Senior Associate, Strategy and Innovation – Optum Home and Community – Remote

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.

The Home & Community Strategy team is responsible for identifying, analyzing, and testing opportunities to help Optum Home & Community meet the evolving needs of our members and sustain long-term growth. 

As a Senior Associate Strategy & Innovation, you’ll work as part of a team of problem solvers to help drive strategies that can generate value and impact in a way that is aligned with our mission. You will be responsible for recommending strategic actions based on your assessment of competitive, member, and market forces, and through engagement with functional and subject matter experts (SME) across the enterprise. The role will require you to evaluate opportunities, including but not limited to business growth strategies (new markets / distribution channels), new products / capabilities, and inorganic growth (e.g., M&A). You will take a visible role in communicating opportunities and recommendations with stakeholders across functions, business units, and executive leadership. You will also have the opportunity to partner / lead initiatives to “test” your recommendations in-market. 

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Developing analytical business cases and opportunity assessments for strategic options,  including financial and clinical considerations, buy vs. build options, market opportunity, level of effort, etc. 
• Collaborating with functional leaders and SMEs across the organization, such as Sales, Growth, Analytics, business leads, product managers, and clinical leadership 
• Identifying and evaluating growth opportunities, business model innovation, and supporting cross-business unit initiatives
• Partnering with leaders across the broader H&C Product & Strategy Team to “set the table” for successful testing and development of new initiatives
• Serving as a clearinghouse and reviewer of ideas from external entities (e.g., early-stage companies) as well as internally sourced ideas from enterprise stakeholder groups 
• Contributing to strategic intelligence – e.g., market scans, industry trends – to contribute to business planning discussions

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:

• 2+ years of experience across roles in Strategy, Consulting, Banking or Investments, New Product Development, or related fields
• Proven solid problem-solving and critical thinking skills 
• Proven solid verbal and written communication skills, ability and comfort presenting to senior leadership, including at the C-suite level
• Proven to be thoughtful, analytical, and structured; effective in synthesizing and translating disparate inputs into cohesive recommendations and insights 
• Proven to be extremely collaborative; proactive; high integrity; highly reliable

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare experience or demonstrated interest in healthcare sector
• Understanding of healthcare market dynamics and economics; experience with Medicare Advantage and/or value-based care 

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

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 annually based on full-time employment. 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.