Strategic Planning Advisor - Forsyth Health - Remote

The Cigna Group; Chicago (IL); Remote; USD 100,000 - 168,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization is seeking a Strategic Planning Advisor to support key initiatives and foster collaboration across the enterprise. This critical role involves strategy execution, stakeholder engagement, and opportunity identification within the healthcare landscape. Ideal candidates will possess a strong background in health services and exceptional interpersonal skills to navigate complex relationships and drive results.

Benefits

401(k) with company match

Medical, vision, and dental benefits

Minimum of 18 days paid time off per year

Tuition reimbursement

Comprehensive well-being programs

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in the health services industry.
• Experience with pharmaceutical manufacturers preferred.
• Strong project management capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Support the Chief Product Officer to drive critical initiatives.
• Create presentation materials and present business issues to stakeholders.
• Establish and lead cross-functional strategic project initiatives.

Skills

Communication

Analytical Skills

Emotional Intelligence

Problem Solving

Strategic Thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree (desirable)

Job description

OVERVIEW:

A career within Forsyth Health’s Product team will provide you with the opportunity to help Pharma/Life Science organizations uncover patient and market insights. At Forsyth Health, we focus on a collection of data management, business intelligence and advanced analytics and data science capabilities to support various functions within these organizations to meet their business needs around market access and patient support programs.

SUMMARY:

The Strategic Planning Advisor position will play a critical role to ensure the development of and execution against our strategy; ensuring the proper requirements are developed, appropriate handoffs occur, and that all parties are in sync. Additionally, this role will be key in forging departmental relationships across the Evernorth enterprise as well as external markets. They will lead groundbreaking activities to explore and discover opportunities across the enterprise and external data ecosystems for potential product development and partnership.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Support the Chief Product Officer to drive critical initiatives, ensuring on-time delivery.

• Own and deliver key requests and initiatives in support of the product organization.

• Act as a connector within Forsyth and across the enterprise to solve our most critical business challenges and identify opportunities for leverage and value creation.

• Serve as a critical advisor to the Product team, working in close partnership with product leadership, teams across the enterprise.

• Create presentation materials and present business issues to operational management and business leaders.

• Monitor information flow, sometimes acting as a gatekeeper to ensure appropriate involvement and decision making of leaders.

• Establish and lead cross-functional strategic project initiatives; assemble and mobilize teams to achieve goals and desired outcomes.

• Serve as a “force multiplier” by increasing the effectiveness and success of the Forsyth Product Team across the organization and Cigna's enterprise.

• Support product development and management process; responsible for ongoing implementation, adherence, and revisions.

• Prepare meeting agendas and facilitate governance for Forsyth in partnership with Shared Services and Forsyth teams. Partner closely with the Executive Assistant to understand upcoming meetings and assist in preparing materials in advance of sessions.

• Collaborate with key teams on content delivery and overall communication strategy for Forsyth.

IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree desirable.

• 5+ years of experience in the health services industry with specific experience in leading and managing multiple aspects of the business operations.

• Experience in or engagement with pharmaceutical manufacturers preferred.

• Self-motivation, exceptional attention to detail, and a willingness to adapt to strategic and tactical needs in a dynamic, fast-paced, changing environment.

• Project Management - Strong analytical skills, problem solving skills, and an innovative mindset.

• Emotional Intelligence –Strong EQ as evidenced by the ability to understand other people, what motivates them and how to work cooperatively with them. Proven track record of resilience, empathy, strong listening skills and the ability to work through challenging business situation in a highly collaborative way to drive the right business outcomes. Strong self- awareness and curiosity.

• Communication- Exceptional executive presence in written and verbal communications. Poise in front of large, senior audiences. Strong persuasion skills with the ability to create and communicate a compelling vision internally and externally.

• Anticipation -Demonstrated results in ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and incorporate them into short-term and long-term organizational plans.

• Business Acumen- Strong business acumen and ability to make connections within the Provider ecosystem. Demonstrated ability to influence across a matrixed organization and develop trusting working partnerships with internal and external business partners.

• Drive for Results- Proven track record of exceeding goals and a bottom-line orientation; evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment; ability to balance the delivery of programs.

• Strategic Vision and Agility- Ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and incorporate them into the organizational plan

• Leadership and Organization- Exceptional capacity leading and influencing cross-functional teams; ability to connect with staff on an individual level and in large groups; capacity to enforce accountability, develop and empower top-notch leaders from the bottom up, cultivate entrepreneurship, and learn the strengths and weaknesses of the team so as to put people in a position to succeed.

• Customer Focus– Dedication to meeting the expectations and requirements of clients; ability to collect first-hand customer information to use for improvements in products and services; a customer-focused mindset.

• Matrix Management/Relationship Building– Enterprise thinker with proven ability to influence across a matrix environment. Ability to develop strong relationships across all levels of the organization, and with external partners.

• Action Oriented- Ability to act and react as necessary, even if limited information is available; confidence to take charge of a situation; can overcome resistance to leadership.

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.For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 100,400 - 167,400 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That’s why you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna Group.

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.

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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.