Senior Strategy and Innovation Analyst, Optum Rx Product & Strategy - Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group seeks a Senior Strategy and Innovation Analyst to impact healthcare outcomes by leveraging analytics and strategic insights. This remote position involves working within the OptumRx Strategy team to develop and evaluate business opportunities and strategies that address market needs. Candidates should have a strong background in strategy consulting, healthcare experience, and advanced analytical skills to thrive in this dynamic role.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

401k contribution

Equity stock purchase

Qualifications

• 2+ years in strategy consulting with knowledge of market analysis.
• Experience in healthcare strategy environments.
• Advanced Excel proficiency.

Responsibilities

• Gather and analyze internal and external data to address business challenges.
• Lead market research and interviews.
• Develop and validate strategic recommendations.

Skills

Data Analysis

Market Research

Financial Analysis

Strategic Recommendations

Report Writing

Advanced Excel

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

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 Optum Rx Strategy team is responsible for identifying and driving forward strategic initiatives across our expansive pharmacy services business. We are part of the Optum Rx Product & Strategy team and work closely with leaders across Optum Rx to develop critical market insights, provide strategic direction, identify and assess new business and product opportunities, develop partnerships, and drive the development of new business solutions. We also partner with teams across Optum, UnitedHealthcare, and UnitedHealth Group to support corporate efforts including business planning, corporate development, Board of Directors communications, and Investor Relations. We focus on the highest impact solutions to address our business priorities in a rapidly evolving pharmacy marketplace.

As a Senior Strategy and Innovation Analyst in OptumRx, you will leverage data, analytics, research, and market insights to solve our greatest business challenges and opportunities, working with the rest of the Optum Rx strategy team.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Gather and analyze internal and external data to evaluate business challenges
• Guide market research and lead internal and external interviews
• Perform market and opportunity sizing and financial analysis
• Develop and validate hypotheses and drive strategic recommendations
• Communicate analyses and key takeaways through reports and presentations
• Support the OptumRx strategy team in developing deliverables and executing on strategy projects and initiatives

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 related business experience in strategy consulting or corporate strategy with a focus on informing and influencing go-to-market decisions, including the following:
  • Analyzing data, building models, and extracting insights (e.g., evaluation of business challenges and opportunities, market and opportunity sizing, financial models, competitor and market trends)
  • Developing and validating hypotheses and driving strategic recommendations
  • Communicating analyses and key takeaways through reports and presentations to internal and external clients
• 1+ years of experience working within a healthcare strategy environment or with healthcare clients
• Advanced Excel skills (creation of pivot tables, formulas, linking of cells and sheets, advanced manipulation, formatting of data and data visualization)
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office including PowerPoint for business presentations

Preferred Qualifications:

• 4+ years of related business experience in strategy consulting or corporate strategy with a focus on informing and influencing go-to-market decisions
• Experience working within innovation environments (start-ups, venture capital, new business development)
• M&A experience
• Experience guiding market research and leading internal and external interviews
• Healthcare consulting experience
• Investment banking consulting experience
• Experience working for a large consulting firm (top 10)

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 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.