Competitive Unit Cost Advisor

Role Overview

• The Competitive Unit Cost Advisor helps review and explain Cigna’s cost position in local markets.
• This role analyzes cost data, verifies internal information for accuracy, and develops tools and reports to improve Cigna’s competitive cost position.
• Work closely with Network Development and Competitive Insights, Contracting, Sales, Network Analytics, Medical Economics, Underwriting, Pricing, and other business partners.
• Help teams better understand cost trends by market, product, and provider.
• Support Local Market Affordability and Total Medical Cost work.
• Review discount data, risk-adjusted cost data, coordination of benefits information, and other internal and external data sources.
• Compare past and future cost trends against plan goals, find reasons for differences, and identify areas for improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required; Finance, Accounting, Mathematics, or a related field preferred.
• 5+ years of medical cost analysis experience in managed healthcare required.
• 4+ years of financial analysis experience in managed care required.
• Strong ability to review and understand both numbers-based and written provider data.
• Advanced Excel skills required.
• Strong communication, customer service, and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to influence internal and external partners.
• Ability to work well in a team-based, matrixed environment.
• Strong analytical, technical, and project management skills.
• Ability to work with both high-level ideas and detailed data.
• Ability to improve data collection, reduce costs, and stay focused on results.
• Strong understanding of managed care processes, data, systems, payment methods, provider information, and claims or utilization data.
• Ability to make sound recommendations, even when all information is not available.
• Experience with Contracting, Sales, Network Analytics, Medical Economics, Pricing, Underwriting, Financial Analysis, Competitive Intelligence, Coordination of Benefits, or Project Management is a plus.

Benefits

• 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.
• Cigna Healthcare, a division of The Cigna Group, is an advocate for better health through every stage of life.