Marketing Strategist, Principal - Medicare and Medi-Cal

Long Beach, CA (Hybrid)

$149K/yr – $223K/yrSenior Level10+ years expFull time

Posted 2 days ago

Job Summary

Own the development and execution of integrated go-to-market strategies for complex Medicare and health plan initiatives, guiding cross-functional teams and translating insights into executable plans.

  • Lead cross-channel go-to-market plans
  • Influence senior leadership with data-driven recommendations

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Define marketing approaches for complex initiatives aligned to line ‑ of ‑ business priorities
  • Lead development of integrated go ‑ to ‑ market plans across channels and stakeholders
  • Synthesize market, consumer, and performance data to inform strategic direction
  • Influence planning and prioritization discussions through clear analysis and recommendations
  • Guide cross ‑ functional teams on execution approach for high ‑ impact initiatives
  • Distill complex problems to solve, connect strategic insights, and craft resolutions that align with strategic growth targets
  • Create communication materials through PowerPoint to visualize depict the story and influence decisions
  • Work closely with Senior Director and Senior Principal leaders on team for direction on large scale, complex projects
  • Influence Senior Director and Senior Principals to challenge thinking and drive the direction of the strategy based on insights
  • May be asked to present to Directors and Vice Presidents when appropriate and attend meetings on behalf of the Senior Director, Growth and Integrated Marketing

Requirements

  • Requires a bachelor's degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree; master's degree in business administration or related field preferred
  • Requires at least 10 years of prior relevant experience
  • Requires significant experience working for a health insurance company with a strong working knowledge of Medicare and Medi-Cal Marketing
  • Requires demonstrated experience building and executing on marketing strategies and plans
  • Must be an effective storyteller and know how to create impactful presentations for executive and sales leadership
  • Must have strong influence and communication skills and be able to work across Brand and Marketing to capture plan details, goals and results
  • Must be highly detail oriented, very organized and a strong self-starter

Preferred

  • master's degree in business administration or related field preferred
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Blue Shield of California strives to create a healthcare system worthy of its family and friends that is sustainably affordable. The health plan is a tax paying, nonprofit, independent member of the Blue Shield Association with nearly 6 million members, over 7,500 employees and more than $25 billion in annual revenue. Founded in 1939 in San Francisco and now headquartered in Oakland, Blue Shield of California and its affiliates provide health, dental, vision, Medicaid and Medicare healthcare service plans in California. The company has contributed more than $60 million to Blue Shield of California Foundation in the last three years to have an impact on California communities. For more news about Blue Shield of California, please visit news.blueshieldca.com.

Founded in 1939
Oakland, California, USA
7.9K employees (335 in marketing)

Salaries

Posted range

$149K/yr – $223K/yr

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Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
267 (3% of company)
Median Tenure
6.7 years
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
1

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
1.9M
Monthly Google Ads Budget
$1.7M
Traffic Source Mix
Search
27.7%
Direct
64.6%
Referral
6.9%
Social
0.2%
Paid
0.5%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~7.9K

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Marketing Strategist, Principal - Medicare and Medi-Cal

Blue Shield of California · Long Beach, CA · Hybrid