Senior Clinical Program Consultant for Care In the Home

Opportunities at WellMed, part of the Optum family of businesses. We believe all patients are entitled to the highest level of medical care. Here, you will join a team who shares your passion for helping people achieve better health. With opportunities for physicians, clinical staff and non-patient-facing roles, you can make a difference with us as you discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

 

This individual will directly support the SVP and Chief Medical Officer of Care in the Home. As a strategist, organizer, and implementer, this position will assess new initiatives for alignment with the Care in the Home strategy, determine an initial approach, and align the program with the existing business structure. This role proactively assumes responsibility for leading and executing on new strategic initiatives and programs where needed, as well as responding to requests in support of the leadership team.

 

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

 

Primary Responsibilities: 

• New Strategic Programs & Initiatives: 
  • Assess new opportunities for value and alignment to organizational priorities as well as frame up initial approach and structure to align with business areas
  • Assumes leadership on designated new programs (Palliative Expansion, Vendor Management, etc.) that come to the team that lack a natural owner within the functionally organized team
  • Responsible for working efforts through alignment to an existing business function or completion along with reporting status and results to leadership
• Program Management:
  • Assist in completion of high priority tasks for leader to highest levels of quality
  • Provide weekly status updates to leader on key progress & deliverables for new programs in addition to calling out areas with barriers
  • Develop clear action items and track follow-up after meetings
  • Assists in prioritization of leaders’ schedule and time allocation to support high priority work streams and initiatives
  • Analyze and frame decisions for leaders and staff
• Business and Strategic Planning & Execution: 
  • Plans, coordinates, and prepares the resources and materials as well as manages agenda and follow up for recurring meetings
  • Supports development of any recurring deliverables / reports / decks needing support
  • Gathers and deciphers critical documents and information, investigates, and thoroughly answers critical questions, and ensures timely follow up of all action items
  • Develop consistency about presentations and communications
• Organizational Alignment & Support:
  • Assists the SVP and Chief Medical Officer to perform their duties to the best of their ability
  • Ensure new programs that are approved are aligned appropriately within the existing leadership team
  • Engages in and provides feedback on new programs and other key initiatives ensuring they are representative of senior leader’s goals and requirements

 

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 health industry experience and/or in a large complex matrixed organization experience 
• 8+ years of project management and/or operational experience (operations, product development, marketing, finance, sales, etc.) managing significant and complex projects
• Demonstrated business acumen in financial analysis, reporting, and forecasting and solid understanding of operations 
• Demonstrated strategic conceptualization both at a local level and enterprise level 
• Proven ability to build relationships cross-functionally, at all levels of the organization and lead toward common goals 
• Advanced MS PowerPoint and Excel skills 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Internal/external consultant or people management experience
• Clinical expertise
• Solid analytical skills; has direct experience; ability to quickly aggregate and analyze information and draw conclusions 
• Solid communicator; capable of effectively presenting ideas and selling concepts and tactics; excellent writer, proven ability to communicate effectively with leader-levels; ability to quickly understand needs and act on those needs; ability to conceptualize and effectuate change management and ‘out-of-the-box’ thinking 

 

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

 

The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 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.