Associate Director Finance Enablement
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 Associate Director Finance Enablement will lead finance and analytic efforts to develop a patient-centric model valuing member touchpoints across the broader Optum Health landscape. This role will work dynamically across a team of finance professionals and will leverage both business acumen and technical skills to produce methodologies for representing the full financial picture of a member; enabling actionable insights across Finance, Network, Actuarial, and Accounting functional areas. This individual will develop subject matter expertise and work closely with stakeholders to evaluate complex business issues, shape analytic priorities, and develop practical solutions that improve insight and decision support. The role requires solid technical capability, sound business judgment, and the ability to guide people and work through complexity.
Requirements
- 5+ years of hands-on programming experience in analytics, data, or financial modeling environments
- 1+ years of people leadership or formal team leadership experience
- Demonstrated solid background in healthcare, financial, and analytical data
- Demonstrated success solving complex business problems and leading analytical work with meaningful impact
- Proven solid business and financial acumen
- Proven excellent communication skills with the ability to simplify highly complex topics for diverse audiences
- Proven ability to work across functions and influence outcomes in a matrixed organization
Nice To Haves
- Degree in Finance, Economics, Statistics, Computer Science, Mathematics, or a related field
- 3+ years of experience in healthcare, payer, or managed care environments
- 1+ years of development experience with Power BI, Tableau, or similar
- 1+ years of experience with Snowflake, Databricks, or similar cloud platform
- Background in accounting, FP&A, or similar finance positions
- Experience supporting leaders with data-driven recommendations tied to performance improvement and business strategy
Responsibilities
- Drive finance and analytics work aligned to business priorities and performance objectives
- Lead discussions across finance, accounting, actuarial and network teams to resourcefully uncover and solidify business logic
- Contribute to the development and programming of analytic methodologies and pipelines, following best practices and ensuring quality processes
- Serve as a functional expert on patient model analytics to support financial planning and strategic decision making
- Support leadership teams with actionable insight, structured analysis, and recommendations tied to services strategy and performance improvement
- Lead high-impact initiatives requiring collaboration across finance, actuarial, healthcare economics, and operations
- Present complex concepts clearly and effectively to technical, operational, and executive audiences
Benefits
- comprehensive benefits package
- incentive and recognition programs
- equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Director
Education Level
Associate degree
