Associate Director, Enterprise Strategy and Partnerships - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

20h•Remote

About The Position

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 UHG Enterprise Strategy and Partnerships team, which reports up through the UHG Chief Strategy and Growth Office, is focused on driving cross-enterprise efforts that span the breadth of the UHG portfolio (UHC and Optum). We work with technology, product, and P&L executive owners to identify market opportunities, create strategic plans, build partnership, and drive company shaping decisions. Team members have strong analytical problem-solving skills and can break down some of the company’s most difficult challenges into discrete, solvable workstreams and projects. This role involves working with UHG’s technology and product leaders, as well as external vendors and partners, to support AI innovation and transformation across the healthcare landscape. The Associate Director, Enterprise Strategy & Partnerships is an experienced business strategist and technology leader who provides thought leadership, market analysis and project execution to guide enterprise growth and operational excellence. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week. 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.

Requirements

4+ years of working experience
3+ years of healthcare experience
3+ years of strategy consulting experience and/or corporate strategy experience
Experience leading small project teams or workstreams
Experience communicating data and strategic frameworks to executive audiences
Proven solid problem-solving skillset, including experience structuring ambiguous problems, developing hypotheses, and translating analysis into recommendations and actions
Ability to travel up to 20%25 (may be required depending on projects)

Nice To Haves

Experience at a digital heath or technology company with exposure to AI-enabled healthcare products
Demonstrated conceptual, analytical, and financial modeling skills
Demonstrated career successes in influencing across levels in a matrixed organization
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Responsibilities

Deliver data-driven insights to support cross-UHG initiatives spanning growth strategy, operational excellence, and client / external party partnerships; work across Optum, UnitedHealthcare, and external parties
Analyze industry trends, customer needs, competitive threats, expansion opportunities and internal performance to support strategic projects
Drive enterprise AI strategy efforts by assessing emerging AI trends and capabilities and shaping perspectives on their implications for UHG’s business, growth opportunities, and external commercialization or partnership strategies.
Lead the development of external partnership and value creation theses, assisting broadly with deal execution, including deal positioning and valuation, thinking beyond Optum and UHC business units to develop UHG-level enterprise strategy and solutions.
Enable actionable decision-making, corporate prioritization, corporate development, and strategy communication (Executive management, Board, investors, company)
Conduct internal and external primary and secondary research activities, financial modeling / growth projection analyses, and build and deliver presentations
Nurture and develop solid relationships with business unit leaders and corporate strategy teammates
Scoping, initiating, planning, executing, and closing strategy projects
Support the corporate planning process and ad hoc projects for executives