VP, Provider Partnerships, Execution & Performance - UHC Government Programs

UnitedHealth Group•Minnetonka, MN

1d•$200,400 - $343,500•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. The UnitedHealthcare Provider Partnership (UPP) team partners with provider organizations to improve quality, affordability, utilization, member experience, and value-based care performance across UnitedHealthcare. UPP serves as the primary provider-facing organization responsible for provider partnerships, performance improvement, and execution of enterprise strategies that drive measurable provider, business, and member outcomes. The Vice President, Provider Partnerships, Execution & Performance is accountable for the national execution, organizational performance, and continued evolution of the integrated UPP provider-facing organization. Reporting to the SVP, this leader oversees an organization of approximately 400 employees through five Regional Vice Presidents and multiple layers of leadership, including Directors, Associate Directors, Managers and provider-facing roles. The Vice President is accountable for execution of enterprise provider engagement strategies and performance outcomes across all provider segments, incentive arrangements, and lines of business. This role serves as the primary operational and execution counterpart to the Vice President, Strategy & Performance Management, translating enterprise priorities, incentive strategies, segmentation approaches, performance insights, reporting capabilities, and operating model designs into consistent field execution across markets. The Vice President ensures provider-facing teams are aligned, equipped, and accountable to deliver measurable performance improvement across all lines of business (Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial) and incentive and value-based care arrangements. This role partners closely with Market CEOs, Network, Provider Operations, Clinical, Quality, Product, Technology, Finance, Analytics, and other enterprise leaders to identify and remove systemic barriers to improve provider outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience
15+ years of healthcare experience in provider performance, provider engagement, quality improvement, health plan operations, value-based care, network management, or related disciplines
10+ years of experience leading business/healthcare strategy and execution across multi-disciplinary teams
Demonstrated success leading provider-facing or field-based organizations and delivering measurable business outcomes at scale
Experience designing and translating enterprise strategy into execution across complex, matrixed organizations
Demonstrated success leading organizational transformation, operating model deployment, change management, and large-scale change initiatives
Solid understanding of provider engagement models, quality performance, provider incentive programs, utilization management, affordability initiatives, Total Cost of Care management, ACO models and value-based care
Proven ability to influence provider executives, Market CEOs, senior business leaders, and enterprise stakeholders
Solid strategic planning, organizational leadership, performance management, analytical, and communication capabilities

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree, such as MBA, MHA, MPH, clinical degree, or related field
Experience working across Medicaid, Medicare and Commercial lines of business
Experience leading national or multi-region provider engagement, provider performance, value-based care, network, or field operations organizations
Experience supporting ACOs, provider incentive arrangements, alternative payment models, and value-based care programs
Experience overseeing operating model design, workforce strategy, organizational transformation, or field enablement initiatives
Experience working directly with Market CEOs, CMOs, Executive Directors, provider executives, and enterprise leadership teams
Experience with provider analytics, CRM platforms, field enablement technologies, reporting tools, and performance management infrastructure

Responsibilities

Lead five Regional Vice Presidents and multiple layers of leadership responsible for provider partnerships, execution, and performance improvement
Translate enterprise and market provider engagement strategies into clear operating Priorities, execution plans, leadership expectations, and measurable outcomes
Establish workforce strategies, deployment models, performance routines, and accountability mechanisms that ensure consistent execution across markets, incentive types and lines of business (Medicaid, Medicare, Commercial)
Lead execution of affordability, utilization, and ACO strategies through provider-facing teams, ensuring consistent adoption, accountability, and measurable improvement in Total Cost of Care and utilization outcomes
Monitor organizational performance, identify execution risks, and ensure regional leaders take timely action to address performance gaps and remove barriers
Partner across Network, Provider Operations, Clinical, Quality, Product, Technology, Finance, Analytics, Pharmacy, and Market Leadership to identify provider-level, market-level, and systemic barriers impacting quality and utilization performance and lead cross-functional efforts to address root causes, variation in care delivery and affordability performance
Influence enterprise priorities, investment decisions and operating model through provider Insights, market intelligence, and performance data
Drive development of enabling technologies, CRM capabilities, reporting tools, standardized templates, SOPs, and workflow practices that support execution
Ensure provider-facing teams use data, insights, and consultative engagement to drive measurable improvement in provider and member outcomes
Establish feedback loops between field execution, provider experience, analytics, reporting, and strategy teams to inform ongoing refinement of strategies and tools
Assess and strengthen organizational capabilities, structure, resource alignment, and field effectiveness to meet current and future business needs
Scale best practices across markets and reduce unnecessary variation while preserving local flexibility to improve provider adoption, field effectiveness, and performance outcomes
Strengthen leadership development and employee experience required to support organizational transformation, scale, and long-term business performance
Champion a culture focused on partnership, performance, inclusion, learning, and continuous improvement
Build and develop a high-performing leadership team through Regional Vice Presidents, ensuring succession readiness, organizational capability, and leadership consistency across UPP