Health Equity Program Management Advisor - Evernorth - Remote

Help us make a measurable difference for our customers through the advancement healthcare equity programs and initiatives. As a Program Management Advisor within Cigna Healthcare Clinical, you will lead the Enterprise Health Equity and Language Accessibility Program (HE/LAP). This role blends strategy, execution, and collaboration to improve patient outcomes, strengthen regulatory readiness, and scale initiatives that reduce health disparities. You will plan, execute, and deliver initiatives that improve access, quality, and experience for customers while partnering across clinical, analytics, technology, operations, and compliance teams.

Responsibilities

• Own end-to-end delivery of health equity initiatives, managing scope, schedule, dependencies, risks, and outcomes from intake through closeout.
• Develop and maintain integrated project plans, roadmaps, and delivery artifacts to ensure clear accountability and on-time execution.
• Select and apply appropriate delivery methodologies (Agile, hybrid, or waterfall) to meet initiative and stakeholder needs.
• Lead governance and delivery forums, including project kickoffs, status reviews, risk reviews, and retrospectives.
• Proactively manage risks, issues, and dependencies; drive mitigation strategies and timely resolution.
• Partner with stakeholders to manage scope changes and assess impacts to timelines, resources, and outcomes.
• Prepare concise, executive-ready reporting that communicates progress, risks, decisions required, and performance metrics.
• Support adoption and sustainability of delivered solutions through effective change management and continuous improvement.

Required qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of project or program management experience delivering complex, cross-functional initiatives.
• Experience in healthcare, health equity, or population health with a deep understanding of equity-centered design principles.
• Demonstrated proficiency in core project management disciplines including planning, scheduling, risk management, dependency tracking, and change control.
• Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, including experience presenting to senior leaders.
• Experience managing multiple concurrent projects in a matrixed environment.
• Proficiency with project and collaboration tools such as Wrike, SharePoint, Microsoft Office, and/or Microsoft Project.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and drive execution with minimal direction.

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred; Master’s degree a plus.
• Project Management Professional (PMP), Agile certification (CSM, SAFe), or equivalent experience.
• Experience leading enterprise initiatives with executive visibility and measurable delivery outcomes.

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 95,400 - 159,000 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.

At The Cigna Group, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. 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), company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year, paid holidays, and leaves of absence. For more details on our employee benefits programs, click here .

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.

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