Senior Director, Value-Based Product Strategy

Evernorth Health Services; St. Louis (MO); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, seeks a Senior Director to own strategy, roadmap, and growth for affordability and value-based solutions. Lead cross-functional teams across Product, Sales, Marketing, Analytics, and Finance to translate market needs into scalable solutions.

You will shape performance metrics, pricing strategy, and go-to-market support while driving enterprise value and client outcomes.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12+ years of experience in healthcare, pharmacy benefits, managed care, healthcare technology, consulting, product management, business strategy, or related fields.
• Proven experience leading product strategy, product management, commercialization, business operations, or large-scale strategic initiatives.
• Strong understanding of healthcare economics, affordability solutions, utilization management, specialty pharmacy, or healthcare benefit design.
• Demonstrated track record of delivering innovative solutions that drive measurable business growth and client value.
• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives in matrixed organizations.
• Strong financial, analytical, strategic, and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent executive communication and presentation skills.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• MBA, MPH, MHA, MS, or other advanced degree preferred.

Responsibilities

• Own the strategic direction, roadmap, performance, and growth strategy for a portfolio of affordability and value-based solutions.
• Develop and execute multi-year product strategies aligned to business objectives and market opportunities.
• Identify product enhancements, new capabilities, and expansion opportunities to strengthen solution performance and market differentiation.
• Establish performance metrics, growth objectives, and accountability frameworks across the portfolio.
• Lead business case development, investment planning, and prioritization activities.
• Lead the development, management, and evolution of value-based and outcomes-oriented solutions.
• Evaluate innovative reimbursement, performance-based, and risk-sharing opportunities.
• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to establish performance measurement frameworks and value realization strategies.
• Monitor solution effectiveness and recommend enhancements to improve client and business outcomes.
• Own strategy, governance, roadmap development, and ongoing optimization of Appropriate Prescribing solutions.
• Evaluate performance and identify opportunities for increased affordability, provider engagement, and client value.
• Develop new use cases, intervention strategies, and solution enhancements.
• Ensure operational execution aligns with strategic and financial goals.
• Lead strategy and governance for utilization management modernization initiatives.
• Drive automation, operational efficiency, and scalability across utilization management solutions.
• Partner with technology, analytics, and operations teams to implement new capabilities and process improvements.
• Establish operational performance standards and success metrics.
• Support go-to-market strategies and commercialization efforts for new and existing solutions.
• Partner with Sales, Marketing, and Account Management teams to develop product positioning, sales enablement materials, and client-facing value propositions.
• Serve as a subject matter expert in client meetings, finalist presentations, and executive discussions.
• Ensure solution messaging clearly communicates business value, affordability impact, and competitive differentiation.
• Lead highly complex initiatives across matrixed organizations.
• Build alignment among senior stakeholders and business partners.
• Establish governance structures, operating models, and prioritization processes.
• Present strategic recommendations, product performance updates, and growth opportunities to executive leadership.
• Foster collaboration across Product, Clinical, Analytics, Operations, Technology, and Commercial teams.

Skills

Product strategy

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Innovation

Commercial acumen

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

MBA/MPH/MHA/MS or higher

Job description

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, seeks a Senior Director to own strategy, roadmap, and growth for affordability and value-based solutions. Lead cross-functional teams across Product, Sales, Marketing, Analytics, and Finance to translate market needs into scalable solutions.

You will shape performance metrics, pricing strategy, and go-to-market support while driving enterprise value and client outcomes.