handling of sensitive clinical information.
• Apply an understanding of client needs and business context to ensure clinical summaries are accurate, relevant, and appropriately tailored for the intended audience.
• Identify opportunities to support additional project, process improvement, or strategic work related to clinical findings, case summary trends, and themes emerging from clinical rounds.

Qualifications

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 7 years of prior relevant experience
• Prefers familiarity with health care data and the health care delivery system in California; health plan or provider experience strongly desired
• Strong organizational and/or project management skills, consistent ability to “self-start” and take ownership of end-to-end taskforce activities
• Excellent written and oral communication skills, ability to facilitate cross-functional discussions, lead teams through influence to drive actions and outcomes
• Experience in cost of health care analysis, population health outcomes, and/or program evaluation desired

About Us

About Blue Shield of California As of January 2025, Blue Shield of California became a subsidiary of Ascendiun. Ascendiun is a nonprofit corporate entity that is the parent to a family of organizations including Blue Shield of California and its subsidiary, Blue Shield of California Promise Health Plan; Altais, a clinical services company; and Stellarus, a company designed to scale healthcare solutions. Together, these organizations are referred to as the Ascendiun Family of Companies. At Blue Shield of California, our mission is to create a healthcare system worthy of our family and friends and sustainably affordable. We are transforming health care in a way that genuinely serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience. To achieve our mission, we foster an environment where all employees can thrive and contribute fully to address the needs of the various communities we serve. We are committed to creating and maintaining a supportive workplace that upholds our values and advances our goals. Blue Shield is a U.S. News Best Company to work for, a Deloitte U.S. Best Managed Company and a Top 100 Inspiring Workplace. We were recognized by Fair360 as a Top Regional Company, and one of the 50 most community-minded companies in the United States by Points of Light. Here at Blue Shield, we strive to make a positive change across our industry and communities – join us!

Our Values

• Honest. We hold ourselves to the highest ethical and integrity standards. We build trust by doing what we say we're going to do and by acknowledging and correcting where we fall short.
• Human. We strive to listen and communicate effectively, showing empathy by understanding others' perspectives.
• Courageous. We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.

Physical Requirements

Office Environment - roles involving part to full time schedule in Office Environment. Based in our physical offices and work from home office/deskwork - Activity level: Sedentary, frequency most of work day. Please click here for further physical requirement detail.

Equal Employment Opportunity

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regards to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, protected veteran status or disability status and any other classification protected by Federal, State and local laws. JOB INFO Job Identification : 20261159 Job Category : Business Operations Posting Date : 2026-07-16T22:38:36+00:00 Job Schedule : Full time Locations : Long Beach, CA, United States CA, United States El Dorado Hills, CA, United States Lodi, CA, United States Oakland, CA, United States Rancho Cordova, CA, United States San Diego, CA, United States Woodland Hills, CA, United States Pay Range for California : $111540.00 to $167420.00 Pay Range for Bay Area : $125736.00 to $188728.00 Note : Please note that this range represents the pay range for this and many other positions at Blue Shield that fall into this pay grade. Blue Shield salaries are based on a variety of factors, including the candidate experience, location (California, Bay Area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles. Role can be filled by a candidate requiring sponsorship : No