The Strategy and Development Associate supports the lifecycle of strategic planning across Optum Tri-State with an emphasis on strategic growth and value-based care delivery transformation. This role will work closely with the Chief Strategy & Analytics Officer and corporate stakeholders. As part of the Strategy and Development function you will be part of a team responsible for the development and execution of enterprise strategy, growth, and operational transformations.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Identifying strategic priorities, developing roadmaps to realize identified opportunities, and articulating the value proposition for key local and corporate stakeholders:
  • Conducting cost benefit analysis, including some modeling, to assess and prioritize capability development opportunities
  • Driving research and development through definition of pilots, evaluation criteria, development plans for scaling, as well as leading implementations as needed
  • Understanding, assessing, prioritizing, and validating business demands and requirements through direct interaction with business stakeholders and proactive analysis for opportunities to develop and grow the business
  • Synthesizing outputs to communicate recommendations to business leaders and drive adoption
• Coordinating vendor procurement for sourced capability developments and deployment of UHG assets
• Designing and developing operating models and implementation plans with cross-functional partners
• Informing and documenting best practice operating procedures for working collaboratively in a highly matrixed, cross-functional environment
• Maintaining a pulse on industry trends, especially business model innovation and enablement for value-based care
• Supporting strategy development, business planning, and tie into capital planning across Tri-State Care Delivery Organizations and Risk Bearing Entities
• Facilitating strategic discussions among subsets of the Senior Team and their direct reports
• Supporting the development of strategic plans at the market or business-unit level, including development of frameworks, governance structures, and development plans and roadmaps
• Supporting development of strategies and roadmaps in support of UHG annual planning cycles
• Ideating and leading performance improvement initiatives in local markets and service lines
• Organizing and promulgating broad-based growth strategies (in-market strategies, geographic expansion, and service-line expansion)
• Governing inorganic and organic growth initiatives and functions through strategic oversight of deal and recruiting processes from pipeline sourcing through execution and integration.
• Developing frameworks to track and prioritize a portfolio of strategic and operational initiatives, driving consensus on objectives, timelines, and measuring progress and value creation against plans
• Evaluating strategic partnerships and engaging cross-functional stakeholder committees to drive decision-making and implementation
• Accelerating development of capabilities for converting from FFS to Value-based care
• Cultivating relationships and trust with senior enterprise partner stakeholders

NON-ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES: Other - Performs other duties as assigned including personnel recruitment.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Bachelor's Degree in healthcare management or quantitative disciplines (Finance, Economics, Mathematics, Statistics, Business Administration), or related field. MBA strongly preferred
• 2-6 years of experience in a strategy and development role in managed care or a consulting role with significant exposure to projects in healthcare
• Analytics proficiency required (financial modeling, data analytics)
• Experience in value-based care economics, managed care, or population health a plus
• Work location flexible; should be able to attend in-office periodically
• The ideal candidate will be:
  • A curious self-starter, willing to ask questions and adopt a flexible approach as strategy and priorities shift
  • A high-energy, positive team player able to build strong working relationships with business partners (low ego, high collaboration)
  • A structured “systems” thinker, considering both the immediate solution and ways to help efficiently solve that problem at scale through systems and repeatable processes

Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada or NYC Residents Only: The pay range for Colorado residents is $82,100 to $146,900 per year. The pay range for Connecticut / Nevada/NYC residents is $90,500 to $161,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your base compensation, Optum Medical Care, P.C. offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with Optum Medical Care, P.C. you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential requirement of this role. Optum will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination prior to employment to ensure compliance.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, or protected veteran status. Optum is an EO employer – M/F/Veteran/Disability