Global Head of Provider Network & Strategy

Ethos; Madrid; Hybrid; EUR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Multicultural and hybrid working env.

Private Medical Insurance

Employee Wellbeing Benefits

Educational Development Program

Job summary

Global Head of Network at The Cigna Group in Madrid leads the end-to-end provider network strategy, contracting, and performance management across the Health segment within IHDS. The role establishes a single, enterprise-led network model, ensuring alignment with IH and IHDS strategic priorities while optimizing cost, access, quality, and provider performance.

It drives global consistency in contracting, strengthens strategic provider partnerships, and enables differentiated customer and

Qualifications

• Master's degree in Business, Healthcare Management, or related field (MBA preferred).
• 15+ years of progressive leadership experience in provider network, contracting, and healthcare operations.
• Extensive experience in international health insurance and multi-market provider network management.
• Proven track record in large-scale network transformation and cost optimization.
• Deep expertise in provider contracting, pricing, and partnership models.
• Strong understanding of clinical operations, payment integrity, and healthcare economics.
• Experience leading multicultural, multi-location teams in a global environment.
• Strategic mindset with ability to balance cost, quality and access trade-offs.
• Strong executive presence with ability to influence enterprise stakeholders and external partners.

Responsibilities

• Define and deliver a multi-year global provider network strategy aligned with IH and IHDS priorities.
• Lead periodic network strategy reviews across regions and functions to ensure consistency and performance optimization.
• Monitor provider market dynamics, including pricing trends, regulatory changes, and competitive positioning.
• Identify strategic network partnership opportunities (hospital groups, Centres of Excellence, value-based providers).
• Partner with Finance and Medical Economics on network cost drivers, forecasting, and performance insights.
• Establish and govern global contracting strategies, standards, and methodologies.
• Lead negotiations for strategic and high-value provider partnerships at a global level.
• Drive value-based contracting models to improve quality outcomes and cost efficiency.
• Ensure alignment between regional contracting execution and enterprise objectives.
• Strengthen provider relationship management and engagement frameworks.
• Define and implement network segmentation and performance frameworks across cost, quality, and access dimensions.
• Oversee provider performance monitoring, including utilization, outcomes, and provider experience.
• Integrate clinical, operational, and payment integrity insights into network optimization decisions.
• Drive initiatives to improve network efficiency, adequacy, and member experience.
• Partner with D&A and Technology to enhance data-driven network management capabilities.
• Report progress to portfolio management function within Strategy & Transformation to inform prioritization and resource allocation.
• Act as the enterprise integrator for provider network strategy, aligning with IH, BOB, IHDS and enterprise.
• Ensure network strategy is embedded into product design, care models, clinical programs and operational delivery.
• Lead cross-functional initiatives that optimize the full health value chain.
• Influence enterprise investment decisions related to network capabilities, partnerships, and innovation.
• Establish and lead global network governance frameworks, including contracting, performance, training/orientation and partnerships.
• Ensure disciplined prioritization and execution of network initiatives with multi-million-dollar impact.
• Track and deliver measurable outcomes on cost containment, quality improvement and access expansion.
• Provide executive-level reporting on network performance and value realization.

Skills

Leadership

Provider network

Contracting

Negotiation

Healthcare economics

Strategic mindset

Stakeholder management

Multicultural teams

Education

Master's degree in Business or Healthcare

Job description

Global Head of Network at The Cigna Group in Madrid leads the end-to-end provider network strategy, contracting, and performance management across the Health segment within IHDS. The role establishes a single, enterprise-led network model, ensuring alignment with IH and IHDS strategic priorities while optimizing cost, access, quality, and provider performance.

It drives global consistency in contracting, strengthens strategic provider partnerships, and enables differentiated customer and