Company: The Cigna Group
Location: Glasgow
Posted: April 11th, 2026
Cigna Healthcare is a global health service company dedicated to transforming healthcare. With roots in the U.S. and operations in over 30 countries, we serve more than 180 million customers and patients worldwide. Ranked 13th on the Fortune 500 in 2025, Cigna is recognized as one of the most trusted and influential names in the industry. Our mission is to improve the health, well-being, and peace of mind of those we serve. Join our globally recognized brand, where trust, communication, and a positive culture are at the core of everything we do. We are looking for individuals who thrive in collaborative environments, are passionate about meaningful change, and want to grow in a company that puts people first. At Cigna, you'll be part of a purpose-driven team that values innovation, compassion, and impact. Whether you're shaping better care experiences or supporting customers through life's key moments, your work will matter. Grow with us and help shape the future of healthcare.
Reporting to the Chief Technology Officer for IH, the Head of Data Analytics will lead the evolution of our Data & Analytics organization. The job holder will drive the day-to-day operations of the D&A organization and the transformative initiatives to develop Cigna IH markets’ ability to become more data driven by collaborating with the IH leaders to generate insights. A key success factor of those transformative initiatives is the definition of the collaborative and multi-disciplinary team model to develop and exploit insights from data, define and implement data and analytics strategies adapted for our different businesses. This will be achieved by adoption of Agile ways of working, enhancing testing and scaling the use of advanced machine learning techniques, including GenAI, and working closely with pluri-disciplinary teams across Cigna IH.
The role requires a balance of technical expertise, leadership in building highly collaborative teams and business acumen to work with senior leaders of markets to enable data-driven decision making, optimize operational efficiencies and create measurable business impact through improved use of data.
The ideal candidate will have a strong background in analytics, understanding how organizations leverage data and analytics to inform their business. Candidate will have demonstrated knowledge of data management (including enabling data quality), data analytics, AI, LLMs, and business intelligence, related technology, and overall understanding of managing technology and working with technology functions. A good grasp of the spectrum of data regulations and their implications for Cigna IH is required.
The candidate must have a proven track record of leading transformation initiatives in D&A, demonstrated ability to make an organization operate at a global level and build and operate hybrid D&A models that can serve local/domestic market organizations. Ability to build highly collaborative teams and transforming teams’ way of working is key to consider the role of the D&A teams in the implementation of GenAI solutions and assessing how the D&A organization must change because of the advent of GenAI how it will change the roles of the D&A organization.
Candidate must be solutions oriented, self-starter, curious, and demonstrate servant-management character traits to support the adoption of Agile ways of working. This role is crucial in contributing to shape the future of D&A within our organization, ensuring data integrity, and structuring a Data and Analytics organization that functions in a hybrid model.
The Head Of Data Analytics will Directly Supervise 4 Main Functions And Closely Collaborate With 2 More (cloud Engineering, Medical Economics). The 4 Functions Under Direct Supervision Are:
Data Strategy and Governance
This function is responsible for defining data lifecycle and data governance framework that helps the IH organization leaders measure their functions’ level of maturity in its use of data, the quality and integrity of the available data and define the action plans to initiate to improve. It acts as the Agile Product Management layer of the data organization. This function also includes the data engineering function in charge of data mapping in the mindset of Agile and creating more autonomous teams.
Agile Data Product Ownership
The agile product ownership defines owners of “data products” that facilitate access to data and analytical tools for specific areas of the IH business and varying ranges of audiences who need that data to effectively perform their role. Agile Data Product Owners are charged with leading the IH organization in generating actionable insights from the available data or ensuring that data is ready for consumption for purpose of exploration, analysis or reporting purposes in local, central D&A teams or other teams by managing the data-related backlog for the value streams or portfolios.
Data Science and AI
This function includes data analysts and data scientists tasked to apply concepts and algorithms to design the models that help IH organization analyse data and enable insights generation from the use of the most advanced ML algorithms (including GenAI) for both global and local use-cases. This function will support the transformation effort to make GenAI a more broadly accepted and used technology in IH.
Data and Reporting Solutions
This function industrializes the development and distribution/availability of reports or dashboards for internal and external consumption. This function is also in charge of maintaining and simplifying the BI and reporting tool landscape.
About Cigna Healthcare is a division of The Cigna Group, and is an advocate for better health through every stage of life. We guide our customers through the health care system, empowering them with the information and insight they need to make the best choices for improving their health and vitality. 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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