Data Product Owner - Clinical Analytics

About Cigna Healthcare

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. Our leadership is consistent, approachable, and supportive-ensuring your well-being and work-life balance.

We're 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.

About the Role

The Agile Data Product Owner - Clinical is responsible for the end -to - end ownership of data products supporting Health Services across International Health (IH). This role applies Agile Product Ownership practices to data and analytics, ensuring data is treated as a managed product that delivers trusted, actionable insights for business, operational, analytical, and AI use cases.

The Agile Data Product Owner partners closely with Agile Data Product Managers, who define product strategy, objectives, and roadmaps, and with data engineering, analytics, and platform teams responsible for delivery. The Product Owner translates business needs into a prioritized data backlog, ensuring data is ready for consumption across local and central D&A teams for exploration, analysis, reporting, and AI enablement.

Critical Data Element (CDE) Accountability:

This role holds direct accountability for the identification, stewardship, and lifecycle management of Critical Data Elements (CDEs) within the Provider Health Services domain. The Agile Data Product Owner owns CDEs from cradle to grave, ensuring they are clearly defined, documented, governed, monitored for quality, fit for purpose, and appropriately retired. Through close collaboration with business data owners, data governance, and technical teams, this role ensures CDEs form the foundation of trusted reporting, Trusted Data Sets (TDS), and AI -ready data products.

Over time, the scope of this role may evolve to include AI product ownership responsibilities, ensuring consistent product ownership practices across data and AI initiatives within Health Services.

Key Responsibilities

Data Product Ownership

• Own and manage data products supporting Health Services, ensuring alignment to business objectives and analytical needs.

• Translate business requirements into clear, prioritized backlog items aligned with Product Manager-defined roadmaps.

• Ensure data products support secure, governed access to data for exploration, analysis, reporting, and insight generation.

Backlog & Agile Delivery

• Maintain and prioritize the data - related backlog for delivery teams using Agile practices.

• Participate in and support agile ceremonies, including backlog refinement, sprint planning, reviews, and retrospectives.

• Drive continuous improvement in delivery quality, speed, and value realization.

Critical Data Elements (CDE) Ownership

• Identify, steward, and manage Critical Data Elements (CDEs) within the Provider Health Services domain.

• Own CDEs end -to -end, including definition, documentation, lineage, quality standards, monitoring, usage, and retirement.

• Partner with business data owners, data governance, and technical teams to review and update CDEs regularly and resolve data quality issues.

• Ensure CDEs are embedded within data products and serve as the backbone for trusted analytics, reporting, TDS, and AI use cases.

Stakeholder Engagement

• Act as the primary liaison between business stakeholders, data governance, and technical delivery teams.

• Communicate data product progress, dependencies, risks, and value delivered.

• Ensure stakeholder needs are understood, prioritized, and reflected in data product delivery.

Data Governance, Quality & Architecture

• Embed data governance, privacy, and quality requirements into all data products.

• Collaborate with Data Engineering, Cloud Engineering, and Architecture teams to ensure scalable, resilient data solutions.

• Support adoption of enterprise standards for data cataloging, quality monitoring, and lineage.

Success Metrics

• Delivery of high-impact data products aligned to Health Services priorities.

• Stakeholder satisfaction and adoption of data products.

• Improved data quality and governance adherence for Critical Data Elements.

• Timely and reliable availability of trusted data for analytics, reporting, and AI use cases.

Key Qualifications & Skills

• Strong understanding of data management, analytics, reporting platforms, and AI concepts.

• Experience working in Agile environments, including backlog management and tools such as Jira.

• Ability to translate business needs into clear data product requirements.

• Knowledge of data governance, privacy, and data quality principles, including CDE concepts.

• Experience with data exploration, analysis, and visualization tools.

• Strong communication, stakeholder management, and collaboration skills.

• Proven problem-solving and critical thinking abilities.

• Experience supporting or participating in training related to data fluency, Agile product management, or GenAI is a plus.

Why You'll Love Working here

• Competitive salary

• Multicultural and hybrid working environment

• Private Medical Insurance

• Employee Wellbeing Benefits

• Educational Development Program

About Cigna Healthcare

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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