The Cigna Group

Healthcare

VP,Pharmacy+TechnologyTransformation

$350–550k ~AI est. Morris Plains, New Jersey, United States FULL TIME
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HIGH DEMAND

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The Brief

“VP, Pharmacy+ Technology Transformation at The Cigna Group. Skills: AI-first transformation, Agentic workflows, Experience-led platforms, Pharmacy technology. Provide executive leadership. Define technology vision”

What You'll Achieve.

Improve speed; Improve quality; Improve cost; Scale safely; Scale sustainably; Reduce TCO year-over-year; Reduce opex profile year-over-year

Industry & Context.

Healthcare
Problems you'll solve

Decision intelligence

What They're Looking For.

Must Have

Bachelor's degree, 15+ years senior technology leadership, 15+ years in healthcare/regulated environments, Experience integrating digital/voice/contact center capabilities, Experience leading large-scale IT initiatives, Skilled at explaining technical concepts, Experience recruiting/motivating/developing global teams, Experience building relationships with partners, Vendor management experience

Nice to Have

Master's degree preferred

What You'll Do.

Provide executive leadership

Define technology vision

Define technology roadmap

Lead AI-first evolution

Lead cloud-first evolution

Lead agentic architectures

Own NextGen Pharmacy strategy

Influence change execution

Shift to outcome-driven models

Improve delivery predictability

Improve engineering productivity

Improve time-to-value

Drive 'Lead to One' execution

Prioritize shared capabilities

Maintain transparent TCO

Surface actionable insights

Own delivery discipline

Balance innovation with reliability

Balance operational excellence

Partner with Architecture

Partner with Infrastructure

Partner with Security

Partner with Operations

Partner with peer leaders

Integrate patient experience

Integrate provider experience

Develop global workforce

Lead global workforce

Foster accountability culture

Foster learning culture

Foster innovation culture

Foster collaboration culture

How You'll Work.

Team & Collaboration

Key Pharmacy leaders; Architecture; AI EO; Infrastructure; Security; Operations; Peer technology leaders

Communication Scope

Explaining technical concepts

Process & Methodology

Roadmap planning

Full Job Description

**POSITION OVERVIEW** Reporting directly to the SVP, Pharmacy and Care Delivery Technology, the VP of Pharmacy+ Technology Transformation shapes how Pharmacy+ competes, scales, and innovates, transforming technology into a strategic growth engine powered by AI-first, agentic workflows and experience-led platforms. This role will lead both the delivery of current Pharmacy capabilities such as Accredo, Home Delivery and ESSDS, and the NextGen “Pharmacy of the Future” strategy, integrating clinical, operational, and patient/provider experience. Operating with enterprise-level influence, this leader builds a resilient, compliant, globally scalable technology foundation supporting specialty, home delivery, and health system pharmacy growth across the US, Ireland, and Hyderabad. The Vice President of Pharmacy+ Technology Transformation is expected to be a senior leader who transforms the Pharmacy technology organization into an AI-first, outcome-driven engine. This includes translating business priorities into investment and delivery, maintaining transparent total cost of ownership across Portfolio/Change/Run while driving year-over-year reduction, and championing security, cyber risk management, audit/compliance, and business continuity (BCP) to scale safely and sustainably. RESPONSIBILITIES: * Provide executive leadership presence with key Pharmacy leaders to maintain tight strategic alignment, and define a multi‑year technology vision and roadmap to deliver the Pharmacy of the Future, integrating AI, digital, platform, and core pharmacy systems. * Lead the evolution to AI-first, cloud-first, and agentic architectures starting with Pharmacy—owning strategy and delivery of the “NextGen Pharmacy” pillars including agentic orchestration, decision intelligence, and human-in-the-loop execution models that improve speed, quality, and cost while maintaining safety and compliance. * Create & deliver new solutions by helping partners to see the art-of-the-possible and influencin

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