Principal, Clinical & Provider Strategy - Cigna Healthcare - Hybrid

The job profile for this position is Strategic Planning Principal, which is a Band 5 Senior Contributor Career Track Role.

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Position Summary

The Principal, Clinical Strategy is a strategic leadership role responsible for driving the development of clinical strategies across the Cigna Healthcare organization, specifically partnering with the clinical sales, product, trend, and medical management teams. This role seeks a visionary strategist with deep healthcare expertise, capable of influencing executive decision-making, launching complex cross-functional initiatives, and delivering actionable plans to provide measurable improvements in clinical outcomes and business growth. The ideal candidate will bring a consulting-grade strategic toolkit, strong analytical acumen, and a proven ability to operate at the intersection of clinical innovation, business strategy, and operational execution. This role will report to the Chief Medical Officer of Cigna Healthcare.

Job Responsibilities

• Serve as a strategic advisor to Cigna Healthcare senior clinical and business leadership, translating enterprise and organizational priorities into actionable strategies.
• Drive organizational alignment by partnering with the clinical sales, product, and medical management teams, alongside functional teams including analytics and case management.
• Act as a catalyst for change, positioning the Cigna Healthcare clinical team as a strategic growth engine within the organization.
• Apply rigorous strategic thinking and data-driven insights to inform investment decisions, resource allocation, and performance optimization.
• Architect scalable frameworks for clinical innovation, from ideation through implementation, with a focus on speed-to-impact and measurable ROI.
• Lead intelligence and due diligence efforts to inform strategic decision-making, including competitive landscape analysis, market sizing, customer segmentation, and identification of emerging trends and disruptors in the healthcare ecosystem.
• Synthesize internal and external insights into actionable recommendations that shape enterprise and organizational growth initiatives and clinical priorities.
• Lead annual strategic planning cycles, contribute to enterprise- and organization-wide strategy development, and ensure alignment with P&L and growth objectives.

Required Qualifications

• 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.
• Demonstrated expertise in clinical strategy, provider engagement, and healthcare innovation.
• 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.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in a top-tier strategy consulting firm or in a corporate strategy function within a leading healthcare organization.
• Experience in payer or integrated delivery system environments.
• Familiarity with clinical care delivery and population health strategies.

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