Financial Analysis Lead Analyst - EVERNORTH - Hybrid (Finance)

POSITION SUMMARY

The Financial Analysis Lead Analyst, Client Analysis & Consultation position works in conjunction with Health Plan Sales and Account Management and various departments within the finance, supply chain, underwriting, clinical and product organizations to provide financial and analytical support to clients.

Responsible for working and meeting directly with account teams and clients to research requests, for managing and presenting client pricing and rebate guarantee performance, for maximizing upsell opportunity and for modeling the impact of enterprise initiatives.

The position will proactively identify client performance trends, cost drivers, and savings opportunities using large datasets of historical claims data, as well as internal and external resources. Candidate will develop findings based on the assessed data and present to the client.

Additional work includes supporting department and enterprise projects, and working to enhance finance team efficiency through the development of improved financial models and best practices.

Position will rely heavily on querying databases, working with large data sets, independent research, and analyzing complex excel models to fulfill analytical requests.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Support ad hoc analyses and consultation of Express Scripts clients and industry consultants.
• Conduct in-depth analyses to identify client specific trends, explain past program performance, and recommend opportunities for improvement.
• Explain guarantee performance by understanding PBM market drivers and client contracts.
• Facilitate discussions with key stakeholders, leadership and clients.
• On-going management of a client's contract to ensure compliance with financial terms.
• Participate in and lead team and/or enterprise projects.
• Create and present innovative content to enrich strategic client meetings.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Sciences, Data Science, Data Analysis, Business, Business Intelligence & Analytics, Healthcare, Pharmacy, Finance, Economics, Mathematics, STEM or related Field.
• 2+ years of relevant work experience.
• Master's degree is a plus.
• Self-starter with strong analytical, strategic and organizational skills.
• Underwriting, risk management, actuarial, contract optimization a plus.
• Strong written/verbal communication - present in front of both small and large groups.
• Must be able to explain complex terms in simple ways.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel & PowerPoint.
• Develop Excel models to analyze and explain cost trends.
• Modeling, trending and forecasting skills.
• Create and run queries against internal database.
• Experience with SQL, relational databases, Tableau and data visualization.
• Create PowerPoint presentations that detail financial performance.
• Demonstrate initiative with commitment and ability to work under pressure and meet tight deadlines.
• Knowledge of PBM or Healthcare industry preferred.
• Up to 10% - 15% travel.

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.