Consultant - STARS - Telecommute

No industry is moving faster than health care. And no organization is better positioned to lead health care forward. We need attention to every detail with an eye for the points no one has considered. The rewards for performance are significant. You'll help improve the health of millions. And you'll do your life's best work.(sm)

This position will be responsible for the management, delivery and support of internal and client facing projects across various functional areas and/or organizations. Expertise required in project management with a proven ability to build relationships at all levels in the organization and drive results in a matrix environment with a high degree of change, growth, and ambiguity. Experience and familiarity with health plan and provider quality improvement data sources, programs and analytics will be an asset.

** Travel is required for the role, but location is flexible. Travel is typically out on Monday and back late Thursday with work from home when not at the client.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage all aspects of medium to large-scale internal and external (client facing) priority projects with significant financial or business impact
  
• Support strategic priorities and perform as a thought leader/resource for senior management, assisting in identifying and solving complex business problems
  
• Act as a change advocate using strong collaboration and influencing skills across diverse business segments and geographies
  
• Drive for results, anticipating customer needs and/or risks and proactively develop solutions
  
• Recognize gaps between current situation and desired outcome and utilize appropriate resources to obtain information, consider solutions and deliver the solution
  
• Cultivate innovative approaches to solve complex problems including conceptual analysis and development of innovative solutions
  
• Translate highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
  
• Create written and oral communication materials that effectively summarize project status or other supporting activities including analysis findings and fact based recommendations
  
• Conduct project management using industry-standard methodologies, with ability to adapt to company-specific tools and techniques
  
• Support design and development of Quality and Stars Consulting Practice and services
  
• Support Go to Market and delivery of Quality and Stars Consulting Practice services to clients

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in healthcare, business or related field and/or equivalent experience
  
• STARs experience
  
• Knowledge and experience working in a consulting engagement
  
• Strong collaboration, negotiation, and influencing skills
  
• Able to take initiative and work independently in a fast paced environment
  
• Excellent time management, organizational, and prioritization skills
  
• Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely with all levels of the organization
  
• Strong interpersonal skills to influence and spur cultural change, facilitate and enhance performance within a cross-functional environment
  
• Ability to travel up to 80%

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of project management experience, PMP certification
  
• Knowledge of health plan and provider quality data sources, programs and analysis

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: 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.

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