Business Process Consultant - Rocky Hill, CT or Telecommute

If you believe that there's always a better way to do business, make your way to UnitedHealth Group. Join us in our mission to change the landscape of the health care industry and its future. To do that, we need to be smart about the business of health care. That's where you come in. As a Business Process Consultant, you'll put your business analysis and project management skills to empower teams to create and improve processes. You will design processes, lead project implementations and diagnose improvement opportunities as you develop innovative solutions. You'll be in the driver's seat on vital projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people live healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. Yes, we need your organizational talents and business discipline to help fuel that mission. This is your chance to do your life's best work.(sm)
 
Primary Responsibilities:

Create, control and improve end-to-end business processes
Lead process design and project implementation teams in process improvement activities
Diagnose process improvement opportunities and develop solutions using principles of process excellence and related tools
Create quality reporting, analysis and audits for developing plans and programs to support continuous quality improvement using applicable tools
Assist in the creation, implementation and evaluation of Total Quality Management (TQM) programs
Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenges
Influences or provides input to forecasting and planning activities
Product, service or process decisions are most likely to impact multiple groups of employees and/or customers (internal or external)

Required Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Health Administration, related field or equivalent work experience
5+ years of experience in writing business and/or system requirements and business/finance analysis
3+ years of experience with documenting processes and practices, often in accepted project methodology artifacts, while effectively prioritizing multiple tasks, priorities, projects, and deadlines
Intermediate level of proficiency with PC based software programs and automated database management systems (Excel, Access, PowerPoint)
Preferred Qualifications:

4+ years of experience with MS Project, Word, SharePoint, and Visio
Previous experience with SQL
Previous Healthcare Industry experience
Previous Team Lead or Project Lead 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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