Sr. Director, Network Pricing - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Minnetonka, MN

7d•Remote

About The Position

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As the Individual and Family Plan (IFP) product continues to grow, we are looking for a leader to interact with senior leaders from IFP, Actuarial, UHN, and Network Pricing to drive optimal network economics. This leader will oversee all Network Pricing IFP responsibilities at a national level. The position will have one direct report with dotted line reporting to regional IFP Network Pricing teams and will require project management skills to coordinate analytics and communication across regions and departments.

Requirements

College Degree (Business or Finance) or higher
8+ years of analytical experience in financial analysis, health care pricing, network management, healthcare economics or related discipline
8+ years of experience in creating and using financial modeling tools, spreadsheets, and information acquisition tools to perform financial impact analytics and data manipulation
3+ years of experience in a management position in healthcare pricing, network management, or related discipline
Proficiency in handling large data sets via SAS, SQL or other data analysis platforms
Advanced level proficiency in MS Excel
Proficient interpersonal, collaboration, negotiation, and communication skills
Proven ability to influence in a highly matrixed organization
Proven ability to produce superior results in a financial performance-oriented environment
Proven ability to use and support the use of financial modeling tools, spreadsheets, and information acquisition tools

Nice To Haves

MBA or FSA
5+ years of experience with provider payment methodologies
Solid understanding of healthcare data, trends, reserving, and reporting
Proven excellent financial analysis and risk management skills

Responsibilities

Lead the creation, design, and maintenance of analytic models used by the regional IFP Network Pricing teams to evaluate financial impact of network economics for the IFP product across hospital, ancillary and physician provider types
Strategize on network configuration and price points by market and provider
Manage, support, measure and communicate IFP unit cost trend performance
Support network strategy development and tactical activity
Coordinate with trend analysis and healthcare economics areas to share relevant unit cost and Network Pricing information
Lead the development of strategic initiatives aimed at reducing the total cost of care
Concisely summarize and communicate the results of complex analytics
Influence pricing strategies and network configuration decisions using a data driven approach
Provide consultative advice on use of data as subject matter expert and interpret/summarize analytical findings
Analyze and summarize broad impact of changes in unit cost on competitive positioning
Work with cross-functional teams across the organization to make strategic decisions supported by data