Strategic Planning Advisor - Forsyth Health - Remote

OVERVIEW:

A career within Forsyth Health’s Product team will provide you with the opportunity to help Pharma/Life Science organizations uncover patient and market insights. At Forsyth Health, we focus on a collection of data management, business intelligence and advanced analytics and data science capabilities to support various functions within these organizations to meet their business needs around market access and patient support programs.

SUMMARY:

The Strategic Planning Advisor position will play a critical role to ensure the development of and execution against our strategy; ensuring the proper requirements are developed, appropriate handoffs occur, and that all parties are in sync.  Additionally, this role will be key in forging departmental relationships across the Evernorth enterprise as well as external markets.  They will lead groundbreaking activities to explore and discover opportunities across the enterprise and external data ecosystems for potential product development and partnership.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Support the Chief Product Officer to drive critical initiatives, ensuring on-time delivery.

• Own and deliver key requests and initiatives in support of the product organization.

• Act as a connector within Forsyth and across the enterprise to solve our most critical business challenges and identify opportunities for leverage and value creation.

• Serve as a critical advisor to the Product team, working in close partnership with product leadership, teams across the enterprise.

• Create presentation materials and present business issues to operational management and business leaders. 

• Monitor information flow, sometimes acting as a gatekeeper to ensure appropriate involvement and decision making of leaders.

• Establish and lead cross-functional strategic project initiatives; assemble and mobilize teams to achieve goals and desired outcomes.

• Serve as a “force multiplier” by increasing the effectiveness and success of the Forsyth Product Team across the organization and Cigna's enterprise.

• Support product development and management process; responsible for ongoing implementation, adherence, and revisions. 

• Prepare meeting agendas and facilitate governance for Forsyth in partnership with Shared Services and Forsyth teams. Partner closely with the Executive Assistant to understand upcoming meetings and assist in preparing materials in advance of sessions.

• Collaborate with key teams on content delivery and overall communication strategy for Forsyth. 

IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:

• Bachelor’s degree required, advanced degree desirable.

• 5+ years of experience in the health services industry with specific experience in leading and managing multiple aspects of the business operations.

• Experience in or engagement with pharmaceutical manufacturers preferred.

• Self-motivation, exceptional attention to detail, and a willingness to adapt to strategic and tactical needs in a dynamic, fast-paced, changing environment.

• Project Management - Strong analytical skills, problem solving skills, and an innovative mindset.

• Emotional Intelligence – Strong EQ as evidenced by the ability to understand other people, what motivates them and how to work cooperatively with them. Proven track record of resilience, empathy, strong listening skills and the ability to work through challenging business situation in a highly collaborative way to drive the right business outcomes.  Strong self- awareness and curiosity. 

• Communication - Exceptional executive presence in written and verbal communications. Poise in front of large, senior audiences. Strong persuasion skills with the ability to create and communicate a compelling vision internally and externally. 

• Anticipation - Demonstrated results in ability to think strategically, anticipate future consequences and trends, and incorporate them into short-term and long-term organizational plans.

• Business Acumen - Strong business acumen and ability to make connections within the Provider ecosystem. Demonstrated ability to influence across a matrixed organization and develop trusting working partnerships with internal and external business partners.

• Drive for Results - Proven track record of exceeding goals and a bottom-line orientation; evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and