Business Analytics Advisor - Evernorth

Cigna; Bloomfield (CT); On-site; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in health services is seeking a Business Analytics Advisor to join their Express Scripts pharmacy pricing team. This role focuses on redesigning the Apollo Claims Engine, requiring strong technical skills in Python and OCL, along with strategic thinking and problem-solving abilities. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's degree in a relevant field and significant experience in financial analysis. Join us to drive innovation and improve health outcomes.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant work experience in financial and business analysis.
• Experience with Python/OCL and advanced Excel.
• Ability to work through ambiguity.

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain core functionality within the Apollo Claims Engine.
• Collaborate with Cigna Pricing & Underwriting teams to ensure ACE meets their needs.
• Design tools and processes for setting assumptions and testing updates.

Skills

Python

OCL

Strategic thinking

Problem-solving

Process efficiency

Collaboration

Effective communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or Finance

Tools

Advanced Excel

Job description

POSITION SUMMARY

The Business Analytics Advisor role will be a member of the Express Scripts pharmacy pricing organization's dedicated Engine Redesign team. This team is responsible for developing and executing a successful solution to revolutionize the Cigna Group's pharmacy underwriting engines.

This role will initially focus on the redesign project (Project Apollo) and transition to maintenance and support after project completion in 2026.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Develop and maintain core functionality within the Apollo Claims Engine (ACE), a Pharmacy Claims projection tool written in OCL and Python.
2. Serve as a trusted advisor in designing and developing the methodology used in the Apollo Claims Engine.
3. Collaborate with matrix partners to determine the level of complexity to add to the engine, based on financial impact assessments.
4. Work cross-functionally with the Cigna Pricing & Underwriting teams to ensure ACE meets their needs.
5. Design tools and processes for setting assumptions and testing updates to the ACE code.

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Experience with Python and/or OCL
• Strategic thinking
• Problem-solving skills for complex issues
• Focus on process efficiency
• Collaborative mindset
• Effective communication skills

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial Science, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, or Finance
• Experience with Python/OCL and advanced Excel
• 4+ years of relevant work experience in financial and business analysis
• Ability to work through ambiguity
• Exceptional communication, analytical, and leadership skills

Note: If working remotely, internet connection must be via cable broadband or fiber optic with at least 10 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload speeds.

About Evernorth Health Services

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

Qualified applicants will be considered regardless of race, color, age, disability, sex, pregnancy, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, public assistance status, citizenship, or other protected characteristics.

For reasonable accommodation during the application process, email: [e-mail]. Do not email for application updates or resumes.

The Cigna Group maintains a tobacco-free policy and may not hire tobacco/nicotine users in certain states unless they participate in a smoking cessation program prior to 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.

Applicants with criminal histories will be considered in accordance with applicable laws.