Field Account Manager, Specialty Benefits – Maryland Heights, MO

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The Specialty Field Account Manager is a professional who is responsible for providing proactive and strategic engagement with customers by building relationships, providing technical expertise, and developing strategies to meet business goals.  The role will be responsible for educating customers on their Specialty Benefit plans and communicating various administrative/service-related changes to the customer.  The role also includes facilitating the relationship between the customer and the Service team (CSO/DSCSM) and providing education on the correct service escalation paths for our assigned employer groups and their employees.  These roles require strong analytical, reporting, presentation, and communication skills.  This position reports to the local field market leader.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• Own the service experience of customers at the field level by working with the Regional Service Team and other matrix partners as required to ensure issues are resolved promptly and accurately meeting the customer’s expectations
• Develop and maintain solid relationship with internal partners in Service Team to manage customer service experience
• Fully accountable for supporting the SAE in facilitating resolution of all elevated customer service requests by working with the Service Team, and conducting customer consultations as required
• Facilitate customer meetings with the Service Team regularly to assess trends and keep abreast of any escalating issues and service trends
• Train customers on eServices
• Expand customer expertise and reliance on eTools to drive usage and adoption
• Maintain and provide customer information to the SAE / Analyst on service trends, myuhc adoption, eServices adoption, wellness initiatives, and improvement opportunities, etc.
• Conduct meetings with customers to identify issues / trends and analyze root causes to determine corrective action steps
• Participate / support new business and finalist presentations to represent service experience, or coordinate attendees from other service related areas to support SAE / AE
• Establish and maintain solid and appropriate relationships with customers to maintain persistency
• Establish and maintain Broker / Consultant relationship as needed, but primarily with customer
• Coordinate ordering of enrollment materials / directories for customers
• Coordinate resolution of pre-implementation service and eligibility issues with Implementation Management Organization
• Coordinate implementation activities
• Conduct enrollment meetings and customer sponsored health fairs for assigned customers (and as needed for multisite requests from other offices)
• Coordinate and deliver billing reconciliations to customers (Quarterly, Annually, or as appropriate for the customer type / size)

 

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:

• Insurance license needs to be obtained within 60 days of start as required by law
• 2+ years of work experience in a customer service role
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel 
• Proven advanced analytical and problem-solving skills
• Proven ability to travel as needed

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of previous health care industry experience
• Specialty Benefits experience
• Experience which demonstrates the ability to work with employers, consumers, consultants, brokers
• Proven ability to demonstrate superior presentation skills in both small and large group settings

 

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The hourly pay for this role will range $21.63 to $48.08 per hour based on full-time employment. This role is also eligible to receive bonuses based on sales performance. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

 

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.