Senior Business Strategy Growth Lead - Cigna

The job profile for this position is Business Development Senior Advisor, which is a Band 4 Senior Contributor Career Track Role.

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POSITION SUMMARY:

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Strong relationship management skills, to set and meet shared expectations with clients and cross-functional partners. 

• Ability to navigate an ever-changing landscape and a matrix organization.

• Strong presentation and interpersonal skills needed for gaining sponsorship, matrix organizational consensus, and leading presentations with key stakeholders on a range of pharmacy specific strategies.  

• Conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis to identify market trends and recommendations.

• Pharmacy expertise is essential for success in this role. A strong background in health benefits or commercial employer lines of business is preferred.  Health Plan, integrated value proposition experience is preferred.

• Ability to work in a dynamic business environment balancing competing deadlines.

• Strong strategic thinking and self-motivation are crucial for this role.

IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Minimum of a Bachelor's Degree or equivalent work experience,

• 5+ years applicable healthcare experience is required.  

• 10+ years applicable pharmacy experience is required.

• Strategic and creative thinker with ability to translate strategies, market knowledge, data and customer insights into actions/requirements/implementation and drive results.

• Must have excellent presentation and communication skills and experience presenting to leaders across functional disciplines.

• Mastery of communication tools and software, including word, PPT and Excel.

• Ability to travel as needed to meet business objectives.  

• Executive Presence

• Strong written and oral communication

• Strong business and financial acumen

• Client centric and customer focused work style

• Ability to build strong relationships

• Ability to work cross functionally, driving client issues to a resolution

• Strategic planning abilities to anticipate client impact(s) and advocate for the client

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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