Director, Strategic Planning Evernorth

Leads a team responsible for evaluating and advancing enterprise and business-specific strategic initiatives. Provides data-driven insights and recommendations to senior leadership to inform strategic direction business model evolution and portfolio decisions across Evernorth and The Cigna Group.

Partners cross-functionally to assess complex opportunities quantify impact and enable leadership decision-making.

• Leads evaluation of complex cross-business strategic initiatives including growth strategy monetization portfolio optimization and regulatory impacts

• Develops executive-ready recommendations including options trade-offs and risks

• Supports development of long-term strategy for priority businesses and enterprise initiatives

• Leads business case development scenario analysis and market assessments

• Evaluates enterprise implications of market regulatory and competitive dynamics

• Leads and develops a team of senior individual contributors; manages prioritization and deliverables

• Partners with cross-functional stakeholders to align on strategic recommendations

• Influences senior leadership decisions in a highly matrixed environment

• Bachelors degree

• 10 years strategy consulting or healthcare business leadership experience in the healthcare industry

• Experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives

• Strong analytical problem-solving and executive communication skills

• Experience influencing stakeholders in a matrixed organization

• Prior people leadership experience

• Healthcare services payer/provider or network strategy experience

• Experience evaluating regulatory or policy-driven business impacts

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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.

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