Cigna Healthcare · 11 hours ago
Director, Enterprise Clinical Strategy - Cigna Healthcare - Hybrid
Chicago, IL
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$168K/yr - $280K/yr
8+ years expCigna Healthcare is dedicated to improving health and vitality through innovative solutions. The Director, Enterprise Clinical Strategy will lead the development of Cigna’s long-term clinical vision and create actionable strategies to drive affordability, quality, and growth across the organization.
Hospital & Health Care
Responsibilities
Lead intelligence and due diligence activities to support strategic decision-making, including competitive landscape assessments, market sizing, customer segmentation, and identification of emerging trends and disruptors in the healthcare ecosystem
Lead annual strategic planning cycles for clinical strategy and contribute to enterprise- and organization-wide strategy development, ensuring alignment with P&L targets, affordability imperatives, and growth objectives
Engage matrix partners to socialize and build support for clinical initiatives, articulating the value and impact of enterprise clinical programs
Drive rapid-turnaround development of executive deliverables, ensuring data accuracy, strategic alignment, and effective storytelling under tight timelines
Create and iterate on high-impact presentations, analyses, and briefing documents for C‑suite and enterprise committees, distilling ambiguity into structured, decision-ready outputs
Ensure seamless operational activation of strategic plans, translating high‑level direction into executable workflows and clear ownership
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred
Minimum of 8 years of progressive experience in healthcare strategy, ideally including work in top-tier consulting or payer/provider strategy roles
Minimum of 4 years in a clinical setting (e.g., hospital, outpatient clinic, etc.)
Demonstrated expertise in clinical strategy, provider engagement, and healthcare innovation
Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving, and executive communication skills
Extensive experience developing executive- and board-level presentations
Proven ability to deliver creative solutions to complex challenges
Strong financial acumen and experience with business case development
Experience working effectively in a matrixed organization with strong relationship-building and stakeholder management skills
Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, actionable insights
Preferred
Experience in a top-tier strategy consulting firm or corporate strategy function within a leading healthcare organization
Experience in payer, health plan, or integrated delivery system environments
Familiarity with clinical care delivery, population health strategies, and evolving market dynamics in the healthcare ecosystem
Benefits
Medical
Vision
Dental
Well-being and behavioral health programs
401(k)
Company paid life insurance
Tuition reimbursement
A minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year
Paid holidays
Company
Cigna Healthcare
We are a health benefits provider that advocates for better health through every stage of life.
10001+ employees
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