Senior Consultant, Health Policy

7 days ago

Eden Prairie, Minnesota, United States Optum Full time
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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities.

Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale.

This position works with leaders across multiple teams supporting Global Crisis Management, Enterprise Resilience, and response partners to align plans and processes to meet operational and regulatory requirements.

This position oversees highly complex resilience activities under minimal supervision, including frequent interaction with executive leadership.

This position oversees and facilitates global crisis management response to disaster or other situations that disrupt business operations.

This includes, responding to major events affecting our personnel, business operations, and/or site locations, with the goal of avoiding or minimizing damage to the organization's reputation and/or ability to operate.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.Lead team and program support for Global Crisis Management operations
This includes leading cross-functional projects that support process improvements for the department
Lead requirements gathering, and document requirements specifications
Ensures projects adhere to strict budget and timeframe constraints
Support acquisition integration work streams related to integration of crisis management and business continuity
Leads the planning, development, and management of enterprise crisis management and crisis management team
Plan and administers a comprehensive multi-year crisis training and exercise program for the enterprise

Deliver crisis management training program by delivering virtual and in-person presentations to varying levels of leadership across the enterprise.

Develop and facilitate presentations, seminars, and workshops
Coordinates remediation activities with crisis management team and partners to reduce risk to the organization
Influence key stakeholders, gain commitment and support from acquisitions senior leadership to adopt event management and business continuity standards
Acts as Global Crisis Management Leader, facilitating the response to global major events affecting our personnel, business operations, and/or site locations, with the goal of avoiding or minimizing damage and maintaining business's ability to operate
Coordinate effective and efficient response with executive and senior leadership from: site locations, business continuity plans, corporate functions, site emergency response and technology recovery teams
Document and maintain standards and response protocols related to disasters and emergencies that disrupt UHG operations
Provides 7x24 On-Call support through an established on-call rotation

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.

5+ years Microsoft Office Suite
~4+ years of proven knowledge of crisis management, emergency preparedness/management, training and exercise methodologies and principles, including current industry standards
~4+ years of experience developing and managing large complex programs and projects to success completion or maturity
~4+ years of experience interacting with individuals at all levels of the organizational with proven experience building solid relationships with senior leadership
~4+ years effectively developing and delivering training in a virtualized environment
~4+ years of experience utilizing business continuity , risk management, and mass notification applications

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or

Washington Residents Only:
The salary range for this role is $104,700 to $190,400 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).


Application Deadline:

This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone.

Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes.

We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.


Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere:

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace.

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