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The Cigna Group Account Management (IC) Sr. Advisor, Hybrid, Express Scripts in St. Louis, Missouri

The Sr. Account Executive manages the overall contract and relationship with Clients. This position is the owner of the strategic renewal plan, development of long term account strategy and leads the growth & retention of clients. The Sr. Account Executive is responsible for leading the identification of business solutions for clients, creating and delivering SPARC (Strategic Planning & Review Consultation) decks and how to hold PBM meetings with their clients. They are also responsible for presenting and coordinating global initiatives, then to be rolled out to their clients. The Sr. Account Executive engages and coordinates with Express Scripts' extended service team to maximize client's success. They also provide field support as needed at key client meetings and finalist presentations to help reinforce pharmacy expertise and capabilities. They share best practices to contribute to the development of others and provide forward-thinking leadership designed to move the business forward and lead projects/corporate initiatives.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

Sales Ability/Selling: Uses influence & persuasion to gain the support & commitment of others. Advocates and uses relationship building to obtain support. Convinces others to take action. Negotiates skillfully in tough situations. Responds effectively to positions/reactions of others. Efficiently & effectively sells solutions. Uses structured training to educate and influence clients, customers, & consultants.

Maximizes Results: Systematically manages accounts to maximize results. Consistently meets or exceeds sales targets through personally controlling the critical aspects of the sales and delivery processes. Leads & coordinates overall team effort. Driven to win customers’ attention and treats their business as an honor, never letting them feel taken for granted. Produces by increasing profitable sales to existing accounts. Concentrates on finding avenues to generate increased sales from established accounts.

Uses broad knowledge of multiple business areas and the marketplace to advance the organization's goals. Knows how the business works and how organization makes money. Keeps up with current and possible future policies, practices, innovations, and trends in the organization, with the competition, and in the marketplace. Conducts/Uses financial analysis to generate, evaluate, and act on strategic options and opportunities. Has clinical knowledge and can apply understanding in interactions with clients.

Customer Focus: Builds strong customer relationships & delivers customer-centric solutions. Gains insight into customer needs and helps ensure a better member experience. Identifies opportunities to benefit the customer. Builds/Delivers solutions that meet the customer's expectations. Builds and maintains effective customer relationships. Balances short & long term relationship needs to effectively execute renewal strategy & organic growth. Gains the confidence & trust of others through honesty, integrity, authenticity, & reliability.

Communicates Effectively: Develops and delivers multi-mode communications that convey a clear understanding of the unique needs of different audiences. Is effective in a variety of communication settings. Attentively listens to others and adjusts message as needed. Adjusts to fit the audience and the message. Provides timely and accurate information to others. Promotes customer relations by soliciting feedback both internally and externally. Proactively anticipates communication needs in order to remove ambiguity.

Manages Complexity: Makes sense of complex, high quantity, & sometimes contradictory information to effectively solve problems. Asks the right questions to accurately analyze situations. Acquires data from multiple sources and collaboratively works cross functionally when solving problems and creating solutions. Uncovers root cause of issue. Evaluates risks/benefits of different solution options. Anticipates & balances the needs of multiple stakeholders, recognizing & addressing different communication styles. Secures & deploys resources effectively & efficiently.

QUALIFICATIONS

Bachelor’s degree in related field or 8-10 years of experience.

6-8 years of relevant experience with Bachelor’s degree or Master’s degree with 4-6 years relevant experience.

Strong PC skills including Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint; Working knowledge of financials.

Strong Project management skills.

Superior verbal and written communication and presentation skills.

Ability to negotiate, lead others, organize, analyze and interpret information.

Ability to travel up to 50% as needed to meet goals.

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 Evernorth Health Services

Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. 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.

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