Strategic Planning Analyst - Express Scripts - Hybrid

Position Summary: The Strategic Planning Analyst will support a team in identifying, analyzing, and executing contract optimization opportunities. This role involves data analysis, strategic thinking, and presenting findings to senior leadership and other stakeholders. The Analyst will coordinate with cross-functional partners and review deliverables to ensure quality and provide improvement suggestions.

We are looking for proactive, driven self-starters. If you deal well with ambiguity and like to challenge the status quo or traditional thought, this might be the right opportunity for you. This person will hold herself or himself accountable (i.e., expected to follow through proactively with requests/deliverables). The responsibilities will not be complete upon submission of an opportunity or solution. Follow-up/post implementation analysis with downstream stakeholders will be required.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree highly desired; Master's preferred in business, scientific, or analytic disciplines.
• 3-5 years of experience in data analytics, PBM, or healthcare.
• Experience with 340B at a Covered Entity is required
• Strong problem-solving, analytical, and communication skills.
• Ability to communicate effectively to various audiences/levels including leadership; ability to take a complex financial/pricing issue/problem and deconstruct it into a concise, impactful message to leaders
• Ability to work independently and cross-functionally.
• This is currently a hybrid position and requires the ability to work in person in our St. Louis, MO office

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.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

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.

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