Chief Technical Product Owner Pharma HUB and Technology Solutions (Finance)
Position Overview:
CuraScript SD a specialty pharmaceutical distributor that provides customized business solutions and access to specialty drugs to community physicians, specialty pharmacies, and health systems; it is a wholly owned subsidiary of Evernorth - a Cigna Company.
CuraScript SD is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Chief Technical Product Owner (CTPO) to join its technology team.
The CTPO will serve as a strategic partner and share ownership for both business strategy and business value results. This is achieved by partnering with appropriate teams to facilitate the creation of idea documents, business cases, requirements, and value plans; ensuring value optimization and communication; and enabling continuous improvement in all areas and people around them. The ideal candidate will be well versed in Pharmacy HUB operations, technology solutions, have in depth knowledge of the capabilities and business processes, have a solid understanding of the up/down stream process and data connections, and have awareness of industry best practices and trends.
Responsibilities:
- Work with business and technology leaders to articulate their function's needs and requirements to advance business performance
- Maintain multi-year business/technology capability roadmaps
- Partner with organizational change management to ensure effective business transformation for all initiatives
- Partner with the PMO to ensure a healthy and well-managed initiative portfolio
- Partner with business leaders to evaluate proposals, align them to business capability roadmaps and priorities
- Measure adoption and work with business leadership to develop future roadmap and opportunities
- Identify and integrate business partners' long-range plans into business capability roadmaps and priorities, as appropriate
- Brief stakeholders on business partner plans
- Focus on business value including risk assessments, business continuity, and business capability requirements.
- Advocate for an awareness and focus on business partner strategic plans
- Correlate business value and priorities to planning activities and goal setting
- Engage as a project stakeholder by evaluating project efforts and progress against strategic plans and objectives
- Be creative and innovative with regards to your knowledge and awareness of industry trends and digital advances as they relate to new opportunities and business needs
- Ensure project and initiative progress, including consistent and effective communication; includes managing escalations and avoiding risk.
Skills:
- Relationship building: ability to listen, build rapport, and credibility as a strategic partner
- Strategic thinking: ability to understand organizational vision and influence business capability roadmaps
- Ability to be relaxed, poised and confident in conversations with executives
- Experienced at negotiating conflict and problem-solving to achieve win-win outcomes at all levels
- Ability to set expectations with business partners and have hard conversations when needed
- Ability to influence and break down silos within and across functional areas
- Have a strong understanding of technology, requirements management, and ability to assess and articulate risk
- Strong oral, written, and presentation skills
- Have an outside in focus
- Solid understanding of IT assets and capabilities
- Be able to identify gaps and areas that need improvement
Overall Experience:
- Bachelor's degree in business management, management information systems, or related field
- 5+ years of experience facilitating the development and implementation of business and technology initiatives and projects
- 4+ years of experience in defining technology governance models (tools/practices)
- 1+ years of experience pharmacy HUB programs
- 5+ years of experience with tech for tech solutions such as EDI, reporting, etc...
- 5+ years of experience as a technical product owner
Additional Qualifications
- Master of Business Administration - preferred
- Knowledge of supply chain management preferred
- Experience in wholesale pharmaceutical distribution or life sciences preferred
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.
About The Cigna Group
Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision, a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group, we're dedicated to improving the health and vitality of those we serve. Through our divisions Cigna Healthcare and Evernorth Health Services, we are committed to enhancing the lives of our clients, customers and patients. Join us in driving growth and improving lives.
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.
