Hybrid Analytics Leadership Development Program

at The Cigna Group

• Job title: Analytics Leadership Development Program
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Senior
• Salary: $84,700 - $141,100 per year
• Degree requirement: Postgraduate Degree
• Tech skills: AWS, Azure, Cloud, Java, Python, SQL, Tableau
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Bloomfield, United States

About the role

• Analytics Leadership Development Program at The Cigna Group develops future analytics leaders through rotations and hands-on projects. Focus on AI, data science, and machine learning in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• The ALDP seeks to develop future analytics leaders for The Cigna Group and Evernorth.
• This is a great opportunity for recent graduates or those early in their careers who are excited to apply their academic knowledge in analytics, data science and AI.
• Associates are able to focus on key data, machine learning, and analytical competencies during the 4–5 year program.
• Possible full-time projects include, but are not limited to: Building predictive models to identify high-need customers for one of The Cigna Group's clinical programs using machine learning techniques.
• Leveraging clustering algorithms and AI-driven segmentation to enable personalization in customer communication and outreach.
• Apply natural language processing (NLP), and other advanced analytical capabilities, to analyze unstructured data such as customer feedback or clinical notes.
• Exploration of generative AI applications to automate insights generation and enhance decision-making.

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

Benefits

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