Business Analytics Senior Advisor at Cigna in Memphis, Tennessee

Job Description:

Job Description: Sr. Advisor

Description

Cigna Analytics offers solutions that provide actionable insights to internal and external business partners and customers to reduce health costs, improve outcomes, and measure and forecast business performance.

This position will work closely with the health equity team, consumer health engagement strategy, product, clinical, operations, and IT stakeholders to understand their strategy and provide recommendations on making data-driven decisions to meet their business objectives. This Sr. Advisor position will be responsible for conducting advanced analytics and research activities to identify health disparities and evaluate programs designed to close disparities.  You will also educate colleagues with both technical and non-technical backgrounds about best practices for identifying and understanding disparities.

You will work both independently and collaboratively with the Clinical Analytics and Health Equity teams as well as other business stakeholders, exercising professional judgment and initiative, and accountability for the delivery and reliability of their work.

So, you’re interested in becoming the newest member of this team? Great choice! Let’s check some boxes to see if you fit the bill

• Perform advanced trend analytics to answer “what happened?”


• Conduct root cause statistical analyses to answer “why did this happen?”


• Develop predictive models to answer “what will happen next?” and “who is it likely to happen to?”


• Mine data to answer “where are the opportunities?”


• Deploy innovation processes and pilot campaigns to answer “how can we get better?”

Role Summary

You will be expected to have the requisite content knowledge related to evaluating program outcomes, statistical modeling techniques and general health service research. You will interface with clinical, pricing, actuarial, reporting, product development, operations, and marketing departments as needed.

The ideal candidate for this role will be highly motivated, flexible and embrace change.

Responsibilities

• Extract and analyze healthcare claims data using SQL, R, Python, SAS, Teradata, Hadoop, etc.


• Conduct opportunity analysis including descriptive and multivariate statistics to identify patterns in the data


• Design prospective and/or retrospective studies to determine the effectiveness of health program services and solutions i.e. matched-case control and randomized control trials


• Create actionable insights and recommendations for business leaders


• Present results and recommendations to non-technical business partners and stakeholders to drive the decision-making process and support business operations for internal and external customers.


• Educate colleagues about best practices for using data to identify and understand disparities

Qualifications

• Strong customer focus and management of client expectations


• Advanced degree in Statistics, Math, Biostatistics, or Epidemiology highly preferred or equivalent and at least 5 years of experience in related analytics


• Experience with statistical programming in R, python, and/or SAS is required


• Comprehension of healthcare data (e.g., ICD-9/ICD-10, claims, profiling), statistical analysis experience, and demonstrated understanding of health care and delivery system processes


• Working knowledge of program evaluation, predictive modeling, data mining, steerage, pharmacy and care management


• Translate business needs into practical applications and solutions


• Leadership competencies with the ability to collaborate with others and establish working relationships, communicate effectively across the organization and at different levels, think and act strategically, and influence key leaders


• To influence, drive, and improve the areas above, the person in this position will need to be self-motivated and possess strong leadership qualities


• Ability to successfully navigate and contribute in a highly-matrixed environment


• Emerging track record of presentations / publications preferred

• Qualified applicants will be considered for employment without regard to age, race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, veteran status. Need an accommodation? Email:

About Cigna

Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. We offer an integrated suite of health services through Cigna, Express Scripts, and our affiliates including medical, dental, behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products. Together, with our 74,000 employees worldwide, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation.

When you work with Cigna, you’ll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people’s lives while working together to make the world a healthier place. What difference will you make?  To see our culture in action, search #TeamCigna on Instagram.

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.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.