Vice President of Talent & Culture
Medica
Medica is a mission-driven, nonprofit health plan headquartered in Minnesota that serves more than 1.7 million members across nine states in the Midwest and Great Plains. For nearly five decades, the organization has built a reputation for delivering high-quality, affordable healthcare across the employer, individual, Medicare, and Medicaid markets while maintaining a deep commitment to the communities it serves. As one of the region’s largest health insurers - with approximately $12 billion in annual revenue and continued geographic expansion - Medica stands at the forefront of healthcare transformation, combining innovative care models, strategic partnerships, and community investment to improve health outcomes for millions of Americans.
As Medica continues to scale its impact - including expansion into new markets and the integration of additional members through strategic transactions - the Vice President of Talent and Culture will play a pivotal role in shaping the organization’s future workforce and leadership pipeline. This executive will serve as a strategic partner to the senior leadership team, championing a high-performance, mission-aligned culture while modernizing talent strategies across recruitment, development, engagement, and organizational design. By building scalable people systems, strengthening leadership capability, and ensuring Medica attracts and retains top talent in a highly competitive healthcare landscape, the Vice President will help position the organization to sustain growth while delivering on its mission to improve lives through accessible, community-focused healthcare.
A Foundation you can build on
Getting a sense of the foundation that has been built prior to your arrival offers a lens through which you can see where your career may go.
History
Medica’s roots trace back to 1975, when a group of Twin Cities physicians founded Physicians Health Plan of Minneapolis to provide a more coordinated, community-oriented approach to health coverage. The organization expanded steadily during the 1980s as managed care gained traction, and a pivotal milestone came in 1991 when Physicians Health Plan merged with Share Health Plan - creating the modern Medica brand and establishing the foundation for a regional nonprofit health insurer. Over the following decades, Medica broadened its geographic footprint beyond Minnesota to states throughout the Midwest.
As it grew, Medica distinguished itself through innovative care initiatives and strategic partnerships with leading health systems, while maintaining its nonprofit mission to improve access and affordability. The organization introduced early preventive-care programs, implemented pioneering policies such as coverage for smoking-cessation treatments in 1998, and later capped insulin out-of-pocket costs for members in 2019. More recently, Medica has pursued joint ventures and provider partnerships - such as collaborations with major regional health systems - to deepen care integration and support expansion into new markets across the Midwest and beyond. Today, the organization serves more than a million members across multiple states, reflecting nearly five decades of evolution from a physician-founded local health plan into one of the Upper Midwest’s most influential nonprofit healthcare insurers.
Health Insurance
The U.S. health insurance market is a massive and highly regulated sector, exceeding $1 trillion in annual premiums and shaped by a complex mix of employer-sponsored coverage, individual marketplace plans, and government programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. While national carriers dominate scale and brand recognition, the industry remains highly regionalized, with nonprofit health plans and provider-aligned insurers playing a critical role in delivering localized care solutions and competitive pricing. Within this landscape, Medica has emerged as one of the Midwest’s most influential nonprofit health plans. By pairing deep regional expertise with strategic provider partnerships and a mission-driven model focused on affordability and community health, Medica has carved out a differentiated position - competing effectively with national insurers while maintaining the agility and local alignment that define the next generation of regional healthcare payers.
Scale
Medica operates at significant scale as one of the largest nonprofit health insurers in the Upper Midwest, generating roughly $12 billion in annual revenue and serving approximately 1.7 million members across nine states including Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Nebraska, and the Dakotas. The organization employs around 3,500 people and manages a broad portfolio of health plans spanning employer-sponsored coverage, individual marketplace offerings, Medicare Advantage, and Medicaid programs. With a diversified membership base and expanding geographic footprint, Medica continues to grow through strategic partnerships, product innovation, and targeted acquisitions - positioning the organization as a major regional payer with the operational scale and financial resources to compete effectively against both national carriers and other nonprofit health plans across the Midwest.
Our Take On Medica's Values
Leadership from Every Chair
At Medica leadership is not limited to people managers - employees are encouraged to show accountability, curiosity, and collaboration regardless of title, reflecting the belief that anyone can drive impact.
Practical Innovation over Perfection
Rather than waiting for perfect systems, the Medica team favors experimenting, delivering small wins, and improving processes incrementally to build sustainable momentum.
Mission-Driven with Business Discipline
As a not-for-profit health plan, Medica balances a strong social mission with increasing expectations around financial stewardship, scalability, and operational rigor.
