Business Analytics Senior Advisor – Medicare Growth Analytics - Cigna Healthcare - Remote

Job Summary:

The Business Analytics Senior Advisor position within the Medicare Growth Analytics Team is an opportunity to provide leadership on our analytics strategy, to support our broader Medicare Growth team and provide actionable insights and analytics.  This role will work with a team of professionals on setting and executing the vision for how our Medicare Growth team can lead Cigna to achieving its goals.

Reporting to the Cross Channel Analytics Senior Manager, this position will coordinate with cross functional teams to develop and execute key deliverables with our business stakeholders.  This position will blend creativity, analytical, and technical competencies, relentless problem solving, and business acumen to deliver solutions to our business partners. The focus of the work will be on analytical projects including but not limited to: Medicare Growth, Medicare Conversions, Customer Lifetime Value, Customer Retention, and Competitive Analysis

We are seeking a seasoned professional for the role of Business Analytics Senior Advisor to spearhead our data integration, modeling, and analytics efforts.  Collaborating closely with the Medicare Growth team, you will play a pivotal role in shaping our data strategy and delivering advanced solutions for key growth reports and strategic analyses.  This is a growth position requiring expertise, vision, and a track record of success in driving data-driven initiatives.

Core Responsibilities:

• Provides expert content/professional leadership on complex analytics assignments/projects.
• Exercises considerable creativity, foresight, and judgement in conceiving and delivering initiatives.
• Takes projects from beginning to end by managing variable tasks, stakeholder engagement and data review with limited supervision to meet targeted timelines.
• Analyzes results and presents data in a consumable method using high-level overviews, major takeaways, critical questions, and next steps.  Partners with other analytics and growth team members to make executive-level recommendations and align on strategy and plan.
• Enhances understanding of distribution channel performance and its impact on growth and profitability.
• Incorporates a growth mindset into approach, utilizing a sales and disenrollment mindset.
• Forecasts impact of investments and performs root cause analysis on variances for future improvement.
• Performs data validation analysis, including high level data quality/audit checks, process/logic/assumption documentation and ongoing monitoring and maintenance of solutions. 
• Partners with other analytics team members as well as growth team members to continuously improve department procedures.
• Maintains analytics skillset through an understanding of new technologies, automation techniques, and the ability to execute and apply new skills to day-to-day work.
• Identify and specify additional data necessary to execute innovative metrics required to understand underlying performance of annual initiatives. 
• Compiles, prepares, and presents to stakeholders and leadership analytical results with identification, quantification, and prioritization of opportunities. Reports may include detailed competitor analysis, campaign performance, sales projections and related KPI’s, etc. 
• Leverages existing data assets whenever possible while strategically addressing critical gaps.

Minimum Qualifications:

• Business Acumen
• Bachelor’s degree in Analytics, Actuarial Science, Marketing, Economics, or Finance or equivalent work experience. 
• 5 or more years Data Analytics or Business Analytics experience required.
• Medicare experience preferred.
• Experience with Sales, Marketing, and/or growth analytics preferred, preferably in a health insurance business.

Soft Skills:

• Strong analytical acumen and mindset
• Genuine care for work – we seek someone who shows genuine interest in care in their work and its impact on the team and company. This means being fully engaged, taking ownership of tasks, and becoming committed to delivering the results that contribute to overall success.
• Acute attention to detail.
• Proactive and thoughtful approach – an ability to anticipate needs, identify potential issues before they arise and proactively suggest improvements.
• Ability to communicate effectively, establish working relationships, and partner/influence leaders on strategic direction.
• Experience presenting executive-level results, directing conversations, and making recommendations.
• Ability to work with a minimal level of guidance and direction. Ideal candidate will be self-motivated, curious, and driven by ideas. 
• Agile learner with the ability to develop and implem