Precision UW & Pricing Business Analytics Advisor - Hybrid

Role Summary

This role will report directly to the New Business Financial Analysis Director of the US Employer Precision Underwriting/Pricing Program, a critical segment priority. The team will explore and advance the integration of new technologies, including AI and machine learning, through our pricing and underwriting quoting process. In this role you’ll help us quote and sell business more effectively using data and analytics to drive more real-time insights and strategic decisions. You’ll work closely with matrix partners across data science, pricing, underwriting, data/analytics, sales, etc. We’re seeking a creative, disruptive thinker who can challenge the status quo while bringing structure to an ambiguous problem set.

Key Responsibilities:

• Execute fast paced and in-depth analytics with a “dream big, fail fast” mindset. Synthesize complex data into actionable insights. Iterate and support ongoing business needs with quality analytics.

• Push new ideas and solutions that leverage data and insights to drive profitable growth, with a particular emphasis on the U500 segment. 

• Develop advanced statistical and machine learning models to support underwriting and pricing initiatives.

• Design experiments using innovative modeling techniques and data sources to assess effectiveness at predicting claims costs and other drivers.

• Provide recommendations to leadership based on data analysis and business insights.

• Build and maintain strong relationships with various stakeholders.

Qualifications:

• Strong proficiency in ML, statistics, python or R, and SQL.

• Experience with large language models preferred.

• Successfully completes technical project components with limited guidance.

• Pricing/UW business background and actuarial experience preferred.

• Ability to extract, manage, and analyze data in a scalable way, and make use of this data to improve affordability and quality of healthcare solutions.

• Proven track record of exceeding goals and a bottom-line orientation; evidence of the ability to consistently make good decisions through a combination of analysis, wisdom, experience, and judgment.

• Strong interpersonal skills plus an outstanding ability to build relationships and navigate within a complex organization.

• Collaborates to deliver clear and well developed presentations for both technical and business audiences.

• Consistently communicates decisions, considerations, and needs for support.

• Receives and responds to feedback in a professional and appropriate manner.

• Present technical topics and results to non-technical stakeholders.

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 Cigna Healthcare

Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. 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.