VP, Payer Strategy & Market Access — Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Overland Park (KS); Remote; USD 159,000 - 273,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits package

Equity stock purchase plan

401k contribution and incentive/recogn

Job summary

Optum is seeking a Vice President of Payer Relationships to lead national payer engagement, contracting, and market access strategy across all PCS segments. You will oversee Senior Directors, develop multi-year plans, and drive access, growth, and profitability while strengthening payer partnerships.

You will collaborate with executives across contracting, operations, finance, product, and government affairs to achieve enterprise objectives and lead a high-performance, innovative organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of healthcare payer contracting, market access, managed care, or healthcare strategy experience.
• 5+ years of progressive leadership experience managing senior leaders and large-scale payer organizations.
• Extensive experience negotiating complex pharmacy and medical benefit agreements.
• Deep understanding of Commercial, Medicare, Medicaid, and Government reimbursement models.
• Proven track record of delivering significant revenue growth and payer portfolio expansion.
• Strong executive presence with influencing, negotiation and relationship-building skills.
• Ability to lead in highly complex and rapidly evolving healthcare environments.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the enterprise payer relationship and contracting strategy across all pharmacy business segments.
• Lead and mentor a team of Senior Directors responsible for regional and national payer partnerships.
• Establish multi-year strategic plans to drive access, growth, profitability and differentiation.
• Oversee strategic payer initiatives and transformational contracting models.
• Own executive-level relationships with national and regional health plans and other payers.

Skills

Healthcare payer contracting

Strategic leadership

Executive relationship management

Negotiation

Payer market access

Education

MBA, MHA, PharmD or advanced healthcare/business degree

Job description

Optum is seeking a Vice President of Payer Relationships to lead national payer engagement, contracting, and market access strategy across all PCS segments. You will oversee Senior Directors, develop multi-year plans, and drive access, growth, and profitability while strengthening payer partnerships.

You will collaborate with executives across contracting, operations, finance, product, and government affairs to achieve enterprise objectives and lead a high-performance, innovative organization.