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Government & Education Advisor – Cigna Healthcare
Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company · 🇺🇸 3 Locations
Sponsorship verdict
Sponsorship possible
One solid signal, not two — worth applying, and worth asking about sponsorship early.
- Employer is on a government sponsor recordThe US Department of Labor certified 14 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 30 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
- The posting doesn’t mention sponsorshipSilence isn’t a refusal — ask the recruiter before investing much time.
- No salary bar for this routeH-1B has no fixed salary bar: the employer must pay at least the prevailing wage for the role and area. Cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level. Source: https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2025/12/29/2025-23853/weighted-selection-process-for-registrants-and-petitioners-seeking-to-file-cap-subject-h-1b, rules effective 2026-02-27.
- What Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company paid sponsored hires in similar roles2 certified filings for “Data Science Advisor” (Data Scientists) in CT: $123k–$140k, median $132k. Most were filed at wage level III (50%) — 3 lottery entries, ≈46% projected selection odds for cap-subject employers. Source: US Department of Labor LCA disclosure data (Oct 2025 – Jun 2026).
- Confirmed live todayWhen a source last listed this job as open.
US H-1B: cap-subject employers enter a lottery weighted by wage level — Level I gets 1 entry, Level IV gets 4 (DHS projected selection odds ≈15% at Level I to ≈61% at Level IV). Universities and non-profit research employers are cap-exempt. The $100,000 fee for new petitions from abroad is currently blocked by a court order (appeal pending).
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Sponsor Radar — Cigna Health And Life Insurance Company
The US Department of Labor certified 14 H-1B/E-3 labor condition applications for this employer between Oct 2025 and Jun 2026 (latest May 2026) — the step every H-1B hire needs first. USCIS also records 30 H-1B approvals in FY2023. Source: LCA disclosure data (US Department of Labor (OFLC)).
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About the role
The Government & Education (G&E) Advisor is responsible for taking actions that result in public sector membership growth & success. This role will serve as a key partner to local market sales teams to develop and evolve the government and education sales and retention strategy within specific aligned market areas. As a subject matter in the public sector, this role requires significant external relationship building. This role will report to the G&E Senior Advisor with a dotted line to the applicable Market Growth Leader(s) to which they are aligned. Duties & Responsibilities • Activates our public sector sales distribution strategy within aligned markets. • Builds and maintains the necessary partnerships and relationships to grow and retain our public sector business within specific market alignments. • Contributes to pipeline/prospect development in conjunction with the local market sales leadership – with keen focus on targeting prospects that are viable candidates to win. • Reports/advises on pipeline development and activities that are advancing the sales process – with a focus on conveying key needs of the segment to support the sales process. • Engagement with segment underwriting, legal, and product leadership where appropriate. • Consistent engagement with RFP Proposal Response Team to ensure superior RFP product. • Involvement with market strategic planning/business development meetings within specific market alignments. • Serve as a liaison between local market leadership and G&E leadership to help inform and balance the priorities and focus of the local market and the segment. • Maintains a deep understanding of the unique government dynamics and competitive landscape of each geographic market and applicable changes. • Builds the long-term pipeline within specific market alignments in pursuit of: • New medical and dental public sector accounts >3,000 employees. • First time medical adds to assigned large/existing dental only accounts > 3,000 ees. • Retention of assigned large existing accounts > 3,000 employees out to bid • Articulate the value proposition of Cigna healthcare to current & prospective public sector clients. • Point of contact for all matters related to procurement with new and existing customers. • Engagement with broker/consultants as needed (pre/post RFP) in partnership with local market sales leadership. Development of diverse supplier relationships where applicable. • All direct to client pre-RFP work that will influence Cigna's position and understanding of government and education prospects, including but not limited to: • Meetings with HR, Finance, and Senior Management officials. • Engagement with union employee leadership. • Meetings with influential elected officials; meetings with influential community partners if appropriate; development of minority vendor strategies if appropriate; engagement and management of local lobbyists/advisors as appropriate. • Development and management of local association relationships; engagement with targeted regional and/or national association relationship important to the public sector. • Management of Freedom of Information requests. Important to maintain coordinated pre-RFP strategy with local market sales leadership. • Targeted sales and retention engagement with any other government prospect as necessary Qualifications • 6+ years of sales experience, account management, and/or business development experience, health care or insurance industry preferred. This experience should include many or all of the following: product knowledge, underwriting, risk and financial analysis skills, marketing processes, sales practices, account management and knowledge of administrative operations. • Exposure to and/or understanding of loca