About this role
Summary
Using your knowledge of statistics, healthcare, and ML / AI you will build models to help identify opportunities for our pricing and underwriting partners. You will perform feature engineering, model development, and model monitoring / maintenance using a broad range of medical, prescription drug, utilization management, and third-party data. In this role you will work closely with leadership, data scientists, business stakeholders and engineering partners to deliver robust well-documented deliverables that will enhance our competitive position in the marketplace.
Responsibilities
Contribute to the development of comprehensive analytics that facilitate best in class pricing and underwriting
Execute special projects that can improve Commercial Healthcare underwriting
Utilize data science and advanced analytics to create actionable insights and recommendations for business leaders to advance Cigna’s strategic objectives
Regularly communicate work with business stakeholders and senior leadership
Stay up to date on latest analytic tools and techniques and strategize how to leverage these tools to modernize our pricing/UW organizations
Ensure solutions drive long term value while also ensuring they can integrate with current processes
Test & Learn Pilots: collaborate with business leaders to design, launch and measure robust pilots to test new solutions
Develop models that foster underwriting and actuarial advancement by aligning business problems to a potential solution like GLMs, Machine Learning, Clustering, LLMs or other advanced techniques
Qualifications:
5+ years direct Data Science experience in a healthcare related environment
Strong background in stats, ML and model development
Experience deploying ML/predictive models to prod/cloud env't
Strong skills with Python, SQL, Git, Keras and TensorFlow
Knowledge of common health care data e.g., claims, EHR, laboratory data
Experience with best programming practices and writes clean, documented, and well-structured code
Ability to peer review
Champions a culture of documentation and logging
Ability to own a project end-to-end e.g., scoping, ideation, dev, prod
Ability to independently deliver clear and well developed presentations for both technical and business audiences
Ability to create DS-specific project goals associated within high level project deliverables
Ability to articulate timeline changes, rationale, and goals to meet deadlines moving forward
Prefer MS or PhD in STEM related fields
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.For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 131,200 - 218,600 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.
This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.
At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you’ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here.
About The Cigna Group
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.
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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.
Other facts
About Cigna Healthcare
We are a health benefits provider that advocates 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 improve their health and vitality.
What you'll do
- The role involves building models to identify opportunities for pricing and underwriting partners and executing special projects to improve Commercial Healthcare underwriting. The advisor will also communicate insights and recommendations to business leaders and ensure solutions integrate with current processes.
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