Underwriting Consultant - Remote

Optum; Eden Prairie (MN); Remote; USD 71,000 - 128,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company's Underwriting Consultant role seeks a professional to analyze health benefit plans and assess client risks. This remote position offers significant flexibility within the U.S. and requires extensive experience in healthcare underwriting. Join a team dedicated to improving health outcomes through strategic insights and economic analysis.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Qualifications

• 5+ years in healthcare underwriting
• Proven communication skills, both orally and in writing

Responsibilities

• Analyze health benefit plan characteristics
• Assess risks of frequency and potential severity
• Evaluate and recommend pricing options

Skills

Healthcare underwriting

Risk Management

Communication skills

Economic analysis

Tools

MS Office

Job description

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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 Underwriting Consultant will analyze health benefit plan characteristics and assess risks as to frequency and potential severity of losses of clients. This individual will analyze health benefit plan characteristics and assess risks as to frequency and potential severity of losses of clients.

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

Primary Responsibilities

• Will utilize established underwriting criteria and policies to provide proper rating methodologies
• Will build and maintain models to assist in the economic analysis of market alternatives
• Evaluate and recommend alternative pricing options and plan design changes based on economic analysis and trends
• Prepare financial modeling for reserve calculation, budget calculation, and other ongoing reviews that directly aligns with client strategies
• Validate renewals and request for proposals for accuracy including utilization & experience reporting
  
  

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

• 5+ years of experience in healthcare underwriting for any variety of products: PPO, HMO, self-funded, ASO/fully-insured, group or individual
• 2+ years of MS Office suite experience (including Word, Excel and PowerPoint)
• 1+ years of experience with Risk Management
  
  

Preferred Qualification

• Proven excellent communication skills, both orally and in writing
• All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
  
  

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). 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 $71,200 to $127,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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

  Finance and Sales

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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