Clinical Strategy And Transformation Lead

Role Summary

This role operates as a cross-functional leader and trusted advisor to the Chief Medical Officer, functioning as a strategic partner and integrator across clinical and business initiatives. In addition to managing the coordination and governance of products/assets in clinical strategy and execution, the position will serve as a strategic advisor, ensuring alignment, clarity, and execution of priorities across the enterprise.

The individual will be recognized as the “go-to” person for coordination across markets, CEOs, and matrixed teams, driving strategic planning, governance, and executive communication. This includes developing compelling presentations and narratives for senior leadership, facilitating decision-making, and ensuring operational excellence across programs.

Expanded Responsibilities

Strategic Leadership

• Act as a trusted advisor to the CMO, providing strategic counsel and ensuring alignment of priorities across the leadership team.
• Drive executive-level communications, including creating high-impact presentations, dashboards, and briefing materials for senior leadership and Board-level discussions.
• Serve as a central point of coordination for enterprise-wide initiatives, ensuring clarity of objectives and accountability for outcomes.
• Facilitate leadership meetings, set agendas, track action items, and ensure timely follow-up.
  
  

Portfolio & Program Governance

• Lead overall clinical portfolio schedule and progress (scope, milestones, interdependencies, status, budget, resources, issues, and risks).
• Provide a single source of truth for portfolio status reporting to Leadership, Advisory, and Executive Steering Teams.
• Proactively identify and escalate portfolio issues and risks, facilitating mitigation plans.
• Align with IT and portfolio organizations for Epic development/delivery, managing large, complex, and highly visible programs using Agile methodologies.
  
  

Cross-Functional Collaboration & Change Management

• Partner with Finance, Operations, Sales, Technology, D&A, and vendor partners to ensure integrated delivery.
• Lead communication and change efforts across all project teams, instituting a continuous feedback loop.
• Coordinate across markets to support change management for internal and external stakeholders.
  
  

Data-Driven Decision Support

• Analyze data to derive insights, inform decisions, and measure performance against KPIs.
• Support business case development and strategic planning processes.
• Identify and capture organization efficiencies and improvement opportunities.
  
  

Minimum Experience & Skills

• 5+ years of project/program management experience, preferably in healthcare or managed care.
• Proven ability to create executive-level presentations and strategic narratives that influence senior leadership decisions.
• Strong business acumen and ability to quickly learn new domains.
• Experience functioning in a heavily matrixed environment with demonstrated ability to influence without authority.
• Exceptional communication skills (oral, written, and visual), including storytelling and data visualization for leadership audiences.
• Critical thinker with a pragmatic approach to problem-solving and decision-making.
• Ability to balance long-term strategic initiatives with short-term operational priorities.
• Familiarity with automated processes, enterprise systems, and Agile methodologies.
  
  

Core Competencies

• Strategic Thinking & Business Acumen
• Executive Communication & Presentation Excellence
• Leadership Influence & Relationship Building
• Change Management & Organizational Agility
• Analytical Thinking & Data-Driven Insights
• Instills Trust and Drives Accountability
  
  

About The Cigna Group

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.

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