Associate General Counsel - Medicare Part D - Minnetonka, MN (location required) - Full-time / Part-time

Bring us your experience, your head for strategy, your strength with relationships and your eye for opportunity. In return we offer an unmatched place to grow and develop your career among a richly diverse group of businesses driven by the power and stability of a leading health care organization. Come help us heal and strengthen the health care system as you do your life's best work.(sm)
This position serves as counsel for the Part D Product, planning and Pharmacy clinical team.  The Part D business area is a $5 billion business, serving nearly 5 million members in standalone plans plus our Medicare Advantage members with drug coverage.  Part D is a government funded product that is the exclusive source for Drug benefits offered to Medicare beneficiaries.  This position will report to the Deputy General Counsel for Medicare and Retirement product and regulatory legal team and collaborate closely with the Part D/Group Implementation lawyer. Primary Responsibilities:

Act as key adviser to the Part D product and clinical team.
Provide sophisticated advice in many substantive areas of the law:  Part D product requirements; formulary development; Pharmaceutical & Therapeutic committee process, and marketing
Advise pharmacists as they build the drug formulary; advise on key industry issues, including High cost drugs and their formulary placement and position
Work with Part D business to develop contract terms and business negotiations with our sister segment and related party PBM, OptumRx
Advise Part D business on issues that affect the Catamaran PBM integration

Required Qualifications:


Juris Doctor   

5-8 years experience   

Private practice experience a plus; Part D, insurance, regulatory, or other healthcare experience    Careers with UnitedHealthcare. Let's talk about opportunity. Start with a Fortune 14 organization that's serving more than 85 million people already and building the industry's singular reputation for bold ideas and impeccable execution. Now, add your energy, your passion for excellence, your near-obsession with driving change for the better. Get the picture? UnitedHealthcare is serving employers and individuals, states and communities, military families and veterans where ever they're found across the globe. We bring them the resources of an industry leader and a commitment to improve their lives that's second to none. This is no small opportunity. It's where you can 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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