Health Plan Growth & Community Engagement, Sr Spec (Buffalo NY)

***Candidates For This Position Must Reside In/Near the Buffalo New York***

Are you passionate about serving others? Do you have established relationships within the community? 

Come join our growing Growth and Community Engagement team at Molina Healthcare!
Community Outreach and Engagement is more than just participating in events— at Molina, we focus on making an impact on people’s lives!

This role involves working with a wide variety of community partners to increase Molina’s membership and improve the health and well-being of the Community. Our Specialists work collaboratively with our sales team and across Molina and with each other’s regions. You would be responsible for managing events and community relationships in Erie and surrounding counties.  You will be engaging in the field with CBO’s (Community Based Organizations) 75% or more of the time (Molina reimburses mileage).

Molina’s leadership team leads with empowering you to do what you love best by helping others.
Bilingual (Spanish or Urdu, or Bengali) Highly Desired!

Essential Job Duties

• Provides senior level support for health plan growth and community engagement activities.  Responsible for achieving and continuously improving Molina’s enrollment/referral growth objectives across all lines of business; collaborates with key departments across the enterprise to improve overall choice rates and assignment percentages.  Develop relationships with community-based organizations (CBOs) and providers to drive membership growth, and coordinates community events with key partners to increase Molina brand recognition visibility.
• Under limited supervision, responsible for carrying out activities required to achieve membership/referral growth targets and overall choice rate through a combination of direct and indirect marketing activities and community events.
• Achieves monthly, quarterly, and annual enrollment/referral goals and growth targets, as established by leadership.
• Schedules, coordinates, and participates in Molina turnkey community events, encourages key partners to participate, and aligns media components.  
• Schedules, coordinates, and participates in community events, and encourages key partners to participate.
• Develops, maintains, and deepens relationships with key business leaders, community-based organizations (CBOs) and providers - ensuring all efforts are directed towards building membership.  
• Collaborates with the provider relations team to ensure providers within assigned territory are aware of Molina products and services.  
• Establishes simple referral processes for providers and CBOs to refer clients who may be eligible for applicable products.
• Represents as an ambassador within the community on the health care delivery system and wellness topics.
• Facilitates presentations, attends meetings and distributes educational materials to members and potential members.
• Assists with incoming calls - assisting existing and prospective members with health access-related questions.
• Identifies opportunities for key sponsorships, and provides justification for Molina participation. 
• Identifies and promotes Molina's volunteer time off (VTO) program, and develops opportunities for employees to participate in community volunteering events.
• Manages daily schedule in alignment with growth and community engagement department goals, initiatives, and assigned community region(s).           
• Provides training and support to new and existing growth and community engagement team members.
• Up to 75% local travel required.

Required Qualifications

• At least 3 years of related experience in marketing, business development, community engagement, sales and/or customer service - preferably in the health care industry, or equivalent combination of relevant education and experience.
• Valid and unrestricted driver's license, reliable transportation, and adequate auto insurance for job related travel requirements.
• Ability to drive up to 3 hours to attend events.
• Ability to attend public events in outdoor venues in all weather conditions.
• Ability to sit and stand for long periods.
• Ability to lift 30 pounds and independently prepare for and set up community marketing events.
• Strong customer service acumen.
• Networking skills and ability to develop and maintain relationships with key internal/external stakeholders, including community based organizations (CBOs).
• Knowledge of community resources.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment with little to no supervision.
• Organizational and time-management skills ability to manage simultaneous projects and tasks to meet internal deadlines.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills, and ability to facilitate public speaking events and presentations.
• Microsoft Office suite/applicable software program(s) proficiency.

Preferred Qualifications

• Understanding of the managed care industry, including Medicaid, Medicare, and Marketplace programs.
• Previous health care marketing, enrollment/referral and/or grassroots community outreach experience.
• Outreach experience serving low-income populations.
• Experience presenting to health influencers and low income audiences.   
• Bi-lingual Spanish or Urdu, or Bengali desired. 

To all current Molina employees: If you are interested in applying for this position, please apply through the Internal Job Board.
Molina Healthcare offers competitive benefits and compensation package. Molina Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer (EOE) M/F/D/V

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