Senior Workforce Planning Analyst

At Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Minnesota, we are committed to paving the way for everyone to achieve their healthiest life. We are looking for dedicated and motivated individuals who share our vision of transforming healthcare. As a Blue Cross associate, you are joining a culture built on values of succeeding together, finding a better way, and doing the right thing.

About the role

As a strategic workforce planning lead for Case Management and Utilization Management operations, you will develop workforce forecasts, capacity plans, staffing models, and operational analytics that support complex healthcare workflows. You will partner closely with operational leaders to forecast workload demand, evaluate workforce capacity, identify operational risks, and deliver staffing recommendations that support service, quality, regulatory, and financial objectives.

While this role is fully remote, preference will be given to candidates currently located in Minnesota.

Responsibilities

• Engage and partner with key stakeholders to develop capacity plans and forecast models to meet business goals, customer needs, and financial commitments.
• Provide actual and normalized forecast projections to vendors and schedulers.
• Analyze and interpret historical call and inventory data to identify trends, patterns, and opportunities for the business.
• Collaborate with the WFM team to proactively recommend training, time-off, overtime, etc., based on the analysis of schedules and performance reports to uncover opportunities for efficiency.
• Update and maintain operations call-volume and work inventory patterns that accurately validate forecasting methods.
• Compose, lead, and present weekly reviews of forecasts, capacity plans, shrinkage, and Key Performance Indicator (KPI) results and trends.
• Develop resolutions to complex problems that frequently require advanced competency in WFM metrics and analysis, with an emphasis on back-office workloads.
• Work closely with project team(s) to assess the impact of projects and initiatives on forecasts and the ability to deliver on set timelines.
• Stay curious and keep up to date on the latest best-in-class workforce management solutions and methodologies.
• Perform additional responsibilities consistent with the scope and level of the role, as assigned.

Requirements

• 5+ years of related customer service/operations support professional experience.
• Bachelor’s degree; in lieu of a degree, an additional two years of relevant experience beyond the qualifications listed above may be accepted.
• Ability to work weekend shifts and holidays on occasion.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience supporting back-office, inventory-based, or workflow-driven operations where work is managed through queues, backlogs, cases, or work inventories.
• Advanced Microsoft Excel skills, including Power Query, PivotTables, data modeling, and complex formulas.
• SQL proficiency, including querying, joining, and analyzing large datasets.
• Experience with NICE CXone and/or NICE IEX.
• Healthcare operations experience, such as Case Management, Utilization Management, Prior Authorization, Claims, Appeals, or Care Management.
• Experience with Power BI or other business intelligence and dashboarding tools.
• Ability to analyze complex information, evaluate options, and work cross-functionally to drive resolution and prevent recurrence.
• Ability to effectively organize work, balance competing priorities, and manage time across complex assignments and competing deadlines.
• Understanding of the healthcare industry.
• Knowledge of business, operational, and procedural aspects of operations environments, and ability to identify improvements.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, conduct accurate analysis, prepare reports, and draw valid conclusions.

Pay

Pay Range: $79,100.00 - $104,800.00 - $130,500.00 annually. Pay is based on several factors which vary by position, including skills, ability, and knowledge the selected individual brings to the role.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Life insurance
• 401k
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)

To discover more about what we have to offer, please review our benefits page.