Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Optum is hiring an Advisory Director, Strategy and Growth to sell and deliver consulting engagements for payer and provider clients. The role leads client projects, business development, staff development, and growth initiatives focused on healthcare strategy, operations, and analytics.

Responsibilities

• Supporting business development and sales activity across payers and health care providers, with an emphasis on proposal development and selling into the commercial provider and health insurance markets
• Providing day-to-day project leadership with client stakeholders who play a critical role in the client's ability to successfully implement the identified solutions
• Oversee managers, senior consultants and analysts in individual workstreams with responsibility to own, coordinate, and harmonize the overall approach
• Industry expert in value-based contracting methodologies, strategy development, and network design
• Provide ongoing management and mentorship of managers and senior consultants, overseeing career growth and identifying development opportunities for direct reports
• Provide thought leadership and guidance to the practice and broader Optum Advisory constituencies

Skills

• 10+ years of health care consulting experience, with an emphasis on commercial payer and provider consulting experience
• 7+ years of experience in either management or strategy consulting
• Experience in designing and delivering market research initiatives, supporting the development contracting and network models for value-based care programs, including MSSP, ACOs, and delegated risk contracts
• Experience in developing business in the Medicaid Managed Care market
• Experience with payer-side population health techniques such as care management, utilization management, prior authorization, and disease management
• Experience in developing contracting and operating models across Medicare, commercial, Medicaid and dual eligible populations
• Proven business development experience and success generating at least $1.5M+ annually in new sales
• Proven track record of project and client management
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite - Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Ability to drill down to the root cause of issues and be creative in problem solving
• Ability and established track record of leading multiple projects and initiatives

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution
• Career development opportunities
• Remote work from anywhere within the U.S.; hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area are required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week

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