Care Delivery- Application Development Senior Director- Evernorth- Work from Home

Remote, Work from home, United St ates COMPANY and ROLE: Cigna Corporation (NYSE: CI) is a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. We offer an integrated suite of health services through Cigna, Evernorth, Express Scripts, and our affiliates, including medical, dental behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products. Together, with our employees around the world, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation. With the Cigna Corporation, you'll enrich people's lives and work together to fulfill our mission of making the world a healthier place. What difference will you make? This position is with Evernorth, a new business within the Cigna Corporation. Evernorth is a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. We offer an integrated suite of health services through Evernorth, Cigna and our affiliates, including medical, dental behavioral health, pharmacy, vision, supplemental benefits, and other related products. Together, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation. With the Evernorth business, you will enrich people's lives and work together to fulfill our mission of making the world a healthier place. What difference will you make? OVERVIEW : Care Delivery is a core business segment within Care+ and an integral part of achieving our significant growth projections across Evernorth, and is charged to service an multi-billion addressable market and directly influence Cigna's enterprise strategy as champions for affordable, predicable, and simple healthcare. The Care Delivery space is a key enabler of the broader Evernorth business value proposition. You will build upon and lead a highly talented team that is focused on using technology, embedded insights, and product design principles to innovate and deliver modern platform-based solutions aligned to strategic initiatives. In this role you will collaborate with a variety of senior level business leadership and technology partners to define and execute on a shared vision. You engage with your team and matrix partners to ensure ongoing alignment and delivery success. The Care Delivery - Application Development Senior Director is responsible for leading the overall strategy, design, delivery, and management of technology resources to support the business, with a major focus on the Care Coordination, Care Enablement and in home primary care. The role will provide thought leadership & independently regularly interface with key senior leaders and stakeholders from the business, the functional operational areas, and the broader technology applications, architecture, operations and security teams. The Care Delivery - Application Development Senior Director will also identify and develop a technology staffing strategy that not only meets the current needs of the Care Delivery business, but also positions us to build enterprise solutions that provide greater flexibility, reuse and responsiveness across Care+ more broadly. RESPONSIBILITIES: - Responsible for overseeing end-to-end strategy, design, delivery and management of technology resources and assets in support of the Care Delivery business. - Develop target state vision and execution roadmap of Core Services, and align appropriate resources for delivery. - Translate the enterprise technology strategy into the Care Delivery systems, recommending initiative funding and setting priorities in support of that strategy. - Serve as a senior point of escalation for staff, product partners, technology executives and Clients. - Partner with senior leadership from the Care Delivery business and technology community to identify and prioritize opportunities for achieving the goals of the enterprise. - Provide consultative support in the area of business strategy development and solution assessments. - Attract, recruit, manage, develop, and retain talented team members. This includes both hiring and growing employees as well as effective use of consultants or vendor partnerships. - Guide and oversee staff in the development of program delivery strategies ensuring alignment with the supporting business cases as well as the associated enterprise-wide project plans. - Develop communication plans and interface with matrix teams, technology leadership, business leadership, and external vendors/partners. - Track and monitor the progress of key projects/programs and their associated milestones and recommend adjustment as necessary. - Become a proactive trusted advisor to both business leaders within Care and technology matrix partners. - Ensure adherence to consistent processes, best practices, standards, and total quality practices. - Direct technology processes and metrics that measure and improve team performance. - Conduct regular status meetings with the delivery and departmental teams. - Conduct performance evaluation and reviews. - Manage all day-to-day personnel issues and hiring of the technology teams while fostering an environment of dedication to the success of releases. REQUIRED SKILLS: - BS Degree in computer science, information systems, or other related degrees; advanced degree such as an MBA preferred. - Recognized leader with experience directly leading an organization of 100+ resources, along with a proven track record of delivering software engineering initiatives and cross-technology/business initiatives with scope commensurate with a $30M+ program portfolio. - Minimum 15 years of technology and business/industry experience preferred, with at least 10 years of experience in a leadership role with responsibility for the delivery of large-scale projects and programs. - Healthcare background is strongly preferred. - Extensive knowledge and applied expertise in software engineering methodologies. - Several years of practical experience in agile software development life cycle (SDLC) best practices and principles. - Deep people and matrix management skills, with a heavy emphasis on coaching and mentoring of less senior staff, and a strong ability to influence senior leaders within business and it. - Proven ability to resolve difficult and politically-spirited issues and mitigate risks that have the potential of undermining the delivery of critical initiatives. - Consistently demonstrates key behaviors and skills such as servant leadership, thought leadership, and direction setting. - Proven ability to quickly earn the trust of sponsors and key stakeholders; mobilize and motivate teams; set direction and approach; resolve conflict; deliver tough messages with grace; execute with limited information and ambiguity. - Ability to navigate a highly matrixed organization effectively. - Focused and versatile team player that is comfortable under pressure. - Advanced ability to communicate at all levels with clarity and precision both written and verbally. - Ability to remove barriers and enable teams to complete their objectives. - Extensive change and release management experience. - Excellent problem-solving and critical-thinking skills. 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. For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 164,900 - 274,800 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location. This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus and long term incentive plan. We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That's why you'll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna () . About Cigna Cigna Corporation exists to improve lives. We are a global health service company dedicated to improving the health, well-being and peace of mind of those we serve. Together, with colleagues around the world, we aspire to transform health services, making them more affordable and accessible to millions. Through our unmatched expertise, bold action, fresh ideas and an unwavering commitment to patient-centered care, we are a force of health services innovation. When you work with us, or one of our subsidiaries, you'll enjoy meaningful career experiences that enrich people's lives. 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