Associate Director, Enterprise Strategy and Partnerships - Remote

Primary Responsibilities

• Deliver data-driven insights to support cross-UHG initiatives spanning growth strategy, operational excellence, and client / external party partnerships; work across Optum, UnitedHealthcare, and external parties
• Analyze industry trends, customer needs, competitive threats, expansion opportunities and internal performance to support strategic projects
• Drive enterprise AI strategy efforts by assessing emerging AI trends and capabilities and shaping perspectives on their implications for UHG's business, growth opportunities, and external commercialization or partnership strategies.
• Lead the development of external partnership and value creation theses, assisting broadly with deal execution, including deal positioning and valuation, thinking beyond Optum and UHC business units to develop UHG-level enterprise strategy and solutions.
• Enable actionable decision-making, corporate prioritization, corporate development, and strategy communication (Executive management, Board, investors, company)
• Conduct internal and external primary and secondary research activities, financial modeling / growth projection analyses, and build and deliver presentations
• Nurture and develop solid relationships with business unit leaders and corporate strategy teammates
• Scoping, initiating, planning, executing, and closing strategy projects
• Support the corporate planning process and ad hoc projects for executives

Required Qualifications

• 4+ years of working experience
• 3+ years of healthcare experience
• 3+ years of strategy consulting experience and/or corporate strategy experience
• Experience leading small project teams or workstreams
• Experience communicating data and strategic frameworks to executive audiences
• Proven solid problem-solving skillset, including experience structuring ambiguous problems, developing hypotheses, and translating analysis into recommendations and actions
• Ability to travel up to 20% (may be required depending on projects)

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MHA, MPH, or other relevant graduate degree)
• Experience at a digital heath or technology company with exposure to AI-enabled healthcare products
• Demonstrated conceptual, analytical, and financial modeling skills
• Demonstrated career successes in influencing across levels in a matrixed organization

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).

Benefits

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Application Deadline

This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.