Hybrid Senior Strategy & Business Development Advisor, Independent Pharmacy

at The Cigna Group

• Job title: Senior Strategy & Business Development Advisor, Independent Pharmacy
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $127,200 - $212,000 per year
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Location requirements: Hybrid, St Louis, United States

About the role

• Strategy and Business Development Senior Advisor at Evernorth enhancing independent pharmacy strategies and initiatives. Collaborating cross-functionally to optimize processes and drive business success.

Responsibilities

• Provide support to leaders on significant Strategy and Business Development matters pertaining to independent pharmacy
• Work cross-functionally to support independent pharmacy, coordinating between key internal and external stakeholders
• Participate in the enablement of strategic business initiatives pertaining to independent pharmacy strategy
• Build Independent Pharmacy Advisory Committee (IPAC) relationships to effectively support communications and activities
• Support the processes, functions, execution, and accountability of the Office
• 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
• Seek out and lead process improvement opportunities pertaining to independent pharmacy support and service
• Execute and manage the Office’s role as business owner of the Pharmacist Resource Center, communicating any issues or problems to the Senior Director
• Oversee IndependentRx-related correspondence from any channel 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 internal and 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
• Build a network of internal and external partners to advance the work of the Office

Requirements

• Pharmacy degree or bachelor’s degree in finance, business, economics, engineering, marketing or another related field preferred
• Community pharmacy experience strongly preferred
• Customer service mindset with client/external-facing experience preferred
• At least 5 years of experience in healthcare analytics and/or business strategy
• Experience working in the independent pharmacy space
• Experience in corporate strategy, data and analytics strategy, with a history of demonstrated business success (healthcare and pharmacy experience preferred but not required)
• Strategic thinker with the ability to effectively communicate and influence strategy with cross-enterprise teams
• Experience successfully networking 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, integrity and sensitivity to external partners are critically important
• Ability to travel (average one time per month)

Benefits

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