Hybrid Principal, Enterprise Clinical Technology & AI Strategic Initiatives

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About the role

  • Principal responsible for strategic leadership in clinical technology and AI initiatives at Cigna. Collaborating across teams to drive clinical innovation and operational execution.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a strategic advisor across The Cigna Group senior clinical and business leadership, translating enterprise and organizational priorities into actionable strategies, including annual planning and initiative prioritization.
  • Identify emerging trends in clinical care integrating AI, digital health, and other emerging technologies to inform business planning.
  • Engage external industry leaders, prospective partners, and other thought partners for strategy development and benchmarking.
  • Partner with business units, finance, and other operating partners to create and validate business cases, along with KPIs/success metrics.
  • Create and iterate on high-impact presentations, analyses, and briefing documents for C‑suite and enterprise committees, distilling ambiguity into structured, decision-ready outputs.
  • Act as a catalyst for change, positioning The Cigna Group clinical team as a strategic growth engine within the broader enterprise.
  • Support the program design and refinement of differentiated technology and AI offerings, tailored to specific clinical and business needs.
  • Collaborate with matrix partners across Cigna business units, along with operational partners in technology and data and analytics to ensure alignment and execution.
  • Ensure operational readiness and scalability of new clinical programs and services.
  • Track and report on initiative performance, ensuring alignment with financial and clinical impact goals.
  • Develop executive-level communications, including strategy memos and stakeholder updates.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.
  • Minimum of 8 years with progressive experience in healthcare strategy, ideally with exposure to top-tier consulting or payer/provider strategy roles.
  • Minimum of 4 years in clinical settings (e.g., hospital, outpatient clinical services, etc.)
  • Demonstrated expertise in clinical innovation, product development, and emerging technologies in healthcare.
  • Exceptional strategic thinking, problem-solving, and executive communication skills.
  • Proven ability to deliver creative solutions to complex challenges.
  • Financial acumen and experience with business case development.
  • Experience working in a matrixed organization with strong internal relationship-building skills.
  • Excellent communication skills with the ability to translate complex topics into clear, actionable insights.

Benefits

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

Job title

Principal, Enterprise Clinical Technology & AI Strategic Initiatives

Job type

Experience level

Lead

Salary

$141,700 - $236,100 per year

Degree requirement

Bachelor's Degree

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