Product Strategy Director (High Performing Providers and Networks) - Hybrid at Cigna in Bloomfield, Connecticut

Job Description:

Overview

Provider Contracting and Network Performance offers innovative solutions that provide actionable insights to internal and external business partners and customers that help reduce health costs, improve outcomes, provide financial security and measure/forecast business performance. The Product Management function drives the vision, strategy and delivery of solutions to maximize healthcare affordability through the provider contracting and network design process. This role will lead product strategy and management of analytic solutions that deliver cost and quality performance from our provider partners and networks. This includes the identification of higher performing facilities and professionals which then enables patient steerage, the design of competitively affordable networks, and the best opportunities to achieve value from current and future provider collaborations. Additionally, this role will oversee the roadmap and delivery in partnership with data science teams to evolve provider performance identification and design of tiered provider networks. This role will manage a diverse team of product owners and analysts while working collaboratively with key matrix partners including engineering, user experience design and colleagues in Product, Pricing and other enterprise functions.

So, you're excited and motivated to take over this challenging role by becoming the newest member of this team? Great choice! Let's check some boxes to see if you fit the bill:

• Provide vision and strategic roadmap of investments to achieve healthcare affordability


• Be the "voice of the customer"


• Develop and use resources to generate analytic insights


• Be accountable for project delivery and healthcare affordability


• Prioritize capabilities and define requirements


• Assemble teams with expertise to drive value through Agile development patterns


• Advance Cigna's affordability and analytics strategy

Summary

This person will be a leader who manages product owners and analysts that define, prioritize and oversee the development of solutions and insights to identify the best healthcare affordability opportunities using analytics and technology.

Responsibilities

• Develop and own strategic roadmap of tool and capability investments


• Work closely with internal business partners to ensure needs are met


• Pursue analytic solutions that are developed in a scalable and an operationally efficient manner


• Perform product management duties in a scaled Agile development process


• Generate healthcare affordability with solutions for provider performance and network configuration


• Use advanced analytics to drive business decisions


• Attract, retain and develop talent

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience in related healthcare analytics, product management, project delivery, provider contracting, or medical economics


• Working knowledge of provider network design and provider performance methodologies


• Subject matter expert in healthcare cost control levers


• Demonstrated performance with analytic technology and methods and strong knowledge of advanced analytics and using statistical techniques to enable business outcomes


• Strong Healthcare data knowledge (medical, behavioral and pharmacy claims, clinical data, eligibility data, network design, and industry approaches to value based care)


• Go Getter who enjoys problem solving, establishing a vision, setting priorities, and creating innovative solutions with various stakeholders


• Superior verbal and written communication and leadership skills to work with various matrix partners (clinical, actuarial, claims, operations, contracting, technology, etc)


• Ability to champion change initiatives and manage vision and purpose in a Scaled Agile development environment


• Experience with Agile development methods and product management/ownership


• Experience with team leadership, managing direct reports

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.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 158,300 - 263,900 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus and long term incentive plan.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That's why you'll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna Group .

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.

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.

The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.