Senior Director – Strategic Operations Valuation – Telecommute

Do you have compassion and a passion to help others? Transforming healthcare and millions of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve your life’s best work.(sm)

The SR Director of Strategic Operations Valuation collaborates with Wellmed leadership to establish and monitor the value of operational care services and trends. Value is reviewed and establish based on relationships to overall health care expense, PMPM costs, and processes efficiencies for labor savings. This position will identify opportunities linked to cost and savings by evaluating resource needs, new technology and value of existing or pre-existing initiatives. This position works directly and closely with HCE and OptumCare to meet/exceed financial targets.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Predicts emerging customer needs and develops innovative solutions to meet them
• Solves unique and complex problems with broad impact on the business
• Participates in the development of business strategy
• Develops and manages business plans to achieve objectives
• Supports the valuation of large, complex projects to achieve key business savings and efficiency objectives
• Translates highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
• Influences senior leadership to adopt new ideas, products, and/or approaches
• Advises cross-functional and/or cross-segment teams
• Supports leadership to evaluate utilization of care trends
• Serves as a resource to functional areas/internal departments and external partners regarding affordability trends
• Provides timely, accurate and concise communication to leadership
• Analyzes benchmarking data, reports, processes, and measurements as needed
• Provides data for leadership to make decisions of considerable impact and consequences involving current activities
• Interprets data, facts and/or trends and makes business recommendations to leadership
• Serves as the subject matter expert on ROI modeling to meet cost savings goals (ie; Cost Benefit Analysis)

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent professional experience
• 8+ years of healthcare, operations and/or financial industry experience
• 5+ years in corporate problem solving which involved navigating across all levels of leadership and working independently in a fast-paced environment
• 2+ years working on high profile and confidential projects or programs
• Experience prioritizing simultaneous issues and asserting level of urgency
• Advanced level of proficiency with MS Word, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience taking initiative while working in a less structured, high-profile environment
• Experience in healthcare or insurance industry
• Solid public speaking skills and experience delivering professional presentations
• Thrive on being challenged
• Excellent communication skills (both written and verbal), time management and organizational skills
• Solid collaborating, negotiating and influencing skills

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment

Careers with WellMed. Our focus is simple. We’re innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. We’re impacting 550,000+ lives, primarily Medicare eligible seniors in Texas and Florida, through primary and multi-specialty clinics, and contracted medical management services. We’ve joined Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, and our mission is to help the sick become well and to help patients understand and control their health in a lifelong effort at wellness. Our providers and staff are selected for their dedication and focus on preventative, proactive care. For you, that means one incredible team and a singular opportunity to do your life’s best work.(sm)

WellMed was founded in 1990 with a vision of being a physician-led company that could change the face of healthcare delivery for seniors. Through the WellMed Care Model, we specialize in helping our patients stay healthy by providing the care they need from doctors who care about them. We partner with multiple Medicare Advantage health plans in Texas and Florida and look forward to continuing growth.

Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $97,300 to $176,900. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $97,300 to $176,900. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and 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.