Product Strategy Sr. Advisor - Express Scripts - Hybrid

Product Strategy Sr. Advisor - Express Scripts Pharmacy

Overview:

The Home Delivery Product Strategy team provides leadership and strategic direction to support the development of new solutions and ongoing management of products/programs tied to Express Scripts Home Delivery. This includes identifying needs across multiple lines of business (commercial clients, health plans, Cigna, Medicare, both clients and members), developing proof of concepts, evaluating business cases, designing new solutions and bringing them to market. This team operates in a fast-paced environment driving significant opportunities and collaborates with multiple functions and businesses within Express Scripts PBM and Evernorth businesses.

Job Description:

The Product Strategy Senior Advisor will independently drive product/program initiatives that enhance the customer and client experience and brings more profitable business to Express Scripts Pharmacy. As opportunities are identified the Senior Advisor will be responsible for evaluating feasibility through the development of business cases. S/he will manage a portfolio of product development projects in various stages of the product life cycle and will be responsible for final product design, market positioning, operational setup, internal/external communications strategy and overall customer/client experience design. This role will be responsible for working with partners throughout the organization to bring new offerings to market.

Essential Functions:

• Conduct market research/market scanning and direct internal analytics to identify client needs, jobs to be done, and desirable capabilities to evaluate proof of concepts.

• Leverage business knowledge, combined with research and insights, to find improvement and white space opportunities to grow the Pharmacy business. Supports the product lifecycle, from idea generation to practical activation, and ongoing management.

• Create visualization of insights, using graphs, charts, reporting and other visualization tools to build effect business cases.

• Finalize project business case, using research, data and scenario modeling to demonstrate full understanding of range of potential outcomes.

• Develop product positioning, launch and overall communication strategy. Socialize to confirm full organizational alignment and support.

• Work efficiently with multiple internal and external stakeholders to overcome design, build and launch challenges.

• Understand and incorporate the customer point of view and needs throughout development process.

• Lead multi-functional project teams and project manage deliverables to ensure milestones are met and timelines are met.

Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience within healthcare / PBM industry

• 5+ years of experience in product development, finance, or business development.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience required. Advanced degree or MBA desirable.

• Excellent communication and presentation skills and ability to influence without authority.

• Be detail oriented, highly organized, and an excellent collaborator.

• Self-driven strategic thinker with demonstrated decision-making capability.

• Strong financial acumen, analytical and quantitative skills.

• Consultant mindset with ability to quickly master new areas of understanding.

• Experience / working knowledge with performance guarantees, pharmacy rebates and pharmacy discount offerings.

• Demonstrated ability to execute on multiple projects and excel in a results-orientated environment.

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 Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. 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.

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