# Business Analyst, Experienced (Pharmacy Operations) Source: https://realanalystjobs.com/job/business-analyst-experienced-pharmacy-operations-blue-shield-of-california-ec8a2354 Business Analyst, Experienced (Pharmacy Operations) at Blue Shield of California, an on-site role based in Long Beach, California, USA. Experience level: 4 Years. Posted on 13 November 2026, read from Blue Shield of California's own careers page (Oracle HCM), which RealAnalystJobs re-checks daily and removes the role when it closes. Blue Shield of California has approved H-1B petitions on USCIS record (employer-wide, not a promise for this role). Updated 15 November 2026. ## Key facts - Company: [Blue Shield of California](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/blue-shield-of-california) - Location: Long Beach, California, USA - Work mode: On-site - Posted: Nov 13, 2026 - Employment type: Full time - Experience level: 4 Years - Source: Blue Shield of California's careers page (Oracle HCM), re-checked daily ## Visa sponsorship The posting does not say. Blue Shield of California had H-1B petitions approved for 5 workers in FY2023 to FY2026 (USCIS). That is history, not a promise for this role. [See the record](https://realanalystjobs.com/companies/blue-shield-of-california#h1b-record) ## About this role Your Role The Pharmacy Operations and Stabilization team provides end to end oversight of all Pharmacy benefit intent, quality assurance, testing, and production stabilization activities ensuring benefit changes are clearly defined, accurately validated, and effectively managed from issue identification through resolution within a matrixed environment. The Business Analyst, Experienced will report to the Manager, Business Analysis. In this role you will support translating pharmacy benefit intent into clear business requirements, assist with QA and testing efforts to validate benefit accuracy, and contribute to issue analysis and resolution across matrixed business, clinical, technical, and vendor teams. 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: • Provide analytical support through the analysis and interpretation of data in support of cross-functional business operations • Contribute to annual operating plans, capital budgets and forecasts, and build business cases for new business initiatives (cost/benefit analysis) • Develop, prepare and analyze reports for management review, and present to various levels of management • Define business requirements and provide analysis to increase operational efficiency • Analyze actual results against plan and forecast and recommend interventions where appropriate • Translate pharmacy benefit intent, business needs, and operational inputs into clear requirements, process flows, test scenarios, and supporting documentation • Support quality assurance and user acceptance testing by validating benefit configuration, documenting results, and coordinating defect resolution • Analyze production issues, trends, and root cause indicators to support timely triage, escalation, remediation, and prevention efforts • Partner with business, clinical, technical, and vendor teams to clarify requirements, resolve questions, and ensure alignment across implementation and stabilization activities • Maintain dashboards, trackers, reports, and issue documentation to support operational visibility, leadership updates, and decision-making Your Knowledge and Experience • Bachelor’s degree or High School Diploma/GED and 4 years of additional relevant experience • Requires at least 3 years of prior relevant experience • Requires Experience developing business requirements, process documentation, test scenarios, or operational reporting • Experience supporting QA, UAT, production validation, issue triage, or root cause analysis in a cross-functional environment strongly preferred • Strong analytical, problem-solving, documentation, and communication skills required • Healthcare, pharmacy benefit management, managed care, or claims/benefit configuration experience strongly preferred • Experience working with vendors, technical teams, or matrixed business partners to resolve operational issues experience strongly 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. Description from Blue Shield of California's public careers feed, reproduced so you can read the role here. Apply on the company's own site; Real Analyst Jobs never submits anything for you. ## How to apply Open [this role on Real Analyst Jobs](https://realanalystjobs.com/job/business-analyst-experienced-pharmacy-operations-blue-shield-of-california-ec8a2354) and use Apply now there to reach the employer's application. The listing is re-checked against Blue Shield of California's careers page daily and removed when it closes. ## Blue Shield of California 15 open analyst roles on Real Analyst Jobs. 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