Director, Health System Performance Improvement - Remote at UnitedHealth Group

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. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.The Director, Health System Performance Improvement is responsible to help drive clinical variation initiatives for client partnerships for Optum. This individual will work alongside client teams across the continuum of care to solve complex business needs for resource utilization problems, improve performance, and execute highest priority initiatives. The ideal candidate for this role must be passionate about driving improvements in care delivery, effective at working in a fast-paced, high energy environment and confident in their interactions with senior leaders, providers, and business partners.The role of the Hospital Performance Improvement team is to enable financial sustainability for hospitals and health systems by bringing solutions to controlling and reducing operating costs.  Successful hospitals are committed to continuously improving workforce efficiency, reducing supply costs, and addressing inefficiencies in care delivery.  The Director, Clinical Variation/Transformation will provide subject matter expertise that supports the assessment of health system clinical variation capabilities, inflight projects and gaps, design of solutions that improve care delivery outcomes, development of stainable solutions, foster best practice clinical variation management to reduce unnecessary utilization that leads to measurable financial savings. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.Primary Responsibilities:Provide clinical subject matter expertise to initiative teams to drive financial and quality outcomes, focused primarily on long-term transformational partnership due diligence and implementationStructure complex care delivery challenges into frameworks that can be analyzed and solved, and coordinate integration of Optum solutions across the continuum of care into client partnershipsLeads and participates in activities to establish scope of Optum partnership with the health system to address continuum of care, including transition, transformational and implementing Optum solutions, and integrating with the client best practices in partnership with Optum partnersParticipates in client delivery, solution design, and analytic requirements of high quality clinical variation/transformational engagements or services, including presenting executive level reports and dashboards for demonstrating outcome trendsAssesses, designs and implements strategic client goals related to clinical variation initiatives targeted to promote the growth and enhancement of existing structures working in partnership with the organization’s executive and physician leadershipProvides subject matter expertise and/or oversight to engagements or other clinical consulting engagements depending upon additional clinical expertiseOversees and manages OAS team members either directly or through a matrixed, client-based environmentEnsures that client expectations and contract deliverables are met during assigned engagementCoordinates the development of short and long plans to drive effective clinical and non-clinical sourcing and utilizationSupport the creation of sales pursuit materials and other business development activities (e.g. proposals and Change Notices)Support ongoing design of best practice methodologies in ambulatory and acuteYou’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.Required Qualifications:Bachelor's degree in Healthcare Admin, Nursing or related field7+ years of professional experience in an acute care hospital operations driving cost reductionExperience working in a highly matrixed organizationProven experience developing and implementing operating plans, analyzing financial and quality dataClinical consulting experience across multiple clinical and cost improvement-related areasDemonstrated success in yielding unprecedented results within the area of clinical variationProven engagement experience with physicians, and ability to provide valuable insights and logical explanations when faced with difficult questionsAbility to use Microsoft products, develop and deliver presentationsAble and willingness to travel up to 80% of the timePreferred Qualifications:Masters/Graduate Degree, Healthcare Administration or Business Administration Foundational understanding of health systems / provider organizationsExperience in provider management and/or clinical transformation consulting engagements resulting in significant recurring financial benefitExperience developing care continuum, cost reduction and clinical transformation methodologies and designing innovative solutions in a complex and rapidly changing environmentPreferred location: Colorado Springs, CO, Dallas, TX, Hartford, CT, Pittsburgh, PA, Boulder, CO, Houston, TX, Nashville, TN, Tampa, FL, Eden Prairie, MN, Phoenix, AZ, St. Louis, MOCareers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges. California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $118,000 to $226,800. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. *All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter PolicyAt UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. 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. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.Brand: OptumInsightJob ID: 2169767Employment Type: Full-timeJob Area: Consulting