Business Analytics Advisor - Evernorth

Cigna Health and Life Insurance Company; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 80,000 - 110,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in health insurance is seeking a Business Analytics Advisor to join their Express Scripts pharmacy pricing team. This role focuses on developing and maintaining the Apollo Claims Engine, requiring expertise in Python and strategic problem-solving skills. The ideal candidate will have a bachelor's degree and over four years of relevant experience, contributing to innovative solutions that enhance pharmacy underwriting processes.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Develop and maintain core functionality within the Apollo Claims Engine.
• Engage with matrix partners to assess complexity and financial impacts.
• Work cross-functionally with Pricing & Underwriting teams.

Skills

Python

OCL

Strategic thinking

Problem-solving

Process efficiency

Collaboration

Effective communication

Education

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

Tools

Advanced Excel

Job description

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Business Analytics Advisor - Evernorth

Apply remote type Hybrid locations St. Louis, MO Bloomfield, CT Morris Plains, NJ time type Full time posted on Posted 2 Days Ago time left to apply End Date: June 30, 2025 (30+ days left to apply) job requisition id 25006316

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 on a successful solution for revolutionizing the Cigna Group's pharmacy underwriting engines.

This role will initially be focused on the redesign project (i.e. Project Apollo), transitioning to maintenance and support at the conclusion of the project in 2026.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Develop and maintain core functionality within the Apollo Claims Engine (ACE) which is a Pharmacy Claims projection tool written using OCL code and eventually Python..

• Develop to be a trusted advisor who can assist with designing & developing the methodology used in the Apollo Claims Engine.

• Engage with matrix partners to determine the level of complexity that we wish to add to the engine. Decisions on whether to add complexity should be informed by financial impact assessments.

• Work cross-functionally with the Cigna Pricing & Underwriting teams to ensure that ACE meets their needs.

• Help design the tools & processes used to set assumptions, as well as the tools used to testing updates to the ACE code.

COMPETENCIES & SKILLS

• Experience using Python and/or OCL

• Strategic thinking

• Ability to solution complex problems

• Focus on process efficiency

• Collaborative

• Communicate effectively

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor’s degree in Actuarial, Economics, Statistics, Mathematics, Finance.

• Experience with Python/OCL and advanced Excel.

• 4+ years relevant work experience in financial and business analysis.

• Ability to execute through ambiguity.

• Exceptional communication, analytical, and leadership skills.

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.

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.

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.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: [e-mail] for support. Do not email [e-mail] for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

The Cigna Group 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.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives.

At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients.

Join us in driving growth and improving lives.