Core Solutions End-to-End Project Manager - Cigna Healthcare - Hybrid

The Cigna Pharmacy / Core Solutions Project Manager will provide end-to-end project management for initiatives from inception, through execution, and implementation ensuring all project objectives are achieved.

This role directs the planning and execution of project activities optimizing delivery of the portfolio projects enabling the enterprise strategy.

This position will require leadership skills to drive the end-to-end project delivery plan for both large initiatives and smaller enhancements in a matrixed environment.

The Project Manager aligns to Core Solutions department project delivery best practices, supporting all delivery methodologies (Agile, Waterfall, Hybrid), ensuring efforts complete with intended scope, quality, and within allocated budget and timing constraints.

This role works within the Cigna Pharmacy / Core Solutions organization, collaborating with Clinical, Product, Go-To-Market/Sales, Pricing, Underwriting, Digital, Marketing, Communications, Analytics, Finance, Evernorth, Service Operations, Technology, Quality Engineering, Legal, Compliance etc.

to deliver complex, cross-functional projects.

The ability to partner with peers, as well as external suppliers, to ensure innovative, quality solutions is essential.

Primary Responsibilities

Lead Enterprise projects from end to end using best practices and disciplines.

Partner with cross-organizational areas in implementing project initiatives.

Provide leadership and management guidance to the team and across multiple areas.

End-to-End Project Management Delivery


* Responsible for delivering mid to large scale project initiatives.


* Build and manage a detailed project plan, with key milestones, priorities, dependencies/sequencing, from inception to closure.

Plan will incorporate tasks that represent all work needed for a successful implementation.


* Identify, track, mitigate and escalate (when appropriate) project risks, issues, and decisions.

Develop contingency plans and triggers to invoke.


* Drive to market delivery timelines, while also adapting to a dynamic work environment; set priorities to best support organization performance and impact.


* Provide transparent and accurate project status reporting at all times, in alignment with stakeholder and sponsor input


* Identify and develop relationships with sponsors and key stakeholders to establish and monitor progress against goals and objectives.

Understand communication dynamics and build/execute a plan to meet stakeholder needs.


* Identify and work to remove barriers that slow or prevent the successful attainment of project goals.


* Utilize and contribute to best practices and governance within the Project Delivery team.

Provide oversight and guidance to less experienced project managers on the team.


* Performs self and team reflection continuously and implements changes to improve team's effectiveness


* Provide direction, leadership, and feedback into the Cigna Pharm...