Job Summary:

As a National Competitive Business Analytics Senior Advisor, this highly technical and analytical resource’s main focus is to deliver robust competitive unit cost data solutions & insights to be leveraged in negotiations, with an initial focus on Transparency data.  This individual, with strong coding skills, will manage and triage the technical aspects of data, perform analytics and clearly communicate with the team and matrix partners relevant issues, findings, and tool solutions and enhancements.  This position supports building out competitive tools and reporting to support Local Market Affordability initiatives, national competitive initiatives as well as Contracting strategies, and ensuring competitive information is accurately portrayed and can be leveraged along with other competitive data points in the competitive unit cost triangulation process.  This position is responsible for working in a highly matrixed organization in a collaborative manner and exhibiting behaviors, attitudes and actions that demonstrate a high level of teamwork. 

Core Responsibilities:

• Work within department and with matrix partners to determine & define opportunities to create, lead, build out & deliver solutions on actionable competitive unit cost insights.  Work closely with data & model development to develop predictive analytics to enable decision making.
• Maintain a close, productive and collaborative relationship with our IT and Global Data & Analytics partners.
• Support management in the long-term strategy and defining of priorities
• Special projects & other initiatives as required. 

Minimum Requirements:

• Self-starter with excellent analytical, technical, project management, interpersonal, communication & customer service skills in a matrix organization.  Ability to analyze and interpret both qualitative and quantitative provider data. 
• Working experience with data science modeling   
• Deep familiarity with health insurance data, including claims, eligibility, provider and benefit data
• 5 years of experience in the use of relational database concepts and applications, specifically use of MS Access, SAS, SQL, Excel and other relevant software applications.  Experience with Structured Query Language (SQL) procedure as a data retrieval tool is a must.  Specifically, the ability to write programs to perform queries on data and retrieve data from multiple tables/sources with SQL and SAS.  Experience in Python a plus. 
• Business Intelligence (BI) Tools skills and experience strongly preferred.
• Experience working with Analytics Platform (AP) and Amazon Web Service (AWS) highly desired.
• Ability to work productively in an environment that requires constant development of technical data skill sets.
• Experience working with IT and matrix partners to build business requirements for a new tool or application, create the new tool or application, test and make needed enhancements, roll out new tool or application as needed.
• Strong understanding of Provider Contracting & contract negotiations.  In-depth understanding of managed care business processes, data, systems, reimbursement methodology, case-mix adjustment, and applications for claims payment, providers, and utilization management.
• Bachelor’s Degree preferred.

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 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.

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