Advisory Services Consultant, Consultant Development Program - Multiple Locations

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

9d•$72,800 - $130,000•Hybrid

About The Position

Begin your career at UnitedHealth Group and help make health care work better for everyone. Through our Early Careers programs, you'll gain meaningful experience, tackle real business challenges, and contribute to work that impacts millions of lives. Across UnitedHealthcare and Optum, we're united by a common purpose: improving the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve. You'll work alongside talented colleagues, develop new skills, and be supported by a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning. No matter where your journey starts, you'll have the opportunity to grow, make an impact, and help shape the future of health care. The Consultant Development Program (CDP) is an Early Careers program that launches early-careers professionals into real consulting work, solving problems and shaping outcomes for health care clients from day one. CDP sits within Optum Advisory, giving participants the opportunity to work with a diverse range of health care clients and business challenges. As a CDP participant, you'll join a cohort spanning multiple tracks, all united by a shared focus on serving our clients and making the health system work better for everyone. You’ll complete structured consulting and healthcare training, receive mentorship from experienced leaders, and gain experience across multiple client engagements while developing capabilities in strategic problem solving, data-driven decision making, client relationship management, change management, AI-enabled consulting, and healthcare industry expertise. Program completion includes alignment into an Optum Advisory practice and typically takes 1.5–2.5 years to complete. Through real client delivery, structured learning, mentorship, healthcare industry specialization, and AI-enabled experiences, CDP builds a strong foundation for a long-term career in consulting.

Requirements

Master’s degree earned within the past 24 months OR bachelor's degree earned within the past 24 months and 2+ years of professional experience performing research and development projects with responsibility for collecting and interpreting research and analyses of markets, trends, competitors, products and services for use in operational business planning/decisions and strategic planning/decisions
Business Acumen and Basic Data Analysis Experience; ability to apply AI tools to support research, analysis, reporting, documentation or workflow improvement
Demonstrated familiarity with AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Copilot) through prior academic, professional, or personal experience
Ability to work in office on a hybrid schedule (3 days in office) in one of our 2 available locations (Eden Prairie, MN or Nashville, TN) for the duration of the program
Ability to travel up to 80% for the Consultant Development Program, dependent on project needs and location
Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization (F-1 students with practical training and candidates requiring H-1Bs, TNs, etc. will not be considered) F-1 visa holders with Optional Practical Training (OPT) who will require H-1B status, TNs, or current H-1B visa holders will not be considered. H1-B and green card sponsorship is not available for this position

Nice To Haves

3.0 GPA
Healthcare Experience
Intermediate experience with MS Office - Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Experience with research and writing, Power BI, UX/UI concepts, data engineering, and practical use of AI tools for analysis, research, reporting, documentation or automation
Experience going beyond basic AI use; critically evaluating AI outputs, refining prompts for complex tasks, or integrating AI into a broader workflow or process
Proven intellectual Curiosity

Responsibilities

Working directly with our internal and external clients to help determine needs and solve complex business problems by performing the following types of activities:
Enable strategic business transformation through the application of technology, AI, process improvement and innovation to our client’s most complex problems
Apply AI tools to solve business problems within client and functional domains, including research, analysis, reporting and automation; build and optimize prompts for these activities
Conduct research & stakeholder interviews that may include collecting, analyzing, trending and presenting data and recommendations to clients
Navigate client facing interactions, presentations and relationship building in scenarios of project delivery, social situations, change management and at times ambiguity
Integrate AI into workflows such as research synthesis, reporting, dashboards and operational processes, and analyze data using AI-enabled tools to generate actionable insights
Review and validate AI-generated outputs for accuracy and appropriateness, and follow data privacy, security, and ethical AI guidelines in all AI-enabled work
Promote project success with requirements analysis, presentation creation and project management duties; including meeting management, project planning and project budget support
Document customer/client requirements through clear, concise and effective written and oral communication
Perform analysis for business process re-engineering opportunities and define, develop and document before and after process flows
Participate in assessment, project sizing, market analysis and scope evaluation of potential project deliverables
Grow in specific areas of interest and develop subject matter expertise
Develop and support the delivery of client-facing presentations, building executive communication and storytelling skills
Provide support and information to clients making strategic decisions and implement enhancements to their organizations’ strategy, productivity, performance, and long-term profitability