Government Affairs Analyst, Consultant

Your Role

The State Policy and Advocacy team serves as the company’s primary liaison to the State Assembly, Senate, Governor’s Office, and Regulatory Agencies and Departments – working closely with various business units to understand operational interworking’s as well as overarching company goals, with the ultimate mission to make healthcare better and more sustainably affordable for Californians. The Government Affairs Analyst, Consultant will report to the Senior Manager, Government Affairs. In this role you will actively engage in the legislative process, advocating for or against polies that affect Blue Shield of California and its members, under the direction of the Senior Manager and Vice President of Government Affairs.

Our leadership model is about developing great leaders at all levels and creating opportunities for our people to grow – personally, professionally, and financially. We are looking for leaders that are energized by creative and critical thinking, building and sustaining high-performing teams, getting results the right way, and fostering continuous learning.

Your Work

In this role, you will:

• Identify, track, and monitor state legislative proposals that impact company
• Advocate for the company's position with the Legislature and Governor’s Administration
• Assist in policy development, drafting legislation and advocacy strategy to defeat and pass legislation
• Actively participate in meetings with health-plan trade associations
• Implement strategies to work with other influential constituencies to advance policy positions, including health plans, providers, brokers, labor, business and consumer representatives
• Monitor and provide input on federal policy matters and state regulatory matters (including coordinating company responses to regulatory data requests)
• Provide input on strategies to advance the company's interests in the political arena, including candidate and ballot measure campaigns

Your Knowledge and Experience

• ​Requires a Bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience in lieu of a degree
• Requires a minimum of 7 years of prior relevant experience in legislative/external affairs or related field
• ​Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
• ​Requires deep knowledge of the Government Affairs function
• ​Advanced degree (e.g., Juris Doctorate, J.D., or Master Public Policy, M.P.P.) preferred
• Broad knowledge of project management preferred
• Prior experience working in the Legislature and/or in a Government Affairs role (lobby firm or in-house) preferred

Hybrid

This role requires employees to be in-office based on our hybrid workplace model, balancing purposeful in-person collaboration with flexibility. For most teams, this means coming into the office two days each week. Employees living more than 50 miles from an office location will work with their manager to determine in-office time based on business need.