Senior Program Manager, Business Architect

The Cigna Group

. Define strategic intent, scope, target outcomes, risks, benefits, and product or capability strategy .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesSenior💰 $116,100 - $193,500 per yearWebsite

Core Competencies

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in program management and business architecture within healthcare technology, focusing on strategic intent, operational impacts, and compliance with regulatory standards. Proficient in leading cross-functional teams to optimize workflows and implement EHR solutions, ensuring effective data exchange and stakeholder alignment.

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Program ManagementBusiness ArchitectureEHR Platform ExperienceAgile CertificationHealthcare Technology

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Hard Skills

Business AnalysisProcess ModelingCurrent-State Process DiscoveryFuture-State Process DesignAnalytical Skills

Soft Skills

Influencing SkillsProblem-SolvingFacilitationExecutive CommunicationTeam Leadership

Tools & Technologies

Epic Payer PlatformIBM Blueworks LiveMicrosoft VisioMicrosoft Office

Certifications & Qualifications

Agile Certification

Industry Keywords

Healthcare PayerHealthcare ProviderInteroperabilityRegulatory ComplianceOperational Adoption

Tech Stack

Tools & technologies

Oracle

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Define strategic intent, scope, target outcomes, risks, benefits, and product or capability strategy
Assess current-state capabilities, workflows, systems, and operating models; identify gaps and define future-state business capabilities
Lead cross-functional impact assessments and prioritize opportunities against the portfolio and roadmap
Develop lean business cases covering strategic alignment, operational impacts, dependencies, risks, implementation considerations, and success measures
Translate opportunities into actionable plans with sponsorship, funding, requirements, milestones, and success measures
Lead integration, implementation, and optimization of Epic Payer Platform and other EHR/interoperability capabilities
Enable secure, reliable, bi-directional payer-provider data exchange
Partner with business, clinical, product, technology, and delivery teams to improve workflows and ensure compliance with privacy, security, regulatory, and enterprise architecture standards
Develop implementation, market readiness, and adoption strategies
Provide end-to-end oversight from solution design through operational adoption
Guide decisions, manage dependencies and escalations, and resolve delivery risks
Maintain visibility into interoperability initiatives and communicate priorities, decisions, progress, risks, and synergies to stakeholders and leadership

Requirements

What you’ll need

Six or more years of experience in program management, business architecture, product strategy, business analysis, healthcare technology, or a related field
Strong business acumen and ability to quickly learn business, clinical, regulatory, and technology domains
Ability to lead through influence, build alignment across diverse stakeholders, and make progress through ambiguity and change
Strong analytical, problem-solving, facilitation, presentation, and executive communication skills
Proficiency with Microsoft Office
Ability to travel up to 10%
Experience in a healthcare payer, provider, or healthcare technology organization preferred
Experience with EHR platforms such as Epic, Oracle Health/Cerner, or athenahealth preferred
Experience with process modeling tools such as IBM Blueworks Live or Microsoft Visio preferred
Agile or project management certification preferred
Bachelor's degree preferred; advanced degree such as an MBA, MHA, or MPH is a plus
Self-directed and capable of leading a team directly or in a matrixed team
Ability to influence in direct and matrix environments
Ability to drive results independently
Ability to perform current-state process discovery and pain-point/root-cause analysis
Ability to design future-state processes
Ability to groom opportunities from high-level concepts to implementation-ready solutions

Benefits

Comp & perks

Annual bonus plan eligibility
Medical, vision, and dental benefits starting day one
Well-being and behavioral health programs
401(k)
Company-paid life insurance
Tuition reimbursement
Minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year
Paid holidays
Leaves of absence
Remote work arrangement
Cable broadband or fiber internet requirement with at least 10Mbps download/5Mbps upload for home working