IT Senior Principal

Role Overview

The AI Engineering Senior Principal is the most distinguished technical position within The Cigna Groups AI Center of Enablement. This role operates at the intersection of advanced research enterprise-scale engineering and business strategy to define the future of AI technology within the organization and across the healthcare industry. It sets the 10-year vision for AI engineering anticipating paradigm shifts architecting next-generation platforms and driving cultural transformation in AI development and deployment.

As a recognized industry authority the Senior Principal influences internal technical direction and contributes to the evolution of AI through research standards and thought leadershippositioning The Cigna Group as a leader in healthcare AI innovation while improving cost quality and access for clients and customers.

Key Responsibilities

Define a 10-year vision for AI engineering capabilities anticipating multiple technology shifts.

Establish principles and technical identity for AI across the enterprise and industry.

Advise C-suite executives and board members on AI strategy risk and opportunity.

Architect next-generation AI platforms enabling capabilities beyond current business imagination.

Identify and operationalize breakthrough AI research ahead of mainstream adoption.

Build scalable secure and compliant AI infrastructure leveraging Python AWS Terraform and emerging technologies.

Drive strategic partnerships with leading AI companies universities and research institutions.

Publish research file patents and influence industry standards and best practices.

Lead cultural and technical transformation mentoring senior leaders and shaping career frameworks.

Ensure governance compliance and security while accelerating innovation and adoption.

Required Qualifications

Bachelors degree in a technical field; advanced degree preferred.

15 years in software engineering including 8 years building large-scale AI / ML systems.

Recognized industry expert with publications patents or major open-source contributions.

Deep expertise across AI architectures advanced techniques and healthcare regulatory requirements.

Proven ability to define and execute technical strategy with enterprise-wide impact.

Strong executive-level influence leadership and communication skills.

Preferred Qualifications

Masters or PhD in Computer Science or related field.

Experience as CTO Chief Architect or equivalent technical executive.

Published research at top-tier AI conferences; patents in AI / ML.

Advisory roles industry recognition and experience with healthcare operations and standards.

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 171400 - 285600 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 and long term incentive plan.

We want you to be healthy balanced and feel secure. Thats why youll enjoy a comprehensive range of benefits with a focus on supporting your whole health. Starting on day one of your employment youll 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 The Cigna Group

Doing something meaningful starts with a simple decision a commitment to changing lives. At The Cigna Group were 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 require reasonable accommodation in completing the online application process please email : for support. Do not email for an update on your application or to provide your resume as you will not receive a response.

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.

Qualified applicants with criminal histories will be considered for employment in a manner consistent with all federal state and local ordinances.

Required Experience :

Senior IC

Key Skills

Tomcat,Risk Management,ICD Coding,Solaris,Solution Architecture,PaaS,Middleware,Perl,Weblogic,Jboss,NetSuite,Oracle

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1