Advisory Services Consultant - EDS - Remote

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 71,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Optum as an Advisory Services Consultant in a remote role where you'll leverage your expertise in project management and process improvement within a dynamic healthcare consulting environment. This position offers growth opportunities and the chance to make a significant impact on health outcomes for communities served. You will work with both internal teams and external clients, ensuring project success through effective collaboration.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contribution

Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Project/Product Management within healthcare.
• Experience in Process Improvement and Agile methodologies.
• Ability to build project deliverables and manage client-facing roles.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with teams to identify issues and implement solutions.
• Perform project management duties and monitor milestones.
• Develop project risk management plans and strategies.

Skills

Project Management

Process Improvement

Data Analysis

Agile Methodology

Education

Bachelor's Degree in relevant field

Job description

Advisory Services Consultant - EDS - Remote

Advisory Services Consultant - EDS - Remote

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Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Advisory Services Consultant - EDS - Remote is part of the Optum Advisory - Enterprise Delivery Services (EDS) consulting practice. Enterprise Delivery Services (EDS) is a rapidly growing business that serves clients across the health care ecosystem. We provide on-demand access to consulting talent with unparalleled experience and combine it with premium customer care and flexible contracting, allowing clients to focus on their core capabilities and create an agile workforce that scales with the demands of their business.

Our Consultants Are Engaged To Support Both Internal Teams Within UnitedHealth Group And External Commercial Clients In One Or More Of The Following Areas

• Project and Program Management
• Agile based consultant roles
• Business Analysis
• Product Management
• Process Improvement
• Change Management
• Quality Assurance
• Data Analysis and Reporting
• Communications
• Training
  
  

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities

• Collaborate with business and technology teams to identify issues, establish objectives, develop recommendations, and implement solutions for our clients
• Perform project management duties including the creation of status reports, work plans, and presentations to client leadership
• Monitor and document project milestones and outcomes throughout the project lifecycle
• Develop, communicate, and implement project risk and issue management plans and strategies
• Drive outcomes without direct authority, engaging team members in a cross-functional environment
• Conduct research studies that may include collecting, analyzing, trending, and presenting data and recommendations to management
• Define, develop, and document business requirements to ensure clients’ needs are captured and delivered
• Work closely with Developers, Quality Assurance Analysts, Architects, Business Partners, and other Technology teams to ensure requirements and design are completely understood
• Assist in quality assurance and user acceptance testing by writing test scripts, executing test cases, and documenting defects
• Effectively build and maintain relationships with internal and external clients
• Provide clear communications (oral and written) and share knowledge at all levels of the organization
  
  

Limited travel may be required for this role (less than 25% on average over a year’s time but may involve Monday through Thursday travel for multiple concurrent weeks to satisfy specific client project requirements). Consultants who are not local to an Optum office facility work from a home office when not at the client site.

You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Required Qualifications

• 2+ years of experience in Project and/or Product Management role within a healthcare environment
• 2+ years of Process Improvement experience
• 1+ years of building/creating project deliverables with the ability to manage complex work-streams in a client facing role
• 6+ months of experience working in an Agile environment
• Based in greater Minneapolis, MN OR ability to relocate at own expense to Minnesota OR ability to travel up to 25%
  
  

Preferred Qualifications

• Agile / Scrum certified
• Experience working in a professional consulting organization or working in a healthcare leadership role
• Experience in all phases of the Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
• Experience in digital health or consumer digital products or services
• Experience in a large matrixed environment
• Proven ability to work in a highly technical, fast-paced environment
• Proven solid interpersonal skills
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
  
  

The salary range for this role is $71,600 to $140,600 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

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.

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. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. 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.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Consulting, Information Technology, and Sales

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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