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Leadership Development Program – Analytics
The Cigna Group
full-time
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Location: 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $84,700 - $141,100 per year
Job Level
Senior
Tech Stack
AWSAzureCloudJavaPythonSQLTableau
About the role
- The Cigna Group, along with its wholly owned subsidiary Evernorth, is hiring a class of full-time associates for its Analytics Leadership Development Program (ALDP).
- The ALDP seeks to develop future analytics leaders for The Cigna Group and Evernorth.
- Program rotations are typically 12–18 months in length and span all areas of The Cigna Group’s Data and Analytics organization.
- Associates are able to focus on key data, machine learning, and analytical competencies during the 4–5 year program.
- ALDP’s formalized structure is comprised of technical and non-technical skills training, networking opportunities, formal mentoring, and use of cutting-edge analytical and AI tools.
- Possible full-time projects include building predictive models, leveraging clustering algorithms and AI-driven segmentation, applying NLP to unstructured data, and exploring generative AI applications.
- ALDP Associates are expected to work in-person the majority of the time—defined as more than 50% of each workweek.
- Program Schedule: You must be available to work a 40-hour work week beginning July 13, 2026.
- This position is open only to individuals who are eligible for employment in the United States and who would not require visa support now or in the future.
- For this position, we anticipate offering a base salary of $105,000 with a competitive benefit package.
- For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 84,700 - 141,100 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.
Requirements
- Master’s degree in a quantitative field, such as data science, statistics, business analytics, mathematics, or related major
- Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills
- Strong motivation to apply responsible and ethical AI practices to real-world business challenges
- Strong motivation for leadership (e.g., demonstrated through extracurricular work or relevant certifications)
- Takes ownership of work in which they are assigned
- Demonstrated motivation and ability to creatively solve problems and identify novel solutions to enhance productivity and modernize existing practices
- Demonstrated coursework or real-world application of analytical and AI methods, including but not limited to: writing code (e.g., Python, R, Java, Julia, SAS), using developer tools such as GitHub Copilot, developing models (e.g., regression, decision trees, deep learning, or generative AI techniques), and/or evaluating outcomes using statistical techniques (e.g., matched case-control studies, A/B testing)
- Follows best programming practices and writes clean, documented, and well-structured code
- Experience in Microsoft Excel and data visualization tools (e.g., Tableau, Qlik, Power BI) and PowerPoint a plus
- Experience with relational databases and SQL
- Experience with cloud-based AI/ML platforms (e.g., AWS SageMaker, Azure ML) a plus
- Excellent oral and written communication skills, across a variety of technical and non-technical audiences
- Ability to collaborate with other technical colleagues to understand goals/priorities and to identify roadblocks/solutions
- 3.2+ GPA strongly preferred
