UnitedHealth Group is among the most ambitious Fortune 25 companies you'll ever meet. Through our family of businesses, we're working to make the health care system perform better for more people, in more ways than ever.
Simply put, we think the entire system can be greater than it's ever been. And that drives us to work harder, aim higher, and expect more from one another.
Here, you'll be empowered to make an immediate impact for millions of others. And you'll achieve more than you ever expected. How does that fit with your plans?
Associate Consultant ***-306745
UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.
Description
Ingenix is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.
If you get excited about the life transforming potential of bringing health care information to the right place, at the right time, to support crucial decisions, welcome to Ingenix.
We're one of the largest and fastest growing health information companies and the only organization in our industry with the information, technology and consulting expertise to solve the most significant challenges in health and human services.
As a vital member of the UnitedHealth Group family, we serve customers in every segment of the health care field. This includes government agencies, pharmaceutical companies, hospitals and health delivery networks, insurance providers and, of course, the diverse business divisions of UnitedHealth Group.
The Lewin Group is a premier national health care and human services consulting and policy analysis firm with more than 35 years of experience finding answers and solving problems for leading organizations in the public, non-profit, and private sectors. Lewin's strategic and analytical services aim to help clients:
- Improve policy and expand knowledge of health care and human services systems
- Enact, run, and evaluate programs to enhance delivery and financing of health care and family services
- Deal with shifts in health care practice, technology, and regulation
- Optimize performance, quality, coverage, and health outcomes
- Create strategies for institutions, communities, associations, foundations, governments, and people to make health care and human services systems more effective.
We are seeking candidates with related experience to fill a need for an Associate position in our Falls Church, VA office. The chosen candidate will assist with consulting projects by performing research and market analysis for Lewin's consulting work with the federal and state governments, health plans, associations and foundations, hospitals and health systems. This is an excellent opportunity to work with intelligent people in a positive team environment. Apply now to secure your future with a Fortune 50 company.
Key responsibilities for the Associate position include, but are not limited to:
- Collecting, analyzing, and summarizing qualitative and quantitative data and findings into concise, readily usable reports
- Assisting with the design and implementation of evaluation and assessment projects (e.g., survey development, conducting stakeholder interviews, focus groups or site visits)
- Assisting with projects requiring quantitative and qualitative data collection and analysis
- Conducting comprehensive literature reviews using PubMed/Medline and other electronic databases and analyzing findings to evaluate the evidence regarding various health policy topics and health technology
- Assisting with conference and expert panel meeting planning and coordination
- Preparing and participating in team and client project meetings
- Associates are expected to assume significant levels of responsibility on a diverse range of projects.
- Associates may work with several managers simultaneously, and in doing so, must manage their time effectively
Bring your talent to an industry leader with the information, technology, and consulting expertise to help transform health and human services. No matter what your role, you'll be empowered to ask more questions, develop better solutions and help make the health care system greater than ever.
Qualifications
Chosen candidates will possess:
- A graduate degree in Public Policy, Public Health, Public Administration, Business, Economics or related field
- 2-3 years of progressively responsible work experience in health care and/or health policy research/analysis
- Experience with public programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid) is desirable
- Experience organizing and supervising the work of others in the conduct of research or policy analysis is a plus.
Highly valued assets include:
- Professional experience writing
- Experience with statistical software
- Project/task management experience
- Attention to detail
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word and Excel required
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. |
