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Summary

This Business Analytics Advisor role focuses on evaluating cost and quality of care opportunities for a high-profile health system in the Southeast. The qualified candidate will query underlying data sources, using DBMS applications, to research information, analyze results, create adhoc reports and answer provider performance questions from clinician’s and business stakeholders. This role interacts directly with external health system executives and, internally, with Cigna’s Market Medical Executive (MME), Account Management team, clinical consultants and market contracting stakeholders. This is an analytics-based, technical role, involving a strong interpersonal communication skillset. Presentations to senior leadership, explanations of underlying performance drivers and analytic results and providing answers to associated clinical questions are important aspects of this position.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with matrix partners to identify and describe the business requests – clearly defining the desired data, information and metrics necessary for investigation

• Present results and analysis in an understandable fashion to key business stakeholders; ability to field questions on the run and provide appropriate and confident responses

• Utilize various DBMS applications to query, extract and manipulate healthcare data – ranging from claim level to summary level data – to create adhoc comparative and performance summary reports

• Liaison between Cigna Client Reporting Business and Cigna Account Executive for communicating and assisting with client-based reporting requests

Experience

• Healthcare Managed Care or Accountable Care Organization (ACO) experience strongly preferred

• Knowledge of PPO and managed care environments, including product offerings and healthcare provider value-based reimbursement programs helpful

• 5+ years SQL Coding Experience

• 2+ years SQL experience in SAS environment or with SAS EG

• Experience connecting to and working with various data repositories

• Advanced Excel experience required – pivot tables, vlookup, arrays

• Lead financial discussions and effectively communicate provider performance results

• Communicate analytical findings/gaps/solutions to senior management and clients in value-based arrangements

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 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.

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: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com 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.