Deputy General Counsel Manager – Optum Rx

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Proactively lead a team of legal professionals responsible for providing OptumRx business leaders with effective advice and counsel on diverse regulatory and transactional matters, as well as business strategies, with a focus on Optum Rx’s relationships with its supply chain
  
• Operate in a strategic and proactive manner to assist internal business leaders in managing their relationships (including disputes) with network pharmacy partners while managing the legal and regulatory risk related to prescription drug programs.
  
• Provide day-to-day regulatory support to operations, marketing and product development teams.
  
• Collaborate with teams managing various regulatory audits.
  
• Communicate strategically, effectively providing legal and business guidance through complex challenges, and proficiently navigate conflicts, ambiguity and uncertainty.
  
• Advise business leaders on potential liability and exposure and resolving disputes related to certain supply chain relationships, as well as client relationships where supply chain issues are implicated.
  
• Organizational agility to effectively navigate cross-functionally across key business and legal stakeholders to help drive business solutions and results.
  
• Function as part of, and lead and develop, a high-performing, collaborative team, mentoring team members and fostering a positive work environment by developing strategies to encourage innovation and enhance productivity and team member engagement and empowerment.
  
• As a member of the Optum Rx legal team, close collaboration with colleagues is expected, as well as a willingness to adapt to the changing legal support requirements of our growing business.
  
• Provide ongoing education and training on best practices related to relationships with the supply chain.
  
• Participate in occasional business travel to meet with legal colleagues and business teams.

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:

• Juris Doctorate degree
• 10+ years’ legal experience in health care regulatory and transactional practices
• Solid technical and functional skills including transactional negotiation and drafting skills and knowledge of the applicable regulatory frameworks
• Solid business acumen, prioritize ongoing education in the relevant business practices and trends
• Skilled in reading and understanding individuals and interpersonal agility to support building and maintaining rapport, trust and respect among superiors, peers, subordinates and external company contacts and stakeholders
• The ability to motivate and engage people to excel and work together collaboratively to drive results

Preferred Qualifications:  

• Solid preference for experience working with the pharmacy benefits management (PBM) and/or pharmaceutical and healthcare industries
• Solid verbal and written communication skills, presentation creation and delivery skills
• Solid customer service and interpersonal communication skills

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

The salary range for this role is $191,800 to $364,800 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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

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