Strategy & Business Development Senior Advisor, Independent Pharmacy - Hybrid at Cigna in St. Louis, Missouri

Job Description:

Strategy and Business Development Senior Advisor, Independent Pharmacy

The Strategy and Business Development Senior Advisor provides support to leaders on significant Strategy and Business Development matters pertaining to enterprise Independent Pharmacy strategy and enablement. As a member of the Office of Independent Pharmacy Enablement, the Senior Advisor will work cross-functionally to support independent pharmacy engagement, often coordinating between key internal and external stakeholders. The Senior Advisor will report to the Senior Director of Independent Pharmacy Affairs. The Senior Advisor will participate in the enablement of strategic business initiatives pertaining to independent pharmacy strategy.

Essential Functions:

• Support the Senior Director in the work of the Office of Independent Pharmacy Enablement.


• Build Independent Pharmacy Advisory Committee (IPAC) relationships to effectively support communications and activities.


• Support the processes, functions, execution, and accountability of the Office.


• With the Sr. Director, coordinate internal enterprise-wide teams that touch independent pharmacy to ensure alignment, accountability, and execution.


• Direct independent pharmacy support efforts, including responses, routing, processes, and escalations to our Office.


• Oversee IndependentRx-related correspondence and escalate/route as appropriate.


• Manage key performance indicators, reporting, and data needs of Office and assist in team accountability.


• Manage complex projects and initiatives across multiple channels.


• Support external communication and preparation by organizing and preparing materials and content.


• Interpret internal and external feedback and results to succinctly create compelling recommendations and solutions for leadership.


• Build effective meeting materials (power point, financial analysis, written analysis, etc) to support the development and execution of Office strategy and projects.

Ideal Candidates Will Offer:

• Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business, Economics, Engineering, Marketing or other related field preferred.


• Independent or retail pharmacy experience a major plus.


• Customer service mindset with client/external-facing experience preferred.


• At least 5 years of experience in healthcare analytics and/or business strategy.


• 7-10+ years of experience in corporate strategy, data and analytics strategy, with a history of demonstrated business success (healthcare and pharmacy experience preferred).


• Strategic thinker with the ability to communicate and influence strategy with cross-enterprise teams.


• Experienced in networking successfully across a large company by building trust, making decisions, focusing on stakeholder needs, continuously improving and building talent.


• Excellent communication and presentation skills, capable of shaping messages appropriately for a senior-level and/or external audience and proficiency using MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint (strong PPT skills are a must!).


• Attention to detail, superb organization skills, professionalism, and sensitivity to external partners are critically important.


• Ability to work from an office 50% of the time, as directed by the business

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.

About Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. 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.

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Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner
consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.

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.