Job Description

Summary:

Often referred to as the \xe2\x80\x9cVoice of the Customer\xe2\x80\x9d on agile projects or the \xe2\x80\x9cProduct Manager\xe2\x80\x9d on traditional projects, the Agile Product Owner is the person responsible for the product backlog including communicating the customer requirements (through user stories). The Agile Product Owner Advisor role is critical to the success of an agile product development effort. In addition to communicating requirements and other activities, the Agile Product Owner Advisor is responsible for defining user acceptance criteria for requirements, prioritizing and managing the product backlog, as well as collaborating with the development Team throughout the iterative development cycle.

Responsibilities:

Scope of Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Analyzes and translates business requirements into detailed User Stories and business rules
• Aligned to scope that is complex or that may cross release trains
• Responsible for development of the product backlog, ensuring the acceptance criteria meets the business priorities and desired outcomes
• Prioritizes the Product Backlog, to ensure that the team is working on stories that maximize business value and deliver necessary fixes and functionality to all customers
• Serves as a SME for system development and/or enhancement projects for new or existing applications/processes aligned to the Provider Reimbursement Solutions - Reimbursement Pricing Orchestrations ART (This role will primarily support our MRC and GBS SANP and Optum applications)
• Supports business readiness activities including business testing and Production Simulation to ensure the results meet the business needs

Qualifications:

• Bachelor\xe2\x80\x99s degree or higher strongly preferred
• 7 years\xe2\x80\x99 experience in a healthcare environment required
• Prior medical claims pricing experience or working knowledge of claim systems strongly preferred
• Ability to translate business needs into actionable business rules and requirements
• Must have strong business skills and experience, with in depth understanding of business functions and capabilities supported by the components of the claim pricing and reimbursement process
• Past experience working with technology teams, or the ability and interest to learn how to work with technology teams
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship management skills
• Ability to work independently and within a team environment
• Strong collaboration, negotiation and leadership skills
• Ability and experience working across different functional areas in a matrix environment
• Ability to think critically with respect to improvement of end-to-end business process
• Proven ability to foster collaboration, value others perspectives, and gain support and buy-in for organizational proposals.
• Agile experience required
• Flexibility to change course based on business needs; effectively manage and deal with change
• 25% travel

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 88,400 - 147,300 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.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That\xe2\x80\x99s why you\xe2\x80\x99ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you\xe2\x80\x99ll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, 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, visit .

About The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we\xe2\x80\x99re 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. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

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.

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