Evernorth Health Services · 1 day ago
Business Development Director - Evernorth Health Services - Hybrid
Bloomfield, CT
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/ExecutiveEvernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. They are seeking a Specialty Pharmacy Business Development Director responsible for building and maintaining key strategic relationships, executing account strategies, and driving value for clients in the specialty pharmaceutical sector.
Employee BenefitsHealth Care
Responsibilities
SME for book of clients, clients’ pipeline, and value opportunities
Collaborates across the enterprise to ensure appropriate client support, performance, and focus on core initiatives that drive value and enhance performance
Builds and maintains strategic relationships with book of clients
Leads strategic quarterly business reviews and incorporates key initiatives and feedback to grow partnership with clients
Owns contracting, renegotiation, program improvements, and year over year value creation
Develops and executes account strategies focused on driving value and maintaining a positive relationship with clients
Able to prioritize and direct focus to strategic initiatives and opportunities
Primary point of contact for clients internally and externally
Mentors Sr. Advisor employees
Oversees resolution of client issues
Effectively collaborates internally and externally to achieve innovative results
Showcases effectiveness of client spend; highlighting connection of spend to value
Qualification
Required
PharmD or Bachelor's degree with equivalent work experience (pharma contracting, analytics, formulary development, product development, business development, pharma strategy)
Superior written and verbal communication and presentation skills
PC skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and AI tools
Working knowledge of financials with ability to assess product and program metrics and financials
Pharma negotiation experience
Pharma contracting experience
Thorough understanding of industry financials and market dynamics
Naturally inquisitive with a desire to solve problems and dig into detailed analysis
Superior analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent organization skills
Experience leading strategic client meetings that drive results
Demonstrated experience negotiating and managing contracts with utmost integrity
Demonstrated ability to understand the broader market segment/product lifecycle and use that information to drive strategic planning
Ability to develop strategic work plans and assess opportunities to grow profitable business
Strong critical thinking skills with the ability to identify issues, determine root cause, and develop remediation plans
Ability, confidence and experience to be counterparts with Pharma contacts with significant experience
Demonstrated ability to adapt in a dynamic work environment
Experience leading cross-functional initiatives, teams and acting in a mentor capacity
Demonstrated ability to work with other departments to collaborate, facilitate and resolve issues and be able to develop customized solutions to meet business requirements
Ability to prioritize work and make independent decisions
Ability to meet deadlines, and document progress on projects as required
This role requires 25% travel
Preferred
Knowledge of the Specialty Healthcare, Pharma and PBM industry preferred
Company
Evernorth Health Services
Flexible and connected pharmacy, care and benefit solutions that move organizations and people forward.
Founded in 2020
10001+ employees
Funding
Current Stage
Late StageLeadership Team
Eric Palmer
Chief Executive Officer
Jon Salon
CEO/ President, MDLIVE
Recent News
2026-01-13
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