Hiring: Strategic Operations Manager - Range Health Company: Blue Cross of Idaho Location: Meridian, ID Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 10:40:37 Employment Type: Contract / Hybrid Target Skills & Keywords : Medicare, Quality Assurance, Risk Management, Ruby About the job Experience: •At least five years of health plan, managed care, or related experience. •Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities, resolve issues, and execute effectively in an evolving environment. •Operational familiarity with Medicare Advantage, Medicare Supplement, CMS requirements, or regulated health plan operations. Required Skills: •The Strategic Operations Manager serves as the operational integrator for Range Health, providing end-to-end oversight of a complex, operating model supporting Medicare Advantage and Medicare Supplement plans, with the intent to expand into new markets and products. •The ideal candidate is a collaborative, adaptable self-starter who is comfortable creating structure where it does not yet exist, working through ambiguity, and influencing outcomes across teams driving to decisions without relying on direct authority. •This position reports to the Chief Revenue Officer and is located at the corporate headquarters in Meridian, Idaho. This role allows for a flexible hybrid schedule (onsite Meridian Idaho campus and work-from-home in Idaho). •Travel and attendance of meetings or events outside standard business hours may be required. •Provide end-to-end oversight of operational performance and workflows supporting initial Range Health Medicare Advantage plans, including enrollment, claims, member services, grievances and appeals, utilization management, care management, risk adjustment, quality, and STARs performance. •Serve as the central point of coordination across Range Health, Blue Cross of Idaho business leadership, contract owners, technology partners, and operational vendors and senior leadership •Connect activities across functional workstreams to identify dependencies, performance gaps, and issues that may affect members, providers, regulatory commitments, financial results, or business objectives. •Establish clear operating routines, escalation pathways, decision structures, and accountability mechanisms for the operating model. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience (Two years’ relevant work experience is equivalent to one-year college) •Agility and flexibility to handle multiple responsibilities and comfort with a fast-paced and changing environment. •Strong operational judgment and ability to understand how decisions or performance issues in one function affect end-to-end business outcomes. •Demonstrated capacity to translate performance data into clear findings, recommendations, and actions. •Strong vendor relationship management, negotiation, escalation, and issue-resolution skills. •Demonstrated capacity to create practical structure, governance, and accountability in an ambiguous environment. •Strong collaboration and influencing skills across business, technology, compliance, finance, and leadership partners. •Clear and confident written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills. •Demonstrated capacity to move comfortably between strategic context and hands-on execution. •Demonstrated capacity to take initiative, along with curiosity, adaptability, and a willingness to roll up your sleeves. Compensation: •$106,762 - $160,144 / year •Flexible work environment (work from home / hybrid options) •The position is eligible for an annual incentive bonus (variable depending on company and employee performance) Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!