Vice President, Payer Consulting

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

In this high value role, you will have leadership responsibility for developing and growing Optum Advisory's payer consulting practices devoted to medical management, quality, and clinical/administrative operations. Your expansive knowledge of Medicare and Medicaid and will be critical to developing relevant and differentiated offerings, and you'll leverage your executive-level market relationships to attract talent, drive growth and deliver outstanding client results.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary responsibilities will include:

• Define, maintain and clearly communicate the practice vision & strategy, design and develop key solution offerings and associated go-to-market plans to execute against the vision
• Attract and retain top consulting talent who bring subject matter expertise and consulting craft skills to deliver high-quality products, and who proactively augment and enhance a strong, mission-oriented culture
• Deliver on high growth operating objectives, including sales, revenue, margin, utilization and Net Promoter Score (NPS)
• Actively maintain differentiated thought-leadership agenda to elevate market credibility with c-suite clients
• Develop a strong growth culture, leading client sales pursuits for consulting services, and collaborating with the broader Optum team on integrated offerings
• Ensure high degree of quality in the execution of client engagements, resulting in high client satisfaction and profitability
• Provide executive oversight of project economics and direct teams to follow practices needed to ensure both quality and profitability
• Serve as principal point of relationship and escalation for client executives
• Serve in an advisory role to clients on business strategy, operational effectiveness and healthcare best practices

You'll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• 10 + years of healthcare consulting experience, preferably with a large consulting organization, and having accountability for engagement leadership, client relationship management and business development
• 6+ years of experience in consulting services with domain expertise in government programs, with a focus on Medicare and Medicaid growth, clinical cost management and operational excellence
• 4+ years of full consulting practice management, including the development of differentiated offerings and having accountability for practice profit and loss
• Demonstrated experience in leading and closing multi-million-dollar consulting engagements
• Track record of success leading a team and coaching/mentoring future leaders
• Willingness to travel up to 70% of the time on a sustained basis

Preferred Qualifications:

• Graduate level degree in business or healthcare
• Subject matter expertise in clinical services such as case management, disease management, utilization management, Stars/HEDIS, clinical model development, etc.
• Experience with managed services offerings integrated with partner solutions

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $188,000 to $357,600 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.