Sr Advisor - NCPDP Standards Implementation - Hybrid = Express Scripts

Cigna Healthcare • St. Louis, MO

2d • Hybrid

About The Position

The PBM Operations Business Product Owner (BPO) serves as the key interface and liaison between the business sponsor, or client and technology counterparts to advance high ROI/efficiency, division-wide and enterprise-wide initiatives. This individual would have responsibility for the accuracy and comprehensiveness of business requirements of new and modified business applications and/or products, specific to the NCPDP Telecommunication standards. Additionally, this includes but is not limited to monitoring business processes, analyzing claims data, identifying process improvements, and resolving issues that might be impacted via the retail pharmacy experience. The Product Owner Senior Advisor serves as the interface to the Technical Product Owners (TPO) for business applications, product or client requests to: Contribute to business requirements for new and existing systems from ideation through production and project oversight Contribute to business requirements for new and existing products from ideation through production and project oversight Participate heavily in: the extraction of requirements from business sources discussions with technical resources on business intent and requirements skills to discuss, if not influence, technical design of associated applications the ability to guide technical support, in limited circumstances define and execute UAT Lastly, this role does require active participation and influencing with a key industry standards organization, NCPDP, via external forums; including Work Groups (WG), Task Groups (TG) and Committees. This would include providing feedback within discussions, offering potential solutions and seeking leadership roles as opportunities arise.

Requirements

• High school diploma or equivalent required; bachelor’s degree preferred
• Five or more years of experience in pharmacy benefit management, healthcare technology, or standards implementation
• Experience supporting large-scale standards or regulatory initiatives with a focus on operational readiness
• Familiarity with Agile methodology; experience with Jira preferred
• Experience working across business and technology teams
• Strong communication, organization, and problem-solving skills
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Participate in defining business requirements with business sponsors, TPO and System Engineering teams for new and modified business applications, product, or client requests.
• Apply Express Scripts project tools and methodologies (AGILE, JIRA) to advance business applications, products, or client requests.
• Must be able to adapt in a dynamic work environment and indirectly lead teams through changes positively
• Must have excellent interpersonal skills and have a demonstrated ability to work cross-functionally with other departments to collaborate, facilitate, and resolve issues and be able to develop customized solutions to meet business requirements.
• Must have excellent written and oral communication skills and excellent organizational skills.
• Must have a strong customer service focus and be detail oriented with strong analytical and problem solving skills.
• Must be able to manage multiple projects and prioritize work for self and others and make independent decisions.
• Demonstrate ability to learn and apply new technical tools and techniques to support business applications, products, or client requests.

Benefits

• 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 and paid holidays.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees