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We ensure competitive compensation that reflects employees' knowledge, experience, and skills. 

Blue Shield offers a variety of health and well-being benefits to employees and their eligible dependents. From day one, you can expect comprehensive medical, prescription drug, vision, and dental benefits with coverage and costs to fit your budget, plus a wide range of doctors and hospitals.

Blue Shield offers a 4% 401(k) company match, which is immediately vested at 100%. In addition to the match program, Blue Shield has two additional 401(k) contributions at year-end; 2% for all employees hired after 2016 and 1% to all employees if administrative expense goals are met.

Blue Shield employees enjoy a generous paid time off package that includes: a minimum of 20 days paid time off per year, 11 paid holidays per year, 1 health day off per year to use for health and well-being, 4 weeks paid sabbatical after 5 years of continuous service, 2 weeks of Paid Parental Leave, and Paid Caregiver Leave.

We provide employees with 24 hours of paid time off to volunteer with eligible nonprofit organizations each year. With our Matching Gifts Program, Blue Shield matches $1 for every $1 an employee donates to eligible nonprofits, up to $1,000 per employee per year.

Blue Shield provides life and accidental death and dismemberment coverage (AD&D) of 1.5 times the employee’s annual salary. Blue Shield also pays for insurance coverage for accidental death or injury while traveling on Blue Shield business. Employees may purchase additional voluntary life insurance and AD&D insurance at an affordable group rate for themselves and their dependents.

Employees can use pretax dollars to pay for eligible health care expenses and dependent care expenses up to the annual IRS limits.

As a progressive company, we recognize that employees choose to build their families in many ways. This program offers financial assistance, up to $15,950, to employees who are choosing to adopt or use surrogacy to expand their families.

Employees can access a national network of screened in-home providers and care consultants available 24/7 to provide back-up child and elder care.

One of the ways Blue Shield supports employees is through the Healthy Employees program – a comprehensive suite of programs to support health and well-being. Employees have access to many benefits, including wellness reimbursement, virtual fitness classes and cooking demos, ergonomic support, access to the Wellvolution platform, financial and mental health resources, and more.   

Being a great place to do meaningful work means providing accessible mental health benefits to our employees so they can focus on their well-being. Some resources include Magellan, BetterHelp, Headspace, Ginger, RethinkCare, Brightline, and many more.

Circumstances in your life may arise when you need time away from work. Blue Shield offers employees numerous types of leave that support you and your family during these times.

The Tuition Reimbursement Program is designed to assist you in your career advancement at Blue Shield by providing 100% reimbursement, up to $5,250 per year, for undergraduate and graduate degrees, professional development, or certificate programs.

We've teamed up with The University of Arizona Global Campus (UAGC) to offer full-time employees the option of free online education through a Corporate Full Tuition Grant (CFTG). Students that are eligible for the CFTG can earn their degrees debt-free as Blue Shield of California's tuition reimbursement dollars combined with the CFTG cover all associated costs.

Dependent children, stepchildren, and grandchildren of eligible Blue Shield employees may apply for financial assistance for continued education. Awards can be up to $5,000.

We perform best and are most engaged when we are aligned to our mission, are clear on what we need to do, and are focused on development. A solid understanding of Goals, Professional Development Plans, Reviews, and how they work together, will help you be successful.

The Blue Advisor Mentorship program is a formal, 6-month mentoring program offered enterprise-wide to employers. Program participants are supported by their managers, commit 2-4 hours per month, and have growth and advancement outlined in their Personal Development Plan (PDP).

Blue Shield finds value in recognizing our employees. Our recognition program, called L.O.V.E. (Living Our Values Everyday), provides opportunities for our employees to recognize their colleagues and direct reports for everyday support and remarkable achievements.