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

• Client Engagement Delivery / Business Development (80% Time Allocation):

• Perform a lead role to clients in day-to-day delivery of large-scale projects / programs, which are defined as high cost, high complexity and / or high risk
• Serve as day-to-day project manager to ensure that tasks are completed on time and on-budget. This includes developing workplans and staffing approaches to ensure the successful completion of complex projects.
• Serve in an advisory role to clients on business strategy, operational effectiveness and healthcare best practices
• Ensure utilization rate and billable revenues are attained annually
• Provide strategic input to the development of program roadmap and timelines
• Create a team-oriented work climate that enables professional development and encourages creative solutions and strategies
• Support the management of resources within programs
• Support program communication plan and execution
• Require that quality assurance methods are implemented within the program
• Provide status updates and review of programs to senior leadership
• Provide coaching and mentoring to junior consultants and analysts with the goal of developing and retaining talent within the organization

• Sales / Growth Leadership (20% Time Allocation):

• Leverage your personal network to identify new clients and expand existing client business in the Commercial payer market, as well as opportunities in other healthcare markets
• Leverage and collaborate with Optum actuarial and other personnel as appropriate in the pursuit of sales opportunities
• Achieve sales consistent with organization targets and individual / team quotas
• Develop proposals and statements of work for client engagements. Participate in the RFI, RFP and sales process
• Participate in the development and closure of major client engagements involving cross Optum solutions
• Complete financial analysis and develop client business case for proposed solutions
• Define contract terms and conditions and pricing models for new solutions
• Actively participate in contributing thought leadership for Optum to the market, including assistance in building consulting marketing and sales collateral
• Establish trusted partner relationships within Optum to expand the Optum Consulting footprint
• Facilitate development of business segment and enterprise level planning and program objective setting
• Obtain high client satisfaction scores (>90%)
• Develop and maintain client references
• Identify and develop consulting offerings, products and services solutions that align with key market needs and or client initiatives

In this role, you will be challenged with selling our actuarial and analytical tools and services while also focusing on flawless execution and delivery of our services. Your ability to analyze information and translate it into action that will continue to move the organization forward will be critical to your success.

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:

• ASA or FSA designation
• 8+ years of actuarial experience
• 2+ years of work experience in an actuarial consulting organization
• Proven problem-solving skills (identification of issue, causes, solution, implementation plan)
• Experience managing and providing work direction to a team
• Experience interacting with senior management teams

Preferred Qualifications:

• Prior consulting experience including project management and business development
• Significant prior experience working with multiple core actuarial functions for Commercial health plans including: product development, pricing, reserving, trend analysis, network analysis, underwriting, and rate filing
• Prior experience with ACA individual and small group product development, pricing, and rate filing
• Interest and ability to develop new technical approaches, methods, and analytical tools that can potentially improve on traditional actuarial methods and approaches
• Desire and / or willingness to actively develop and pursue sales opportunities both individually and as part of teams
• Ability to think strategically, proven experience laying out strategy, developing products and / or services from ground up that are sold in Commercial payer markets
• Ability to speak credibly to current industry issues, regulatory and competitive challenges, and practices regarding Commercial markets
• Ability to identify and implement creative and innovative solutions to new and unique client business problems
• Ability to influence, motivate and correct others in a positive, constructive and respectful way
• Experience leveraging traditional and non-traditional data assets
• Advanced level of proficiency using R, SAS, Azure Databricks, Python, SQL, .net
• Proficiency with Data Visualization, Predictive Analytics and Statistical Modeling
• Proficiency working with various file formats (JSON, csv, xls, delimited text files)

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