Behavioral Health Clinical Program Director - Evernorth - Remote
Cigna · United States Work at Home · US
Quality Improvement
Remote
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Demand62
Career growth65
Healthcare fit52
Remote potential90
5-year outlook
Director-level behavioral health program roles in large payer and health-services organizations generally sit in upper six-figure salaried bands with steady but modest annual progression. Upside depends on scope expansion into broader clinical operations or market-level leadership rather than on title inflation.
Clinical license
Required
Applicant reach
narrow
Seniority
lead
Employment type
–
Date found
2026-10-24
Intelligence details
Flexible work details
- Eligible countries
- United States
Eligibility, licensing, and location restrictions can change. Always confirm details on the source posting before applying.
Why this is worth applying to
Worth considering only if you already hold independent behavioral health licensure plus program, utilization management, or care management leadership experience in a payer or health-services setting. It is a lateral or upward move for established clinical leaders, not a bridge role for clinicians trying to exit practice.
Who should apply
Licensed behavioral health clinicians (LCSW/LPC/LMFT, psychologists, psychiatric nurses) who have led care management, utilization review, or behavioral health programs inside a health plan, managed care organization, or large provider system, and who are comfortable with outcomes metrics, accreditation, and vendor/partner management.
CV angle
Lead with licensed behavioral health practice plus quantified program ownership: populations served, caseload or network scale, care management or utilization review workflows built, quality and access metrics moved, accreditation or regulatory work (NCQA/URAC/state mandates), and interdisciplinary team leadership. Translate clinical judgment into payer language — cost of care, avoidable admissions, readmission and engagement rates, network adequacy — and name any managed care, vendor, or cross-functional stakeholder experience explicitly. Do not claim program director scope you have not held; frame senior clinical or committee leadership as transferable instead.
Skills to highlight
- Behavioral health program design and operations
- Utilization management and care management workflows
- Population health outcomes and quality metrics (HEDIS, access, engagement)
- Interdisciplinary team leadership and clinical supervision
- Payer, vendor, and partner management
- Accreditation and regulatory compliance (NCQA/URAC, state mandates)
- Clinical policy and care pathway development
- Cross-functional stakeholder communication
Role summary
A senior clinical leadership position inside Evernorth, Cigna's health services arm, overseeing behavioral health programs end to end — program strategy, care management and utilization workflows, clinical quality and outcomes, vendor and network partnerships, and compliance with accreditation and regulatory standards. The work is program and population focused rather than patient-facing, and the title implies director-level scope over teams and budgets.
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