Sr. Director, Medicare Advantage Product Or Benefits - Remote Eligible

Senior Product And Benefits Director

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Senior Product And Benefits Director will play a critical role in developing strategies to successfully position risk products within Optum Health value based care arrangements including benefit design and planning, sales distribution relationships, identifying best practices, and AEP/OEP/SEP payer performance.

Must be available within the hours of 7AM -6PM Monday through Friday

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead end to end benefit strategy for all payers across Medicare Advtange plans
• Create solid relationships with payer product teams to align membership strategies with enterprise financial performance targets
• Analyze benefit performance/ROI and develop investment recommendations
• Partner with Health Care Economics and Actuarial teams to ensure MACVAT data is completed and correct prior to socialization with key regional partners
• Conduct in-depth analysis and strategic summary of AEP results
• Identify key benefit battle ground states and areas of greatest risk and opportunity along with key market insights
• Ensure cross functional collaboration with finance and HCE to quantify benefit decision impact
• Partner with local growth and marketing teams on broker/partnership strategy and execution, to unify capabilities where possible and create a cohesive approach
• Develop and socialize specific AEP strategies with leadership and provide market feedback
• Develop executive materials for overall benefit strategies and approach
• Collaborate with care delivery and optum at home to build risk programs that strengthen overall market positioning and advance Optum's value prop to further differentiate for consumers and partners

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 may be interested in.

Required Qualifications:

• Experience with Medicare Advantage and/or Value Based Care models and health plans
• Experience driving initiatives in a heavily matrixed environment which requires the ability to influence and hold accountable

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven ability to achieve superior results in a performance-oriented environment
• Proven ability to work with all levels of management across all functions and business partners
• Demonstrated problem solving, analysis, and resolution at strategic and functional levels
• Demonstrated ability to manage competing priorities and a rapidly changing business environment
• Demonstrated excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Willingness to travel up to 20%

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). The salary for this role will range from $159,300 to $273,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.