Job Description

Reporting directly to the SVP-CIO Government Business, we are looking for a passionate, innovative, mission-based leader to lead through a transformational journey in bringing market-differentiating capabilities to life in our Medicare Advantage space. Working closely with the Government SVP-CIO and leveraging technology and a transformational skillset, this leader will provide strategic and technical leadership for delivering business capabilities while driving thought leadership and innovation with business partners and our senior stakeholders.

Core responsibilities include:

• The technology leader is critical to deliver upon an aggressive strategic roadmap (MA Road to 2025) and building out an ongoing operational model.
• Lead a cross-functional team (employees, partners) comprised of Engineering, Services and Prod Support functions and ensure diverse, highly engaged and performing talent and an optimized structure with a focus on developing skills, capabilities, leaders and operating mechanisms that will drive horizontal innovation and successfully deliver on strategic priorities.
• Responsible for identification, design, development, implementation and maintenance of information systems for diverse users, platforms, computing environment, (e.g., host based, distributed systems, client server), technologies (e.g., interactive online systems, internet/intranet, and world wide web) software, hardware and tools.
• Negotiates and monitors vendor contracts.Responsible for managing program budget across multiple functional areas.
• Leverage a deep understanding of the healthcare landscape, our enterprise strategy and emerging technologies to partner closely with the business to procure, create, and deliver new solutions by helping partners to see the art-of-the-possible and influencing the change needed to execute and deliver successfully- inclusive of driving decisions relative to strategy, approach, operating models, cohesive vision and purpose, prioritization, resources, trade-offs, investments and funding.
• This role requires a leader to build key relationships across the Government business lines and the Enterprise to in order to align and provide horizontal shared services across the Government business lines; also acts as a primary partner to enterprise architecture on significant strategic growth investments. Become a trusted advisor to the business and technology matrix partners.
• Attract, recruit, manage, develop, and retain talented team members. This includes both hiring and growing employees as well as effective use of consultants or vendor partnerships.

CRITICAL LEADERSHIP COMPETENCIES

• Drives Vision and Purpose - Articulates a compelling vision of the positive impact the organization can make
• Innovation & Digital First Mindset - creating better ways for the organization to be successful in a highly-complex environment and continue to drive digital first applications and strategies
• Delivers Results - Pushes team and cross functional partners to deliver needed results in tough circumstances and expedited timelines
• Builds Effective Teams - Builds strong identity teams that apply their diverse skills and perspectives to achieve common goals
• Action Oriented - Takes on tough challenges with sense of urgency, high energy, and enthusiasm
• Decision Quality - Makes sound and timely decisions to keep work moving forward
• Directs Work - Provides direction to direct reports and cross functional teams and removes barriers to getting work done
• Manages Complexity - Makes sense of complex and sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems
• Manages Ambiguity - Operates effectively and drives work forward even when things are not certain or there is no clear way forward
• Balances Stakeholders - Anticipates and balances the needs of multiple stakeholders across Health Services and Enterprise
• Collaborates - Quickly builds partnerships and works collaboratively with others to ensure progress
• Courage - Steps up to address difficult issues and says what needs to be said
• Instills Trust - Quickly gains confidence and trust of others through honesty, integrity, and authenticity
• Communicates Effectively - Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear message and adapts to multiple audiences
• Situational Adaptability - Adapts approach and demeanor in real time to match the shifting demands of different situations

CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY COMPENTENCIES

• Must be solution-oriented and business-minded with significant practical experience in building, delivering, and supporting technology systems to meet near term business and growth commitments for Government business while simultaneously developing future capability to create optionality across the enterprise.
• Experienced in operating in an Agile methodology and environment
• Experienced with evaluating emerging technologies and recommending potential partnerships that provide efficiencies and competitive advantage
• Experienced with developing reusable assets such as prototypes, POCs, and MVPs that contribute to organizational effectiveness and efficiency
• Deep knowledge of service-oriented and event-driven architectures
• Hands-on experience in cloud engineering and cloud-native design across multiple cloud platforms
• Well-versed in API development and management
• Demonstrated ability building highly performant and robust technology solutions
• Experienced with industry standard programming languages, operating systems, application development frameworks, monitoring tools, and CI/CT/CD tools
• Deep understanding of non-functional requirements and their importance to solution design

QUALIFITICATIONS

• Bachelor\'s degree.Master\'s degree is preferred.
• Minimum 15 years in technology leadership with significant healthcare experience
• Experience in a wide variety of information technology disciplines.
• Visionary, innovative, and strategic thought leader with transformational experience who can align and inspire teams to execute successfully
• Proven ability to prioritize investment decisions relative to future strategy while effectively managing cost in the near term.
• Ability to leverage deep understanding of healthcare landscape to drive strategic outcomes inclusive of building & procuring new capabilities and recommending partnerships, M/A, etc.
• Ability to communicate highly technical concepts in non-technical terms to influence stakeholders, vendors, and clients.
• Aptitude and interest to learn new and emerging business and technologies.
• Ability to manage vendors effectively.
• Commitment to diversity, inclusion, and belonging
• Ability to recruit, motivate, and develop an exceptional, global team of technology professionals

Must be a current contractor with Cigna, Express Scripts, or Evernorth. Evernorth is a new business within the Cigna Corporation.

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.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 189,300 - 315,500 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus and long term incentive plan.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That\'s why you\'ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. 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) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna Group .

About Cigna Healthcare

Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. 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.

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