Evernorth Strategic Initiatives Senior Advisor - Hybrid

Evernorth Strategic Initiatives Senior Advisor (Business Project Senior Advisor)

The Evernorth Strategic Initiatives team functions as an internal consulting organization and provides broad support on senior-leader sponsored and high-impact/cross-functional programs across Evernorth.

The Strategic Initiatives Senior Advisor will support the management of various consulting engagements in a variety of ways which may involve providing content/idea creation, working cross-functionally, and developing and managing strategic project and communication plans (written and verbal).

More specifically, the individual selected for this role will be responsible for:


* Supporting large (and sometimes leading less complex) cross-functional strategic initiatives: aligning charters/objectives, developing and executing program plans, metrics and timelines, managing and/or monitoring progress to execution.


* Preparing for and leading program workstream meetings, proactively ensuring action items are tracked and followed up on.


* Coordinating, preparing, and at times delivering executive leadership program updates.


* Engaging in a variety of business support functions ranging from project/program management, to data analysis and financial modeling.


* Analyzing complex situations, distilling the issues into strategic options and driving to appropriate conclusions.


* Tactfully managing tight deadlines, scope, and converging opinions to solutions.


* Ensuring projects deliver business operational needs, requirements, and value.


* Developing and driving detailed communication plans, schedules, projected estimates, and resource plans.


* Handling high-pressure environments with multiple competing priorities.


* Flexing to accommodate for evolving program and business needs.


* Staying informed of the changing healthcare landscape in order to provide relevant enterprise strategy guidance.

Job Requirements Include:


* 7+ years of relevant professional experience (healthcare, pharmacy, PBM, consulting, finance) highly preferred


* Bachelor's Degree highly preferred; Master's Degree a plus


* Exceptional project management skills and strong financial acumen


* Interest and ability in solving problems, bringing teams together to resolve challenges, driving process improvements, leading expense reduction or margin driving initiatives


* Ability to manage complex analysis from issue identification to proposal of potential solutions


* Superb oral and written communication skills with a proven ability to communicate complex concepts to stakeholders at all levels of the organization


* Excellent interpersonal skills and proven ability to perform in a matrix environment


* Strong ability to work autonomously and deal with ambiguity


* Ability to manage change, timelines and balance multiple deadlines in a fast-paced environment


* Advanced experience with Microsoft Office applications ...