JOB DESCRIPTION
Your Role

The Commercial Growth & Strategy team i s comprised of approximately 75 dedicated employees. The Executive Assistant Senior will report to VP of Commercial Growth & Strategy. In this role you will serve as a liaison to the executive leadership team; monitor and respond to emails, coordinate heavy scheduling and calendaring meetings; organize and coordinate executive outreach; and oversee special projects.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Carry out administrative, analytical or procedural tasks with a high degree of autonomy
• Handle administrative matters, in the absence of, or on behalf of, the manager
• Provide administrative oversight of third-party relationships through implementation of designated systems, routine monitoring of performance, and tracking of goods and/or services
• Manage day-to-day organization of executive’s calendar, appointments, meetings, and related schedule
• Be responsible for providing analytical and specialized administrative support to relieve and assist executive manager of complex details and advanced administrative duties
• Provides a bridge for clear communication and maintains credibility, trust, and support between the office of the executive and the internal staff
• Works closely and effectively with the executive to keep the leader well informed of upcoming commitments and responsibilities and follows up appropriately
• Acts as a “barometer,” having a sense for the issues taking place in the internal and external environments and keeps the executive updated
• Prioritizes conflicting needs; handle all matters expeditiously, proactively, and follows through on projects to successful completion, often with deadline pressures

QUALIFICATIONS
Your Knowledge and Experience

• Requires a bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
• Requires at least 5 years of prior relevant experience
• Requires experience supporting Director to Vice President level executives, managing highly complex calendars and organizing matrixed meetings across multiple levels of staff and engaging with other Executive/Administrative Assistants
• Requires experience creating executive level communications, agendas, large scale meetings including all hands - on and offsite
• Requires experience working autonomously, in a fast paced environment, with the ability to anticipate needs and follow up on action items
• Requires experience in expense management and travel management tools, while navigating across multiple platforms
• Requires strong coordination and time management skills
  

Pay Range:

The pay range for this role is: $ 85360.00 to $ 128040.00 for California.

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's experience, location (California, Bay area, or outside California), and current employee salaries for similar roles.

ABOUT THE TEAM
Blue Shield of California’s mission is to ensure all Californians have access to high-quality health care at a sustainably affordable price. We are transforming health care in a way that truly serves our nonprofit mission by lowering costs, improving quality, and enhancing the member and physician experience.

To fulfill our mission, we must ensure a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of the multifaceted communities we serve. Our comprehensive approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion combines a focus on our people, processes, and systems with a deep commitment to promoting social justice and health equity through our products, business practices, and presence as a corporate citizen.

Blue Shield has received awards and recognition for being a certified Great Place to Work, best place to work for LGBTQ equality, leading disability employer, one of the best companies for women to advance, Bay Area’s top companies in volunteering & giving, and one of the world’s most ethical companies. Here at Blue Shield of California, we are striving to make a positive change across our industry and the communities we live in – 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 be our authentic selves, listening and communicating effectively, and showing empathy towards others by walking in their shoes.
• Courageous . We stand up for what we believe in and are committed to the hard work necessary to achieve our ambitious goals.

From the earliest days of the pandemic, Blue Shield of California has been unyielding in our commitment to putting the health and safety of our people, our members and our communities first. As a health care company, Blue Shield requires all employees to be up to date with COVID-19 vaccination prior to start date as a condition of employment. Blue Shield will consider requests for medical or religious accommodation to this vaccination requirement prior to your start date.

The definition of "up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine" is when you have received all doses in the primary series and one booster when eligible. If you are unable to be up to date with your COVID-19 vaccine by your start date, your start date will need to be postponed and you will have 30 days to remedy. If you cannot fulfill the requirement nor obtain an accommodation within 30 days, your offer will be rescinded.