Cigna
Principal, PBM and Prescription Drug Policy
Washington, DC · Principal
Sponsorship not specified$154k-$257kDetected 7 days ago
Public HealthCommunicationPublic SpeakingFiber Optics
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About the role
- Cigna and its subsidiaries are health services providers with market-leading solutions in affordability, predictability, and simplicity for clients and customers.
- Prescription drug affordability, pricing, transparency, and supply-chain policy
- Retail, mail-order, community, and specialty pharmacy policy, including network access and reimbursement
Responsibilities
- As an individual contributor, the Principal will serve as a visible, credible policy partner in Washington, D.C., helping shape strategy, build support for policy priorities, and respond quickly to legislative and regulatory developments.
- Develop practical policy recommendations, advocacy strategies, messaging, executive talking points, issue briefs, presentations, comment letters, and proposed legislative language.
- Partner with government affairs colleagues to identify opportunities, risks, key stakeholders, and effective paths to advance policy priorities.
- Experience developing policy positions, advocacy strategies, legislative language, executive briefings, testimony, or regulatory comments.
Requirements
- Knowledge of prescription drug markets, PBM operations, pharmacy services, drug-pricing policy, and the pharmaceutical supply chain.
- Ability to quickly interpret complex developments and identify strategic, operational, reputational, and market implications.
- Must be located in DC office 3 days a week.
- The ideal candidate will have a minimum of 7+ years of relevant experience in public policy, government affairs, legislative affairs, health care, law, regulation, or the PBM and prescription drug sector.
- Meaningful experience working on Capitol Hill, with a congressional committee, in an executive branch agency, or in a Washington, D.C.-based government affairs or advocacy role.
- Strong understanding of congressional and agency processes, stakeholder dynamics, and the political environment affecting health care policy.
- Established relationships across the Washington, D.C. health policy community, with the judgment and credibility to engage senior internal and external stakeholders.
- Demonstrated ability to influence, build coalitions, develop advocacy strategies, and move policy priorities forward.
- Ability to independently manage multiple priorities and deliver high-quality work in a fast-moving environment.
- Collaborative style and ability to work effectively with business, clinical, legal, analytics, communications, and government affairs partners.
- Bachelor's degree required. A JD, MBA, or master's degree in public health, health policy, public administration, or a related field is preferred.
Nice to have
- Bachelor's degree required.
Skills
- Strong written and oral communication skills, including concise executive-level messaging and persuasive advocacy materials.
Compensation
- PBM regulation, contracting, compensation, reporting, and oversight
Benefits
- Experience handling prescription drug, PBM, pharmacy, Medicare, Medicaid, or broader health care policy issues in Washington, D.C.
- Experience engaging congressional offices, committees, agencies, trade associations, coalitions, or health care industry stakeholders.
- Build and maintain productive relationships with congressional staff, agency stakeholders, trade associations, coalitions, and other health policy leaders in Washington, D.C.
- Support enterprise positions on PBM transparency and compensation, pharmacy networks and reimbursement, patient affordability, prescription drug spending, and specialty pharmacy.
Company info
- ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS - Cigna and its subsidiaries are health services providers with market-leading solutions in affordability, predictability, and simplicity for clients and customers.
- 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.
Visa & Work Authorization
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