[Hiring] Director of Health Optimization @UnitedHealth Group

Role Description

This role provides strategic leadership for Culture, Health Optimization, and Social Responsibility initiatives across the Missouri and Iowa Community & State health plans. The position is responsible for identifying and addressing health disparities, advancing health equity, and developing innovative solutions that improve access, affordability, outcomes, and member experience for Medicaid and DSNP populations.

Working closely with internal stakeholders, community partners, and state constituents, this leader drives initiatives focused on:

• Chronic condition management
• Behavioral health
• Maternal and infant health
• Workforce development
• Social determinants of health
• Care accessibility for rural and underserved communities

The role also champions organizational culture, community engagement, and health plan innovation by expanding programs and value-based services that address members' non-medical needs, helping to improve outcomes, reduce costs, and strengthen UnitedHealthcare's competitive position in the market.

If you reside in Missouri, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.

Qualifications

• Master’s degree in health services, public health or health care administration
• 5+ years of experience with the variety of services available through the Missouri human services agencies that interface with health care
• 5+ years of experience leading and developing broad scale organizational/enterprise diversity, inclusion and equity strategies
• 5+ years of experience interfacing with Senior Leadership team
• Experience addressing health disparity and/or health equity concerns
• Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools
• Ability to travel up to 25%

Requirements

• Provides visionary leadership and contributes to the successful advancement of culture, health optimization and social responsibility principles.
• Responsible for being a champion of culture, cultivating innovation, being resilient, and inspiring others.
• Focus areas of health optimization will include:
• Chronic condition management
• Behavioral and mental health
• Care access and affordability for rural and underserved populations
• Mortality and life expectancy with an emphasis on maternal/infant care
• Care experience and the workforce
• Social drivers of health challenges
• Establishes a consistent and disciplined approach to identifying disparities, improving health outcomes, expanding proven efforts, and measuring impact.
• Consult and align with State partners and constituents serving as Community & State Missouri and Iowa health plan link to established enterprise communities.
• Identifies health disparities experienced by Missouri Medicaid and IA and MO DSNP populations and works with internal and external partners to build solutions that address and reduce those disparities.
• Demonstrates organizational agility and understands how the business operates and can identify and interpret business levers.
• Make community engagement an organizational core competency by enabling our businesses to both identify and address root causes at the community level that are impacting health outcomes.
• Help identify opportunities to expand and implement health plan ILOS to expand services for members.
• This position will travel up to 25% of the time, throughout the state of Missouri and Iowa and limited nationwide travel.

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements)
• Salary range: $112,700 - $193,200 annually based on full-time employment

Company Description

At 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.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.