Cigna Pharmacy Operations and Strategy, Managing Director

Cigna; Bloomfield (CT); Hybrid; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a dynamic leader to oversee product operations and pharmacy strategy. This pivotal role involves driving operational efficiencies, implementing best practices, and managing diverse teams. The ideal candidate will possess extensive experience in the healthcare sector, particularly in pharmacy, and demonstrate exceptional leadership skills. You'll navigate complex business relationships and influence strategic decisions while fostering a collaborative environment. Join a forward-thinking organization dedicated to improving lives and driving growth in healthcare.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in healthcare, focusing on pharmacy experience.
• Advanced degree preferred, deep understanding of pharmacy supply chain.

Responsibilities

• Lead product operations across medical and pharmacy solutions.
• Develop and implement long-term business strategies for Cigna Pharmacy.

Skills

Pharmacy Benefit Management

Strategic Leadership

Change Management

Relationship Building

Operational Effectiveness

Education

MBA/MHA

Bachelor's Degree in Healthcare

Job description

Overview:

As Product Operations and Cigna Pharmacy Strategy leader, this role leads product operations across medical, behavioral health, and pharmacy solutions for Cigna Healthcare U.S. as well as leading Cigna Pharmacy strategy. This role will report to the General Manager of Cigna Pharmacy.

The product operations leadership scope encompasses medical, behavioral, and pharmacy and is responsible for delivering operational efficiencies, instituting best practices, running a seamless operating model across these functions as well as with business partners, including the Evernorth team.

This includes portfolio and program management and delivery, operating effectiveness, business excellence, training, readiness, analytics, communications, regulatory compliance, strategic operations, and governance.

This role requires navigating business relationships and influencing at the executive level, as well as deep leadership acumen and an ability to lead a broad and functionally diverse team. A large degree of organizational agility, change management, and strategic mindset are required.

In addition to the product operations scope for medical, behavioral and pharmacy this role leads teams responsible for the following within the Cigna Pharmacy team:

• Operational Readiness
• Business Excellence/Issue Management
• Business Architecture/Solution Management
• Regulatory/Compliance/Risk Management
• Communications – client/member/internal/sales
• Reporting/Analytics/Governance
• Training and Insights
• Sales Readiness
• Regulatory Compliance
• Pharmacy Network Operations

This role will also lead Cigna Pharmacy’s strategy including developing and implementing long-term business strategies, analyzing market trends, and identifying opportunities and risks to ensure the ongoing success of Cigna Pharmacy. This includes:

• Defining strategic goals, identifying key initiatives, and creating action plans to achieve those goals.
• Stay up to date on industry trends, competitor activities, and emerging technologies to identify opportunities and potential risks.
• Assess organizational performance and identify areas for improvement:
• Evaluate existing strategies and processes, identify strengths and weaknesses, and develop recommendations for optimization.
• Work with stakeholders to align strategies, ensure clear communication, and build consensus on key decisions.
• Monitor and evaluate the success of strategic initiatives:

Qualifications:

• Minimum of 10 years of experience in the healthcare industry, with focus on Pharmacy experience within a Pharmacy Benefit Manager, a health plan or other pharmacy related business.
• Advanced degree such as an MBA/MHA preferred.
• Deep understanding of pharmacy supply chain economics gained by work experience at a healthcare/pharmacy benefit management or consulting organization.
• Proven ability to navigate business relationships and influencing at the executive level, through organizational agility, change management, and strategic mindset. Strong relationship building skills, with an ability to build trusted, productive partnerships between business leaders and internal/external partners.
• Proven senior leader with extensive ability to build solid and collaborative relationships with team members, foster a productive team environment, and coach staff with timely meaningful written and verbal feedback.
• Consistent track record of contributing to profitable earnings growth and operational effectiveness. Strong communication and facilitation skills with all levels of the organization, including ability to resolve issues and build consensus among groups of diverse internal/external stakeholders.
• Strategic thinker with demonstrated success for developing business strategies and creating innovative, yet profitable and scalable solutions to difficult problems.

Desired Competencies:

• Influential Leadership – Is skilled at communicating a strategic vision that influences individuals, teams, and an entire organization to perform at a higher level and embrace change.
• Strategic Agility – Is able to come up with the next strategic offering or plan; comfortable speculating about alternative futures without volumes of data.
• Customer Focus – Is dedicated to meeting the expectations and requirements of internal and external customers; uses customer information to improve products and services.
• Dealing with Ambiguity – Can effectively cope with change, shift gears comfortably and act without having the total picture.
• Accountability / Ownership – Takes responsibility for all work activities, follows through on commitments, implements decisions that have been agreed upon while maintaining confidentiality with sensitive information.
• Collaboration – Identifies opportunities and takes action to build strategic relationships that helps achieve business goals.

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 Cigna Healthcare

Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. 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.

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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.