Senior Business Analytics Manager – Payment Integrity, Risk & Affordability

The Cigna Group

Business Analytics Senior Manager overseeing analytics for healthcare cost management initiatives with a focus on AI and financial performance. Leading a team to drive insights for improved affordability.

Posted 6/18/2026full-timeRemote • 🇺🇸 United StatesSenior💰 $130,900 - $218,100 per yearWebsite

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

SQLTableau

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead strategic analytics by identifying medical cost drivers and trends, risks, and affordability opportunities.
Develop and execute analysis and AI to support Payment Integrity strategies at the enterprise level driving alignment across various business unites to ensure enterprise financial goals & priorities
Tell the story behind the data, translating analytical findings into clear, executive‑ready insights that influence decisions across technical, operational, and senior leadership audiences.
Own financial business cases for new affordability initiatives, including forecasts, variance analysis, and recommendations to improve performance.
Support Payment Integrity by overseeing analytics for initiatives, policy changes, and ongoing performance monitoring.
Improve reporting and visualization by assessing current capabilities and advancing self‑service analytics solutions, utilizing AI to optimize quality, accuracy and reporting (e.g., Databricks, Tableau, Claude, Cursor or similar tools).
Modernize analytics through scalable methods, automation, and thoughtful use of AI‑enabled tools where they add value.
Monitors and conducts research of related affordability, AI, business trends, using data and qualitative performance measures, to advise senior management relative to Payment Integrity strategy.
Manage and develop a team of analysts, setting clear priorities, ensuring high‑quality output, and supporting continuous skill development.
Balance multiple initiatives by prioritizing and delegating work effectively in a fast‑paced, dynamic environment.
Ensure data quality and accuracy by implementing appropriate checks, controls, and processes.
Act as a trusted thought partner to senior leaders by proactively identifying insights, risks, and emerging trends that inform near‑ and long‑term affordability strategy.

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent in a quantitative field such as Economics, Finance, Data Science or Analytics, Business, Applied Mathematics, Public Health, Actuarial Science or similar.
Master’s degree preferred
7+ years of progressive experience in predictive analytics, financial modeling, healthcare economics, or related fields, including experience leading or mentoring analysts
Strong analytical and technical skills, with hands‑on experience using tools such as SQL, Excel, SAS, Databricks, Tableau, or similar platforms
Experience with and knowledge of medical claim coding, and provider reimbursement.

Benefits

Comp & perks

medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs
401(k)
company paid life insurance
tuition reimbursement
minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year
paid holidays

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Hard Skills & Tools

predictive analyticsfinancial modelingdata analysisvariance analysisreportingvisualizationdata qualityaffordability analysisAI implementationmedical claim coding

Soft Skills

leadershipcommunicationteam managementprioritizationdelegationstrategic thinkingproblem-solvinganalytical thinkinginfluencingcollaboration