Associate Director of Diagnostic Imaging Services – Remote

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here’s your opportunity. We’re going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. 

 

OptumCare is creating the leading medical group and high-value ambulatory care delivery network in the country, which is physician-led, patient-centered, and clinically focused. When you join our team, you will be surrounded by focused, performance-driven teammates dedicated to building the highest value healthcare delivery system. Service lines, such as radiology and lab, play an increasing role in our growth strategy across many of our markets, enabling us to bring greater value to patients and providers through a high-value healthcare delivery system. In this role, you will support the national radiology service line strategy.

 

The Associate Director of Diagnostic Imaging Services’ primary objective is to support the national diagnostic imaging strategic goals. These goals include increasing performance and market share for existing operations and expanding the service line to areas nationally. The Associate Director will assess and support all OptumCare markets with a national perspective by optimizing operational performance of existing assets, identifying development and growth opportunities, creating a clear and concise value story, and advancing all aspects of the quadruple aim. This position will primarily focus on OptumCare and will involve close collaboration with leaders and operators at the national and market levels of all OptumCare entities. Where appropriate, partnerships with the broader Optum and UnitedHealthcare organizations will be leveraged to drive innovation and opportunity for greater UnitedHealth Group.

 

This role, along with supporting partners and team members, functions as a strategic resource to OptumCare, helping to formulate opportunities, accelerate execution, and serve as a centralized source of knowledge and best practices on the management and operational performance of the diagnostic imaging service line. The Associate Director actively identifies and leads key opportunities that result in growth, revenue generation, and product integration.

 

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

 

Primary Responsibilities:

Strategy and Growth:  

• Develop understanding of business-level goals / metrics at the local and national level, focused on maximizing service line performance
• Develop data solutions that can directly support the business case and ongoing performance tracking for local market execution 
• Create and execute on strategic roadmaps that may include internal and external partnerships across the enterprise
• Communication/Relationship Management 
• Collaborate with internal market and external partners – build long-lasting transparent and trusting relationships 
• Create strong partnerships across all levels of the organization to obtain needed information and support across teams to identify potential opportunities and drive growth
• Present complex information/insights in a simple and consumable format

Operational Effectiveness:  

• Develop financial models and business cases that effectively outline performance opportunities
• Collaborate with applicable stakeholders to obtain appropriate market information/data (e.g., marketing, sales, health plan partners, channels, shared services)
• Articulate clear and concise information on a market specific data solution supporting the business opportunity 
• Assist in the implementation and execution of programs and strategies 
• Monitor pilots and tests including performance tracking to support overall project management of implementation   

 

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:

• 5+ years of relevant work experience in healthcare operations management, diagnostic imaging management or healthcare finance
• 3+ years communicating and presenting to executive and senior level leaders
• Experience creating and executing on multi-dimensional strategies
• Knowledge of managed care environments and modern health care management in an integrated health care delivery system
• Proficiency with MS Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
• Ability to travel nationally up to 25% based on business needs 

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare operations experience in ancillary services
• Experience building financial analyses and supporting business cases (Proforma, CBA, P&L statement, etc.)
• Interpersonal skills, including positive assertiveness, professional communication, relationship building and ability to influence without authority
• Strategic thinker, able to develop solutions to healthcare’s most complex challenges and successfully implement those solutions in a cross-functional, diverse environment
• Ability to work independently as well as in a cross functional team
• Proven ability to effect change and meet business goals, monitor progress, and take corrective actions when necessary
• Ability to guide and utilize advanced analytics, including clinical and claims data, to drive and optimize clinical operations picture

 

*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 al 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. 

 

  

OptumCare 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.

 

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