$85000 - $167300 Year
Monday to Friday
Day shift
Health insurance
Paid time off
Employee discount
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
401(k)
401(k) matching
Flexible schedule
Parental Leave
Tuition reimbursement
Flexible spending account
Retirement plan
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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Senior Consultant, Strategy & Growth works within a team and serves a key role in contributing to the engagement work product as well as project and business management within the delivery team. The Senior Consultant structures and conducts analysis and creates content for assigned workstreams largely independently and contributes to assisting more junior team members with their responsibilities. This role will lead client communications around own workstream and at times those of more junior team members and establish timelines for own work along with assisting junior team members with theirs, in accordance with overall project requirements. This role is a major contributor to team problem solving across full scope of each project. The Senior Consultant will proactively anticipate challenges and risks in both own area and those of junior staff, make sound adjustments/recommendations to address issues, and play an active role in improving business processes, knowledge management, etc. Additionally, the Senior Consultant will lead or participate in various practice development projects, thought leadership, and other accretive activities to the practice.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough and rewarding challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
Structure approach/analysis for assigned workstream largely independently and contribute to assisting more junior team members with their responsibilities
Lead client communications around own workstream and sometimes those of more junior team members
Major contributor to team problem solving across full scope of project
Able to structure and drive team problem solving sessions with assistance from Project Manager
May serve as project lead for smaller and/or more narrowly scoped engagements, requiring leading 1-2 other junior team members
Establish own timeline for own workstream and assist junior staff, in accordance with overall project requirements
Demonstrate ability to conduct market and competitor assessments with limited oversight, develop growth strategies and strategic roadmaps with leadership’s direction
Demonstrate ability to contribute to hypothesis-based approaches and other standard strategic frameworks
Demonstrates proficiency in developing strategic and actionable insights (including second order insights) as well as ability to drive both quantitative and qualitative data analysis
Able to demonstrate foundational fluency and knowledge of the healthcare industry, trends, business strategy, and consumer experience concepts
Able to establish credibility and work with client key stakeholders to develop trusted relationships while ensuring timely and high-quality deliverables
Quickly become knowledgeable on Optum data sets and tools and enterprise assets and capabilities
Maintain a comprehensive understanding of healthcare research, tools, and assets used by the practice to support client work
Proactively anticipate challenges and risks in both own area and those of more junior staff and make sound adjustments/recommendations to address issues
Communicates effectively and accurately in writing and verbally to prospects, members, and other team members
Lead or participate in various practice development projects in Strategy and other Optum Advisory practices – play active roles in improving business processes, knowledge management, etc.
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.
One year of post-high school education can be substituted/is equivalent to one year of experience.
Required Qualifications:
2+ years of external client facing experience at a consulting firm (Big 3 / Big 4 / Big 6 / Boutique)
2+ years of experience utilizing formal industry strategy consulting frameworks
2+ years of healthcare (Payer / Provider / Life Sciences experience)
Demonstrated ability to anticipate challenges and provide solutions
Experienced in Quantitative/Qualitative analysis and synthesis
Proficiency in MS Office Suite – Word, PowerPoint, Excel
Client relationship management experience
Project management experience
Ability to drill down to the root cause of issues and be creative in problem solving
Willingness and ability to travel domestically, up to 50%
Preferred Qualifications:
1+ years of consulting experience
Experience with delivering strategy projects
Experience with building innovations in established or startup organizations
Experience with Human centered design thinking and approaches
Consumer, sales, and/or marketing experience
Exposure to Voice of Consumer (VoC) research, effectiveness assessment, and design and measurement recommendations
Solid understanding of consumer engagement performance measures (e.g., NPS, STARS, CAHPS)
Possess analytical reasoning and solution-focus problem solving
Ability to participate in cross-functional teams
Experience working in and successfully navigating a matrixed environment
Ability to work independently with minimal supervision
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington residents is $85,000 to $167,300 per year. 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.
Communication
Leadership
Teamwork
Interpersonal
Learning/adaptability
Self-management
Organizational
Computer
Problem solving
Open mindedness
Strong work ethic
technology
2+ years of external client facing experience at a consulting firm (Big 3 / Big 4 / Big 6 / Boutique)
2+ years of experience utilizing formal industry strategy consulting frameworks
2+ years of healthcare (Payer / Provider / Life Sciences experience)
Experienced in Quantitative/Qualitative analysis and synthesis
Client relationship management experience
Project management experience
1+ years of consulting experience
Experience with delivering strategy projects
Experience working in and successfully navigating a matrixed environment
Experience with Human centered design thinking and approaches
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