**Summary:** The **Payment Integrity and Affordability Governance** organization delivers innovative, analytics‑driven solutions that reduce healthcare costs, improve outcomes, strengthen financial security, and support data‑driven decision‑making across the enterprise. Within this organization, the **National Affordability Initiatives Team** leads enterprise affordability strategy and measurement. As a **Business Analytics Senior Advisor** , you will develop complex analytics, aggregate program performance results, and build scalable data tools that support timely and accurate reporting for internal and external partners. You will play a critical role in advancing affordability initiatives across major national contracts — with a particular focus on **Lab and Dialysis** solutions. **Responsibilities:** **Analytics & Performance Measurement** + Conduct complex data and financial analyses to monitor affordability initiative performance and identify trends. + Evaluate program results and identify material variance drivers, providing actionable insights to leadership and partner organizations. + Develop, refine, and automate key metric reporting to improve transparency and decision‑making. **Strategic Insights & Competitive Positioning** + Identify and recommend targets, strategies, and analytics that support improved competitive positioning. + Conduct contract‑related financial analysis and communicate performance trends to National Contracting, Local Markets, Clinical partners, and other business stakeholders. **Collaboration & Influence** + Partner with Contracting and Market teams to ensure competitive alignment and solution performance within local and national marketplaces. + Work cross‑functionally to deliver insights that influence enterprise affordability strategy. **Process Optimization & Leadership** + Continuously evaluate and improve analytical processes and reporting workflows to optimize efficiency and accuracy. + Provide technical guidance, subject‑matter expertise, and informal leadership to less experienced analysts. **Qualifications:** + **5+ years** of experience in financial analysis, actuarial analytics, financial modeling, or planning — with the ability to perform analysis at both macro and micro levels. + Advanced proficiency in **Excel, SAS, Databricks, Tableau** , and other analytical tools used to extract, transform, and analyze large datasets. + Familiarity with **provider reimbursement, fee schedules, and contract modeling** ​ + Strong technical data skills and familiarity with analytical systems, methodologies, and enterprise data structures. + Excellent communication skills, with the ability to translate complex analytics into clear, business‑driven insights for both technical and non‑technical audiences. + Proven ability to manage multiple priorities, meet deadlines, and independently drive work forward while leveraging matrix partnerships. + Ability to think critically, solve complex problems, and develop innovative analytical approaches. + **Healthcare analytics experience strongly preferred.** 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 112,800 - 188,000 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 (https://jobs.thecignagroup.com/us/en/benefits) . **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._ _If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email:_ _SeeYourself@cigna.com_ _for support. 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