Hybrid Principal, Enterprise Clinical Technology & AI Strategic Initiatives

at The Cigna Group

• Job title: Principal, Enterprise Clinical Technology & AI Strategic Initiatives
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Lead
• Salary: $141,700 - $236,100 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bloomfield, United States

About the role

• Principal responsible for strategic leadership in clinical technology and AI initiatives at Cigna. Collaborating across teams to drive clinical innovation and operational execution.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor across The Cigna Group senior clinical and business leadership, translating enterprise and organizational priorities into actionable strategies, including annual planning and initiative prioritization.
• Identify emerging trends in clinical care integrating AI, digital health, and other emerging technologies to inform business planning.
• Engage external industry leaders, prospective partners, and other thought partners for strategy development and benchmarking.
• Partner with business units, finance, and other operating partners to create and validate business cases, along with KPIs/success metrics.
• Create and iterate on high-impact presentations, analyses, and briefing documents for C‑suite and enterprise committees, distilling ambiguity into structured, decision-ready outputs.
• Act as a catalyst for change, positioning The Cigna Group clinical team as a strategic growth engine within the broader enterprise.
• Support the program design and refinement of differentiated technology and AI offerings, tailored to specific clinical and business needs.
• Collaborate with matrix partners across Cigna business units, along with operational partners in technology and data and analytics to ensure alignment and execution.
• Ensure operational readiness and scalability of new clinical programs and services.
• Track and report on initiative performance, ensuring alignment with financial and clinical impact goals.
• Develop executive-level communications, including strategy memos and stakeholder updates.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
• Minimum of 8 years with progressive experience in healthcare strategy, ideally with exposure to top-tier consulting or payer/provider strategy roles.
• Minimum of 4 years in clinical settings (e.g., hospital, outpatient clinical services, etc.)
• Demonstrated expertise in clinical innovation, product development, and emerging technologies in healthcare.
• Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.
• Proven ability to deliver creative solutions to complex challenges.
• Financial acumen and experience with business case development.
• Experience working in a matrixed organization with strong internal relationship-building skills.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, actionable insights.

Benefits

• health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs
• 401(k)
• company paid life insurance
• tuition reimbursement
• a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year
• paid holidays