Senior Strategy & Analytics Advisor, C&CE Forecasting - Evernorth - Remote

The Cigna Group

17h • Remote

About The Position

The Customer & Client Experience (C&CE) team is responsible for the servicing of Cigna customers across multiple lines of business, including US Employer, Pharmacy Benefit Management, Individual and Family Plans, and more. C&CE owns the delivery of exceptional customer experiences while operating Cigna’s call centers effectively and efficiently for the business. The Senior Strategy & Analytics Advisor will be responsible for leading critical analytical work that supports C&CE strategic priorities.
This role is part of a Business Analyst team that provides direct support to the Workforce & Footprint Strategy team in the C&CE organization, including driving strategic improvements in customer experience and operating efficiency, advancing our modeling and analytical capabilities to accurately forecast contact center operations workload demand across calls, chats and cases, as well as supporting improvements in the associate experience through better capabilities and tools. They will work closely with leadership and their teams to deeply understand the business problems at hand, develop advanced analytical models and build compelling business case presentations that positively influence go forward strategy.
Senior Advisors are expected to independently structure workstreams, solve problems, and seek additional opportunities across stakeholder domains. Senior Advisors can expect to lead impactful projects across domains or functions, perform hands-on analysis, present to executive (VP+) audiences, and help drive overall business strategy.
This role will be highly visible, and the individual will be a critical thought partner to leaders across C&CE.
This is a fully remote opportunity for candidates in select geographies. Candidates who reside within 50 miles of the following locations will be required to perform onsite 3 days per week: Bloomfield, CT; Chattanooga, TN; Denver, CO; St Louis, MO; and Scottsdale, AZ.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics, Economics, Statistics, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred
• Five years of relevant analytics or management consulting experience
• Strong communication (oral and written), presentation, and facilitation skills
• Ability to structure project / program plans and independently drive workstream forward
• Ability to partner across organizations and roles to influence and deliver work
• Proficiency in an analytics-focused coding language, e.g. SQL, Python, or R
• Two years of building, managing, or using business models, e.g. optimization, predictive analysis and forecasting, or financial / credit modeling
• internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload

Nice To Haves

• MBA or other relevant advanced degree (e.g. MS in Analytics)
• Eight or more years of relevant analytics or management consulting experience
• Four or more years of end-to-end model design and ownership experience, e.g. optimization, predictive analysis and forecasting, or financial / credit modeling
• Two or more years of healthcare experience
• Two or more years of experience in Operations or Customer Experience

Responsibilities

• Shape C&CE strategy by developing business cases, evaluating options, and assessing costs and benefits to guide prioritization decisions
• Develop highly accurate and explainable analytical models to project contact center workload demand across several work types (calls, chats, cases) and service models
• Develop forecast variance analysis playbooks enabling quick identification of drivers and paths to resolution
• Look for ways to enhance our data ecosystem and accelerate our AI/ML journey within Workforce Management
• Leverage data to solve business problems by identifying data needs, pulling data from relevant sources, and performing analysis
• Identify business opportunities using trend analysis and mining operational data for insights
• Develop testing plans, monitor performance indicators, and be ready to quickly investigate and remediate emerging issues
• Grow into a thought partner and executive storyteller by distilling work into crisp presentations that educate, inform, and inspire action
• Employ a product management mindset to translate Operations needs into business requirements that can be delivered by Tech partners

Benefits

• health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs
• 401(k)
• company paid life insurance
• tuition reimbursement
• a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year
• paid holidays

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level