Remote Healthcare Strategy & Planning Consultant

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Hybrid; USD 92,000 - 164,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group's Optum division seeks a Planning and Strategy Consultant to shape strategic priorities across operations. You will drive data-driven insights, frame problems, and guide cross-functional teams to align with business goals and budget targets.

The role offers remote work nationwide with the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. offices requiring four days in the office weekly, plus opportunities to mentor colleagues and influence operational performance and cost efficiency.

Qualifications

• 2+ years in strategic operations, business planning, or healthcare operations leadership.
• Experience in project management or process optimization.
• Proven track record in leading complex, cross-functional initiatives and projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic planning and direction: Drive stakeholder alignment by creating data-drive points of view that are aligned to business priorities and goals.
• Translate complex data and strategic concepts into clear, actionable insights for diverse internal audiences.
• Lead/mentor cross-functional teams, fostering a culture of innovation and data-drive decisioning.
• Review and enhance the work of others, providing strategic guidance and developmental feedback.
• Develop and manage business plans that support long-term objectives and performance goals.
• Support integration of services and alignment of performance and service levels with enterprise-wide standards across key operational functions.
• Partner across operations, technology, digital, and experience teams to identify and advance initiatives that enhance operational efficiency and reduce manual interventions.
• Align operational strategies and innovations with VBC objectives to improve clinical outcomes and patient experience.
• Lead implementation and optimization of transaction-based billing models to improve cost transparency and operational efficiency.
• Monitor and analyze operational cost drivers, capital investments, and workforce trends to inform strategic decision-making and resource planning.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Problem solving

Communication skills

Leadership

Job description

UnitedHealth Group's Optum division seeks a Planning and Strategy Consultant to shape strategic priorities across operations. You will drive data-driven insights, frame problems, and guide cross-functional teams to align with business goals and budget targets.

The role offers remote work nationwide with the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. offices requiring four days in the office weekly, plus opportunities to mentor colleagues and influence operational performance and cost efficiency.