Affordability Value Advisor- Program Management - Work From Home

Affordability Value Advisor - Program Management Advisor

This role will report into the Medicare Affordability Execution Senior Manager (Value Lead) and will be responsible for executing on the roadmap for improving Affordability and Total Cost of Care initiatives as part of the Medicare Business Optimization effort. This role will be a key member of the team who will be responsible for identifying initiatives and driving strategic priorities in a highly matrixed environment. The individual will use benchmark data to evaluate and monitor market positioning, identify key drivers of cost trends across affordability levers with in-depth analysis of key performance metrics, and ensure the sustainability of initiatives.

Responsibilities:

• Partners with key stakeholders across the segment to drive meaningful strategic initiatives related to affordability and deliver results.
• Drive fulfillment of affordability commitments for aligned value streams with creation of performance scorecards that show actual vs target tracking, taking in consideration all the key contributing drivers.
• Supports improvement in affordability, total medical cost savings and medical cost trend reduction through strategic collaboration with business and clinical leaders who bring innovative ideas and projects from their business departments.
• Serves as thought leader and assists in providing solutions for improvement in affordability while assuring appropriate balance between quality, compliance and impact on medical costs, operational efficiency, and service to internal and external customers and providers.
• Summarizes results of analysis and effectively communicates to management recommendations for actions to resolve business issues
• Execute a working model with aligned value streams and internal partners that assesses and sets the controls and standards for affordability related initiatives
• Translates business needs into practical applications and solutions
• Executes processes through effective value stream management
• Possible 10-15% of travel

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree preferred, HS Diploma required
• Minimum 6-8 years of stakeholder management, value tracking, and affordability related experience preferred
• Medicare experience is preferred
• Strong project management experience
• Communicate effectively, both written and verbal, with immediate team members, business partners, and customers
• Proven ability to drive key performance indicators through use of dashboards, scorecards, and action planning.
• Strong ability to build consensus around complex technical and business decisions
• Proven people interaction skills and interpersonal skills necessary to facilitate productive discussions and foster collaboration within and across teams
• Demonstrated ability to step forward to address difficult issues
• Demonstrated ability to lead and influence without direct authority
• Proven analytical abilities especially in decision making and problem solving
• Proven ability to manage multiple priorities and the ability to deal with ambiguity

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

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 85,800 - 143,000 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 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.

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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Cigna 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.