Health Services Leadership Development Program Associate

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Bring your strategic mindset to work that matters. The Cigna Group's HSLDP is designed for high-potential leaders who want to make healthcare simpler, more affordable,

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Bring your strategic mindset to work that matters. The Cigna Group's HSLDP is designed for high-potential leaders who want to make healthcare simpler, more affordable, and more meaningful for the people we serve. As an Associate, you will rotate across Cigna Healthcare, Evernorth Health Services, and enterprise functions, building the strategic, operational, financial, and people leadership capabilities needed to lead in a complex, rapidly evolving health services environment.

For top MBA talent, HSLDP offers the scale of a Fortune 20 health services company, the breadth of an enterprise leadership program, and the support of a collaborative community that values ambition, compassion, curiosity, and measurable impact. You will work on real business priorities, gain access to senior leaders, and grow through customized 18-24 month rotations shaped by your aspirations and business need.

Responsibilities

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• Lead strategic initiatives in areas such as growth strategy, product innovation, healthcare operations, digital transformation, service excellence, pharmacy and care delivery, provider/network strategy, or enterprise transformation.

• Build business cases, operating plans, and executive-ready recommendations that improve affordability, access, customer experience, operational performance, or enterprise growth.

• Use advanced problem solving to frame ambiguous challenges, analyze complex data, evaluate tradeoffs, and influence decisions across matrixed stakeholder groups.

• Lead cross-functional project teams, manage milestones, and drive accountability from strategy through execution.

• Apply AI-enabled tools, analytics, and digital solutions to improve decision-making, productivity, customer insight, and business outcomes.

• Develop enterprise leadership depth and breadth through rotations across the full organization; experiences are not limited to a small set of businesses or functions.

Requirements

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• MBA preferred; MPH, MHA also valued.

• Minimum 3 years of full-time professional experience, including demonstrated leadership of people, projects, workstreams, or cross-functional initiatives.

• Strong management experience with evidence of increasing responsibility, stakeholder influence, and measurable business impact.

• Demonstrated interest in healthcare, health services, customer experience, or improving health outcomes.

• Experience using AI tools, data analytics, automation, or technology-enabled solutions to improve decision-making, productivity, or business results.

• Experience in consulting, healthcare, strategy, operations, product management, finance, analytics, change management, or general management.

• Track record of leading teams through ambiguity, presenting to senior leaders, and translating insight into action.

• Growth mindset, enterprise orientation, and desire to become a compassionate, ambitious healthcare leader.

What We Offer

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Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we’re dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. 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 need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email seeyourself@thecignagroup.com for assistance. Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.

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.