DataOps, Lead Data Analyst

Cigna

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Work type
Remote
Location
Connecticut
Salary
$82,200–$137,000 / yr
Employment
Full-time
Posted
2 days ago
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Below market

How this pay compares to similar roles

Similar $156k
This role $110k
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This role pays less than 90% of similar roles. Most pay $126,750–$184,912 — the blue band above. At the midpoint, this role pays about $110k versus about $156k for comparable roles.

Based on 240 similar postings.

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About Cigna

The Cigna Group is a global health company, rebranded in 2023, that serves over 185 million customer relationships across 30+ countries.

Cigna currently has 72 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $146,806–$203,600 across 33 roles with salary data.

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TL;DR · DataOps, Lead Data Analyst

The DataOps - Lead Data Analyst serves as a vital bridge between business stakeholders and the DataOps Engineering organization to translate operational challenges into actionable data requirements. Working within a cross-functional environment involving Digital Product, Analytics, AI, and Technology teams, the Lead Data Analyst performs data discovery, profiling, and analysis to evaluate quality and fitness for purpose. Key responsibilities include documenting business rules, defining transformation logic, and developing analytical datasets or Gold layer data solutions. The role requires proficiency with SQL, data analysis techniques, and enterprise analytical tools, with preferred experience in Databricks, cloud data platforms, and workflow automation. This position solves the problem of aligning data engineering investments with measurable business outcomes by ensuring that delivered capabilities accurately reflect business intent and support seamless integration into workflows.

What you'll do

  • Translate business objectives and operational processes into clear functional requirements, business rules, and acceptance criteria.
  • Perform data discovery and profiling to evaluate data quality, metadata, and fitness for purpose.
  • Define business semantics, transformation logic, source-to-target mappings, and data relationships.
  • Develop analytical datasets, reusable data assets, and Gold layer data solutions.
  • Execute functional testing and business acceptance validation for engineered datasets and integrated solutions.
  • Identify opportunities for workflow improvement through data, automation, and AI-enabled solutions.
  • Create documentation, training materials, and knowledge-transfer assets to enable customer adoption.
  • Develop reusable templates and analytical patterns to automate requirements discovery and documentation.

What we're looking for

  • 5+ years of experience in data analysis, business analysis, data products, analytics consulting, or enterprise solution delivery.
  • Demonstrated experience translating business needs and operational processes into functional requirements, business rules, and data specifications.
  • Strong experience with data discovery, profiling, data quality assessment, testing, business validation, and solution adoption.
  • Proficiency with SQL, data analysis techniques, and enterprise analytical tools.
  • Experience working with cross-functional business, product, technology, and data teams.
  • Experience supporting business process automation, workflow solutions, or AI-enabled capabilities.
  • Understanding of enterprise data platforms, integration patterns, analytics, AI, metadata, and automation technologies.
  • Experience in complex, regulated enterprises (preferred); experience with Databricks or cloud data platforms (preferred).

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