Job Summary

The Advisor for the Content & Project Optimization team within Bid Strategy & Execution is a strategic partner for Consultant Relations, Sales, Pricing, and various other internal and external stakeholders to create innovative, winning standard responses for all of our major consultant partners. You will be part of a team that drives consultant template strategy and execution, and will be responsible for developing and executing content strategy for consultants and coalitions, supporting existing template maintenance, and addressing general inquiries about our consultant responses. Additionally, this role will be responsible for leading multiple strategic, transformative process optimization initiatives with cross-functional partners to help us win in a crucial market for our business. The ideal candidate will have a background in sales consulting, strategic planning, project management, and/or content strategy and management, and be excellent at building strong, authentic relationships.

This position is with Evernorth, a new business within the Cigna Corporation.

Essential Functions

• Develop deep understanding of market dynamics and consultant & coalition needs, and position RFP content to uniquely meet those needs
• Build and maintain template responses for our highest volume consultants
• Demonstrate a thorough understanding of our RFP workflow and database management tool (RFPIO), employ critical thinking to optimize consultant and coalition template structure within the tool, and drive greater efficiency and effortlessness into the proposal management process
• Ensure RFP questions and responses are accurate, client-appropriate, and meet our department expectation of "good" by partnering closely with subject matter experts across the organization
• Regularly engage in complex conversations with leadership regarding Pricing & Sales strategy
• Build strong, deep relationships with key cross-functional partners
• Communicate strong points of view based on market insights, client feedback, and consultant guidance, and use that point of view to influence stakeholders in creating winning responses, while appropriately mitigating business risk
• Lead and execute process optimization initiatives as part of our department's strategic transformation
• Demonstrate strong written, verbal, and graphic communication skills to support interactions with VP-level colleagues
• Mentor and train new team members

Qualifications

• Strategic thinker with a passion for learning and understanding, with ability to connect dots and effectively translate internal descriptions and terminology into client-facing content
• Ability to conduct a thorough investigation into root cause of a problem, separate relevant facts from less essential or unnecessary data, and develop options and recommendation on a solution
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment, successfully navigate ambiguity, and work independently with minimal guidance
• Demonstrated flexibility and adaptability to change
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Excellent prioritization and time management skills
• Ability to plan for and integrate multiple tasks concurrently
• Experience in directing or working with multi-disciplinary teams
• Ability to develop deep cross-functional relationships, both within day-to-day work activities and beyond directly-assigned tasks
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate tools, resources and people through to project completion
• Knowledge of PBM or healthcare industry preferred

Note: This role is WAH/Flex which allows most work to be performed at home. Employees must be fully vaccinated if they choose to come onsite.

This position is not eligible to be performed in Colorado.

About Evernorth

Evernorth, Cigna Corporation’s health services segment, exists to elevate health for all. We're building on our legacy and redefining health care as we know it. Unbiased in how we think, we create without limitation. We partner without constraints, deliver value differently and act in the interest of humanity. Solving across silos, closing gaps in care, and empowering clients, customers, and people everywhere to move onward and upward. When you work with us, you’ll be empowered to solve the problems others don’t, won’t or can’t. Join us. What difference will you make?

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.