Strategy & Business Development Senior Advisor - Express Scripts - Remote

Cigna Healthcare · United States

POSITION SUMMARY:

The primary role of this position is to strategically manage supply chain initiatives associated with strategic accounts. The role will be key in driving strategy, which will include targeting specific opportunities, involving critical parties, evaluating impact, developing recommendations, and socializing and gaining senior leadership support. This includes rebate alignment and strategy, formulary management strategies, pharmacy network management, value-based solutions, and other initiatives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Drive evaluation, development and execution of supply chain drivers.

• Partner cross functionally to educate, influence and operationalize initiatives to achieve growth objectives.

• Financial tracking of supply chain initiatives, performance guarantees and contract compliance.

• Develop and execute strategies that drive additional aligned value.

• Work cross-functionally to resolve issues and generate results among potentially conflicting constituencies.

• Guide and persuade towards specific deliverables within an environment of tight deadlines and significant pressure.

• Handle complex analysis from issue identification to proposal of potential solutions.

• Understand how value is derived in supply chain and what the impact will be as decisions are analyzed and determined.

• Evaluate data and drive action to create additional value.

• Promotion of enablement and efficiencies across the teams.

• Support account team in maintaining positive client relations.

• Project management as needed.

IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Bachelor’s degree, MBA preferred.

• 5+ years of healthcare and PBM experience with knowledge of supply chain.

• Advanced problem solving skills with the ability to work cross–functionally to resolve issues and generate results among potentially conflicting constituencies.

• Strong business, financial, analytical and organizational skills.

• Executive presence and strong negotiation and presentation skills.

• Project management as needed.

• Track record of successful business and program operations.

• Excellent communication skills, including presentations and negotiations.

• Ability to handle complex analysis from issue identification to proposal of potential solutions.

• Demonstrated ability to evaluate financial data and drive action to create additional value.

• Strong business, financial, analytical and organizational skills.

• Strong organizational skills.

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

At The Cigna Group, 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), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here .

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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.

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