Affordability Strategy and Governance Lead - Cigna Healthcare - Hybrid

Cigna Group•Chicago, IL

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Strategy and Governance lead plays a key role in management and execution of affordability strategies that drive improved outcomes and the cost of care across Cigna Healthcare (CHC). This role requires a strong grasp of healthcare dynamics, managing cross functional initiatives and translating insights into action plans. Success in this role requires a solid foundation in strategic analysis, financial acumen, a collaborative mindset and experience working in healthcare or payer organization. This individual will help manage the Affordability governance strategy, processes, inclusive of, but not limited to, management of internal and external communications, and business case development.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree preferred (e.g. MPH, MBA, MHA)
At least 3 years of experience in healthcare strategy, financial operations or related roles
Strong project management, analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to translate data into actionable insights.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience working in a matrixed organization and collaborating across functions.

Nice To Haves

Experience in payer, provider, or integrated delivery system environments.
Familiarity with trend analytics, population health strategies, or payment integrity
Exposure to strategic planning, business case development, or healthcare innovation

Responsibilities

Support the development of affordability strategic initiatives aligned with CHC and enterprise goals and market needs, including strategic frameworks, business cases, and initiative roadmaps.
Conduct robust internal reviews and external market scans to identify emerging trends, capability gaps, and innovation opportunities.
Enable effective governance execution through end-to-end coordination of meeting logistics, documentation of key decisions and actions, and structured stakeholder follow-up to maintain momentum and accountability across initiatives.
Collaborate with matrix partners across CHC clinical teams, along with other internal teams including clinical, product, data and analytics, and operations to ensure strategic alignment.
Participate in cross-functional workgroups as a proxy for CHC affordability and payment integrity strategy, contributing to the design of new commercial programs and products.
Develop executive-level communications to escalate key issues, opportunities or pain points to CHC leadership
Analyze claims and operational data to identify trends, gaps, and affordability opportunities
Translate complex data into clear, actionable insights for both payment strategy and non-payment stakeholders.
Proficiency in using data visualization and analytics tools (e.g., Excel, Tableau,) to develop dashboards, reports, and presentations that inform strategic decisions.
Prepare executive-level presentations, memos, and updates on strategic affordability initiatives and projects