Advisory Services Sr Consultant - Stepwise - Remote
About the role
Optum StepWise Automated Rating is a proprietary software platform that delivers centralized rate management, financial modeling, and automated quoting across products and lines of business. Its enterprise-level rate engine, block management tools, and underwriting application enhance financial management, improve sales channel responsiveness, and increase operational agility.
Responsibilities
- Work with the StepWise software to configure rating algorithms, factor tables, and proposal outputs
- Work with the StepWise software to configure user experiences (including health plan sales and underwriting users)
- Work with the StepWise software to create business process / workflow automation
- Use Excel and SQL-based systems to solve clients' business problems
- Present solution design and configurations to peers and clients
- Become a trusted advisor to our clients by:
- Learning, understanding, and adhering to StepWise configuration best practices
- Understanding our clients' business and place within the market
- Being transparent, accountable, and following through on commitments
- Communicating project status and risks often and early
- Acting as a main point of contact both during a project and after implementation is complete
- Aid with StepWise end-user and super-user training
- Aid with project scoping and requirements gathering
- Aid with writing contracts and developing pricing models
- Understand industry issues, changes, and potential impacts and opportunities for the StepWise consulting team
- Direct segments of work and manage deliverables
- Meet multiple project deadlines with minimal supervision
- Act as a subject matter expert for others
- Possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, is tactful and listens well
- Work with less structured, more complex issues
Requirements
- 4+ years of experience working in commercial healthcare insurance
- 2+ years of experience writing SQL queries
- 1+ years of experience healthcare rating systems development
- Advanced level of proficiency with Microsoft Excel - including complex formulas and macros / VBA
Qualifications
- Experience working as an underwriter or actuary in commercial healthcare
- Familiarity with XML / JSON
Skills
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Tactful and listens well
- Ability to work with less structured, more complex issues
Benefits
- Comprehensive benefits package
- Incentive and recognition programs
- Equity stock purchase
- 401k contribution
Pay
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements).
Schedule
No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $91,700 - $163,700 annually based on full-time employment.