SUMMARY:
We are seeking a Strategic Planning Senior Principal to drive critical workstreams and thought leadership for a multi-year Pharmacy Benefits Services (PBS) model transformation. This high-impact role is designed for a visionary leader who excels at driving organizational change aligning cross-functional teams and delivering results in complex environments. The Strategic Planning Senior Principal will be responsible for shaping strategy overseeing execution and ensuring that transformation objectives are met on time and within scope.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:
Influence Transformation Workstreams: Contextualize data and other highly complex supply chain information via transformation architecture. Oversee multiple strategic workstreams ensuring alignment with overall transformation goals. Individually own several workstreams.
Team mentorship: help support transformation project managers in highly complex environment fostering a culture of collaboration accountability and high performance. Influencing high performing employees who do not report directly to you.
Strategic Planning: Develop and refine long-term strategies set priorities and establish key performance indicators to measure progress.
Stakeholder Engagement: Own Governance process (weekly Core Asset Box Report executive summaries etc.) management Collaborate with senior leaders functional teams and external partners to drive buy-in and support for transformation initiatives.
Change Management: Champion change management efforts including communication planning training and stakeholder readiness.
Performance Tracking: Monitor workstream progress identify risks and implement corrective actions to keep projects on track.
Reporting: Prepare and present regular updates to executive leadership highlighting achievements challenges and recommendations.
IDEAL CANDIDATES WILL HAVE A COMBINATION OF THE FOLLOWING:
Education: Bachelors degree required; Masters Degree in business strategy or related field preferred.
Experience: Minimum 10 years in strategic planning management consulting or transformation leadership roles.
Leadership: Proven experience leading large-scale multi-year transformation projects.
Skills: Exceptional analytical problem-solving and communication skills. Ability to influence and drive changes across diverse stakeholder groups
Expertise: Strong understanding of business operations financial modeling and project management methodologies.
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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Cigna Healthcare offers health insurance plans such as medical and dental to individuals and employers, international health insurance, and Medicare coverage.