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Medical Director

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At a Glance

Location
United States Work at Home, United States
Work Regime
remote
Employment
Full time
Experience
5+ years
Compensation
anticipate offering an annual salary of 212,600 - 354,300 USD / yearly, depen
Posted
2026-07-09

Key Requirements

Required Skills

PowerPoint

Domain Knowledge

  • Clinical
  • Insurance
  • Marketing
  • Medical

Requirements

Must not be included in CMS’ Preclusion List**

Experience in medical management, utilization review and case management in a managed care setting.

Knowledge of managed care products and strategies.

Ability to work within changing business environment and balance patient advocacy with business needs.

Service marketing, sales, and business acumen experience a plus.

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.

Responsibilities

Performs benefit-driven medical necessity reviews for coverage, case management, and claims resolution, using benefit plan information, applicable federal and state regulations, clinical guidelines, and best practice principles.

Works to achieve quality outcomes for customers/members with a focus on service and cost

Balances customer/member needs with business needs while serving as a customer/member advocate at all times.

Participates in coverage guideline development, development and maintenance of medical management projects, initiatives and committees.

Participates in quality processes such as audits, inter-rater reliability clinical reviews, and quality projects

Serves as a mentor or coach to other Medical Directors and other colleagues in quality and performance improvement processes.

About the Company

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.

If you need a reasonable accommodation to complete the online application process, please email

seeyourself@thecignagroup.com

for assistance.  Please note that this email inbox is dedicated to accommodation requests only and cannot provide application updates or accept resumes.

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.