Application Development Manager (Vba) - Express Scripts - Remote

The Application Development Manager role is a dual-role to both manage developers, as well as perform as a developer.
This role will support various areas of Express Scripts by developing, maintaining, and enhancing models used in the UW process. These models are primarily Excel-based tools that interact with a number of other applications (e.g. Oracle, SQL Server, Hadoop, Python).
ABOUT THE DEPARTMENT:
If your niche is in financial reporting and analysis, underwriting, cash management or audit, our Finance department may be a perfect fit for you. Our teams within Finance work together to ensure that spending stays on track and that we remain a profitable industry leader. We're always on the lookout for innovative people who will bring outside-the-box thinking to our team.
RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide support to our end-users by resolving their issues, responding to queries, and helping them analyze/interpret results from the models.
• Work with Underwriting, Supply Chain, Budget, and other Finance departments to identify opportunities for model enhancements in an effort to improve the accuracy of Express Scripts' profitability forecasting and user experience.
• Manage a number of developers and assist them in all phases of the development life-cycle (i.e. gather requirements, design, development, testing, and release).
• Develop an expert knowledge of the primary tools & applications used within the FMA team.
• Provide training to the pricing group around SOPs and best-practices for using the FMA's tools and applications.
• Develop a detailed knowledge of all areas of our core models so that you can provide expert direction to your team.
• Perform extensive testing prior to releasing new functionality into production. This testing includes code review, UAT, and regression testing.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Possess a strong customer service focus.
• Ability to provide technical solutions to a wide range of difficult problems.
• Bachelor's degree in related field or equivalent work experience.
• Managerial experience preferred.
• 4+ years of relevant experience.
• Communicate issues clearly in writing or verbally.
• Ensure that solutions are innovative, thorough, practical and consistent with organizational objectives.
• Work well independently as well as in a dynamic, collaborative environment.
• Possess a willingness to learn new tools and applications.
• Strong leadership and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability to prioritize workload to meet project deadlines.
• Must be proficient with Microsoft Excel andVBA development.
• SQL and experience with relational databases (Oracle, TD, PostgreSQL and Hadoop preferred).

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.
For this position, we anticipate offering an annual salary of 112,700 - 187,900 USD / yearly, depending on relevant factors, including experience and geographic location.
This role is also anticipated to be eligible to participate in an annual bonus plan.
We want you to be healthy, balanced, and feel secure. That's why you'll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits, with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment, you'll be offered several health-related benefits including medical, vision, dental, and well-being and behavioral health programs. We also offer 401(k) with company match, company paid life insurance, tuition reimbursement, a minimum of 18 days of paid time off per year and paid holidays. For more details on our employee benefits programs, visit Life at Cigna Group .
About Evernorth Health Services
Evernorth Health Services, a division of The Cigna Group, creates pharmacy, care and benefit solutions to improve health and increase vitality. We relentlessly innovate to make the prediction, prevention and treatment of illness and disease more accessible to millions of people. 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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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.