CIGNA

Data Management Strategy & Governance Senior Advisor/Manager

Bloomfield, CT Full time

Join a team that’s shaping the future of data excellence in healthcare. As a Client Data Steward, you’ll play a pivotal role in ensuring our client data is accurate, trusted, and ready to drive smarter decisions. If you’re passionate about data integrity and eager to make a strategic impact, this is your opportunity to lead initiatives that matter.

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll focus on outcomes that elevate data quality and governance across the enterprise:

  • Champion Data Standards: Lead efforts to define, maintain, and implement critical data elements, business terms, and reference data for client domains.
  • Drive Governance Excellence: Collaborate with business and IT stakeholders to embed best practices, tools, and compliance into daily operations.
  • Monitor and Improve Quality: Assess data health through metrics, analyze trends, and recommend proactive solutions for remediation and prevention.
  • Enable Strategic Insights: Partner with business owners to define KPIs, streamline processes, and deliver actionable recommendations that enhance efficiency and client experience.
  • Consult and Influence: Provide expert guidance to delivery teams, ensuring accurate data flow and resolving issues with agility and professionalism.

Your work will directly contribute to stronger governance, improved operational performance, and better outcomes for our clients.

Qualifications

Required:

  • Minimum 5 years of professional experience in:
    • Data Governance, Data Management, and Data Quality practices
    • Healthcare payer data products and processes
  • Proven expertise in client data standards and lifecycle management across enterprise systems
  • Strong analytical, problem-solving, and communication skills
  • Ability to lead cross-functional initiatives and influence stakeholders
  • Proficiency in data analysis and governance tools (e.g., SQL, Python, Tableau, Collibra)

Preferred:

  • Bachelor’s degree in a related field
  • Experience with Agile methodologies and tools (e.g., Jira)
  • Project management or Six Sigma certification
  • Familiarity with advanced platforms (e.g., Hadoop, Snowflake, Databricks)


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.

If you require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process, please email: SeeYourself@cigna.com for support. Do not email SeeYourself@cigna.com for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

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.