HIH - Financial Analysis Lead Analyst

The Cigna Group; Hyderabad; Hybrid; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Job summary

The Cigna Group’s Evernorth Hyderabad centre seeks a Lead Analyst in Client Analysis & Consultation to provide analytics support, insights on pharmacy cost drivers, and client budgeting forecasts.

You will partner with Sales, Product, Supply Chain and Finance to deliver actionable reports, build financial models, and improve efficiency, with option for remote work and 40 hours/week.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Healthcare, Business, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics or related Field with 5-8 years of relevant work experience
• Strong business and organizational skills
• Strong written/verbal communication
• Must be able to explain complex terms in simple ways
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint
• Must be proficient in querying and analyzing data from complex databases using SQL, Python, and other programming languages
• Must be proficient with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau)
• Must be proficient in modeling, trending and forecasting skills
• Knowledge of PBM or Healthcare industry preferred but not essential

Responsibilities

• Lead development of client-specific financial insights and analytics - Own creation of financial content for client presentations, ensuring outputs are accurate, tailored, and aligned to client priorities
• Synthesize and communicate key drivers of pharmacy trend and performance - Translate complex analyses into clear, executive-ready narratives spanning historical performance and forward-looking projections
• Partner cross-functionally to deliver integrated insights - Collaborate with Product, Pricing, Underwriting, Data & Analytics, Supply Chain and Sales teams to align analytics, solutions, and client messaging
• Drive continuous improvement of analytics and best practices
• Enhance models, templates, and processes while incorporating feedback to improve scalability, consistency, and quality
• Innovation & efficiency – Leverage artificial intelligence, automation tools, and advanced analytics techniques to streamline reporting, enhance forecasting accuracy, accelerate insight generation, and improve the scalability and consistency of client deliverables.

Skills

SQL

Python

Data storytelling

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Healthcare/BI/Analytics

Tools

Tableau

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Evernorth℠ exists to elevate health for all, because we believe health is the starting point for human potential and progress. As champions for affordable, predictable and simple health care,

we solve the problems others don’t, won’t or can’t.

Our Hyderabad Centre in India will allow us to work with the right talent, expand our global footprint, improve our competitive stance, and better deliver on our promises to stakeholders. We are passionate about making healthcare better by delivering world-class solutions that make a real difference.

We are always looking upward. And that starts with finding the right talent to help us get there.

Lead Analyst, Client Analysis & Consultation

(CIGNA: Financial Analysis Lead Analyst)

Position Summary

The Financial Analysis Lead Analyst, Client Analysis & Consultation position provides analytics support and insights to assist clients to understand the drivers of their pharmacy costs, expectations for future costs, and clinical solutions to help them manage their costs to meet their budget goals.

Analysts will lead the development of client-specific financial analyses, trend insights, and custom reporting deliverables. Analysts will partner with Sales, Product, Supply Chain, and Finance teams to deliver accurate, timely, and actionable analytics that support client strategy and decision making.

Additional work includes managing client guarantee performance, supporting enterprise projects, and working to enhance finance team efficiency through the development of improved financial models and best practices.

Analysts will develop a deep understanding of the pharmacy benefits management (PBM) industry including drivers of trend, pipeline for new medications and financial impact, competitive environment, and solutions that can be used to control costs.

Essential Functions

• Lead development of client-specific financial insights and analytics - Own creation of financial content for client presentations, ensuring outputs are accurate, tailored, and aligned to client priorities
• Synthesize and communicate key drivers of pharmacy trend and performance - Translate complex analyses into clear, executive-ready narratives spanning historical performance and forward-looking projections
• Partner cross-functionally to deliver integrated insights - Collaborate with Product, Pricing, Underwriting, Data & Analytics, Supply Chain and Sales teams to align analytics, solutions, and client messaging
• Drive continuous improvement of analytics and best practices

Enhance models, templates, and processes while incorporating feedback to improve scalability, consistency, and quality

• Innovation & efficiency – Leverage artificial intelligence, automation tools, and advanced analytics techniques to streamline reporting, enhance forecasting accuracy, accelerate insight generation, and improve the scalability and consistency of client deliverables.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Healthcare, Business, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Finance, Economics, Computer Science, Mathematics or related Field with 5-8 years of relevant work experience
• Strong business and organizational skills
• Strong written/verbal communication
• Must be able to explain complex terms in simple ways
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint
• Must be proficient in querying and analyzing data from complex databases using SQL, Python, and other programming languages
• Must be proficient with data visualization tools (e.g. Tableau)
• Must be proficient in modeling, trending and forecasting skills
• Knowledge of PBM or Healthcare industry preferred but not essential

Location & Hours of Work

Full-time position, working 40 hours per week. Expected overlap with US hours as appropriate. Primarily based in the Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, India, with flexibility to work remotely as required.

Equal Opportunity Statement

Evernorth is an Equal Opportunity Employer actively encouraging and supporting organization-wide involvement of staff in diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts to educate, inform and advance both internal practices and external work with diverse client populations.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.