Position Summary:

The Business Analytics Lead Analyst will be responsible for supporting the financial data management strategy by building standards for executing Medicare financial data operations. This role will work with an innovative team on executing the vision for how financial data management can lead the Cigna-Government Business to achieving our goals of financial process standardization through leveraging automation.

Reporting to the Business Analytics Senior Manager, the lead analyst will focus on executing key deliverables for complex projects across the government business financial organization. This position will blend creativity, analytical and technical competencies, relentless problem solving, and business acumen to deliver solutions that will help our business scale financial processes.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively and partner with departments across the organization to ensure deliverables are accomplished   

• Perform data validation analysis including, high level data quality/audit checks, ensuring process/logic is appropriately documented and can be understood by other analysts.

• Exercise creativity, foresight and judgment in conceiving and delivering initiatives.

• Leverage automation workflow development tools (e.g., Alteryx) to ensure financial data management strategy is implemented   

• Analyze results and present data in a consumable method using high-level overview, major takeaways, major questions, and next steps.

• Partner with others on the Government Business Segment Analytics team to continuously improve department procedures, such as data management processes and new technology solutions.

• Maintain analytics skillset through understanding new technologies, automation techniques, and the ability to execute and apply new skills to day-to-day work.

• Develop analytic solutions that meet the basic needs of the business.

• Ensure analytic approach and results are clearly understood by business partners.

• Participation in activities outside of day to day role (committees, volunteering, etc.).

• Develop methods for improving internal techniques and processes.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Health Informatics, Accounting, Public Health, Economics, Actuarial Science, or equivalent work experience.

• 2 years increasingly complex database and data management with SQL and/or Teradata.

• Experience in health insurance payer analytics using healthcare data (claims, provider, membership enrollment) preferred. Finance experience preferred.

• Experience using CMS and healthplan data to calculate common industry KPI’s such as PMPM’s, Per K metrics (ADK, EDK), MLR, etc.

• Previous work applying a combination of analytical, technical and business acumen.

• Demonstrated experience in challenging problems and driving outstanding results.

• Proven ability to work collaboratively in complex matrix organizations, driving outstanding results.

• Strong verbal/written communication skills to work with various matrix partners, including but not limited to actuarial, medical economics, finance, accounting, and IT.

• Willingness to learn and apply new skills to improve processes.

This role is WFH (Work From Home) 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 Cigna

Cigna Corporation exists to improve lives. We are a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Together, with colleagues around the world, 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 us, or one of our subsidiaries, you’ll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people’s lives. 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.