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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?
Senior Program Director - Ingenix Healthcare Professional Services Consultant (telecommute opportunity)-316149
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 Consulting
Healthcare Operations, Processes and Technology - Associate Director
Ingenix is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US healthcare system.
If you get excited about the life transforming potential of bringing healthcare information to the right place, at the right time, to support crucial decisions, welcome to Ingenix.
Ingenix is 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. Ingenix unites the brightest minds to transform organizations and improve healthcare through information and technology. We serve a diverse customer base within the healthcare community, including healthcare payers, providers, employers, consumers, pharmaceutical companies, and government agencies.
Ingenix Consulting is the health and human services consulting organization within Ingenix. We offer our clients solutions that range from financial advisory services to operations, process, technology, and information management innovation and optimization. Ingenix Consulting is rapidly expanding and we are seeking top healthcare consulting professionals to join the organization.
Position Description
As an Associate Director within our organization you will have the opportunity to perform the following types of activities:
Business Development:
- Act in a management consultant role to help clients understand and solve their unique operational and technology challenges
- Seek out and develop new business while creating statements of work
- Identify client needs and tailor sales messages and benefits to our approach accordingly
- Effectively build and maintain relationships with internal and external clients
- Identify opportunities for sales and business development collaboration with other Ingenix business segments
Program Execution:
- Direct responsibility for large scale program execution. Large scale programs are defined as high cost, high complexity and/or high risk.
- Facilitate development of business segment and enterprise level planning and program objective setting
- Participate in senior level program funding and prioritization decision processes
- Provide strategic input to the development of program roadmap and timelines
- Create a team oriented work climate that enables professional development and encourages creative solutions and strategies
- Support the management of resources within programs
- Support program communication plan and execution
- Require that quality assurance methods are implemented within the program
- Provide status updates and review of programs to senior leadership
- Provide coaching and mentoring of project team with the goal of developing and retaining talent within the organization
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree in computer or business related field preferred
- 10+ years enterprise project/program management experience
- 7+ years experience leading large-scale consulting engagements or large internal healthcare projects/programs
- 5+ years healthcare background with extensive healthcare operations knowledge and experience including claims, service, network, eligibility, etc.
- 5+ years working in a Big 5 or large consulting organization is preferred
- Experience developing new business and identifying add-on work
- Experience leading a team of direct reports
- Ability to travel up to 80%
- Candidates located near Minneapolis, MN or Hartford, CT are preferred
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. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.
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. |
