Actuarial Senior Advisor (Market Actuary) (Denver)

Join a team that's shaping the future of healthcare affordability and innovation. At Cigna, we combine data-driven insights with strategic thinking to deliver solutions that make a real difference for our clients and communities. If you're passionate about influencing outcomes and driving meaningful change, this is your opportunity to lead with impact.

Responsibilities

• Drive Strategic Outcomes: Partner with National Accounts and Middle Market sales teams to improve sales and retention through actionable insights and tailored analyses.
• Influence Industry Perspectives: Build and manage relationships with leading consulting firms (e.g., Aon, WTW, Mercer) to shape external viewpoints on provider discounts, cost trends, and value-based initiatives.
• Lead Affordability Initiatives: Serve as a subject matter expert on total medical cost and discount analysis, ensuring actuarial rigor behind clinical and value-based strategies.
• Create Market Narratives: Collaborate with network contracting teams to develop compelling, data-driven stories that highlight Cigna's competitive position in local markets.
• Innovate and Optimize: Design and maintain internal tools and processes that enhance team efficiency, and pioneer new ways to visualize and communicate data externally.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in healthcare actuarial roles.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to influence executive and external audiences.
• Deep knowledge of total medical cost methodologies and healthcare market dynamics.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Actuarial Science, Math, Finance, Economics, or related field.
• FSA or ASA designation preferred; experienced business analytics professionals will be considered.
• Technical proficiency in Excel/VBA, PowerPoint, and data visualization tools.

If you will be working at home occasionally or permanently, the internet connection must be obtained through a cable broadband or fiber optic internet service provider with speeds of at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload.

For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 128,600 - 214,400 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.

This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.

We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. Starting on day one of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays.

Qualified applicants will be considered without regard to race, color, age, disability, sex, childbirth (including pregnancy) or related medical conditions including but not limited to lactation, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran or military status, religion, national origin, ancestry, marital or familial status, genetic information, status with regard to public assistance, citizenship status or any other characteristic protected by applicable equal employment opportunity laws.

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The Cigna Group has a tobacco-free policy and reserves the right not to hire tobacco/nicotine users in states where that is legally permissible. Candidates in such states who use tobacco/nicotine will not be considered for employment unless they enter a qualifying smoking cessation program prior to the start of their employment. These states include: Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Texas, Utah, Vermont, and Washington State.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal, state and local ordinances.