More than 60%
of leadership is female
Diversity, equity & inclusion
We are committed to cultivating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive environment where all employees can be their authentic selves and fully contribute to meet the needs of our employees, members, and the communities we serve. We are also committed to advancing health equity, promoting social justice, and cultivating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment both within and outside of Blue Shield.
Our people
Our work starts within our own company by creating a diverse, equitable, and inclusive workforce and workplace.
Equal pay
Since 2018, Blue Shield has maintained 100% pay equity across race and gender, from entry-level to senior leadership. Blue Shield is proud to have a 0% pay-ratio gap, so all employees can count on equal pay for equal work.
Board diversity
We prioritize diversity for our board of directors. People of color make up nearly half of the board; Kristina Leslie serves as the company’s first female board chair; and women serve as chairs of four of the board’s five standing committees.
Diverse recruitment
We are creating new pipeline programs focusing on attracting and supporting diverse candidates from high school initiatives and graduate-level fellowships in collaboration with the California State University and University of California systems and community nonprofits.
Health equity
Health Reimagined is Blue Shield of California’s ambitious plan to transform the healthcare system. Advancing health equity is fundamental to this work.
Health Reimagined
Blue Shield of California’s ambitious plan is to transform the healthcare system by advancing health equity is fundamental to this work.
Integrating diverse perspectives
We’re collaborating with experts from organizations doing on-the-ground work in communities of color, as well as engaging our Employee Resource Groups. We aim to gather their insights and turn them into meaningful action.
Driving equity and sustainability
Our Supplier Diversity Program continues to increase company purchases from businesses owned by people of color, LGBTQIA+ folks, veterans, people with disabilities, and women.
Social justice
Blue Shield of California advocates for social justice by calling out what is wrong and standing for what is right. We are using our voice and our actions to effect positive and meaningful social change in our communities.
Investing in our communities
We invest in nonprofit groups who are trusted within communities of color to advance equity, lift up Californians disproportionately impacted by the pandemic, and work to dismantle structural racism.
Investing in youth mental health
We’re expanding our BlueSky youth mental health initiative to increase access to high-quality mental health care, especially for Black and Latinx youth.
Caring for our environment
We announced our NextGen sustainability goals in 2021, aimed at safeguarding the health of the next generation and supporting health equity. We achieved carbon neutrality in 2020; our future goals include being carbon negative by 2023 and zero-waste operations by 2025.
More than 45%
of leadership is ethnically diverse
More than 55%
of our employees are people of color
Our employee resource groups
We have eight vibrant employee resource groups representing all generations, women, Veterans, Black, Hispanic and/or Latinx, Asian, disabled, and LGBTQ+ employees and their allies. These groups are established and run by employees at all levels of our organization and provide cultural education, career development, and networking opportunities as well as other relevant programming. They not only bring their members together to better understand, value, and respect each other, they are also an important extension of our Blue Shield Brand, volunteering and serving as ambassadors at events such as the Kingdom Day Parade, Pride, and Veteran Stand Down events, and many, many more. 40% of Blue Shield employees belong to one or more employee resource groups.
Black Employee Network
¡Unidos!
Operation Vet
Elevating Women
Disability Inclusion Alliance
Asian Pacific Alliance
Pride
Generations Alliance
Black Employee Network
In the Black Employee Network, we create an inclusive and diverse work community by increasing the recruitment, retention, and advancement of Black employees at Blue Shield of California and advocating community involvement through volunteerism.
¡Unidos!
The ¡Unidos! mission is to make Blue Shield an inclusive, diverse, and great place to work by recruiting, developing, promoting, and retaining Hispanic/Latino talent at all levels.
Operation Vet
Operation Vet increases awareness of the military community through the recruitment, support and development of military veterans and their families at Blue Shield of California. We strengthen partnerships and foster an enhanced experience for all employees and members while supporting our organizational commitment to provide quality, affordable health care to all Californians.
Elevating Women
Elevating Women’s mission is to engage women and men to advocate for and support the development and success of women leaders at all levels through promoting a culture of diversity and inclusion for all.
Disability Inclusion Alliance
Disability Inclusion Alliance promotes an abilities-inclusive organization by sharing resources, assessing our accessibility, improving the workplace environment, promoting a diverse workforce, providing networking opportunities, and partnering with community organizations. We aim to empower employees with disabilities or who have families and friends with disabilities; as well as those with a passion to learn more about disability-related topics.
Asian Pacific Alliance
The Asian Pacific Alliance’s mission is to recruit, develop, and advance Blue Shield of California Asian employees to fulfill the organizational commitment to provide quality affordable healthcare to all Californians while increasing cultural awareness, supporting our communities, and making Blue Shield a great place to work.
Pride
Pride embraces diversity and inclusion in multiple facets, focusing on increasing networking, volunteerism, recruitment, retention, social opportunities, advancement, and awareness of the LGBTQ+ and ally community within our company.
Generations Alliance
The vision of the Generations Alliance is to foster an age-friendly environment that supports intergenerational collaboration and the differentiated needs of workers in all life stages while working at Blue Shield. We intend to fight ageism in all its' forms.
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View our job opportunities
Blue Shield is always looking for new, talented people to improve the lives of our members. We have career opportunities in the areas of Finance, Information Technology, Nursing, Legal, Customer Experience, Marketing, and more currently available.