Associate Director Of Clinical Growth

Associate Director of Clinical Growth & Ideation
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Optum is a global organisation 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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities.
Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale.
Join us to start Caring.
Connecting.
Growing together.
In healthcare, evolution doesn\'t just happen.
It takes innovation, imagination, and a passion for solving problems in new and better ways.
And innovation is taking place at a lightning-fast pace every day at Optum.
As the fastest growing part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we\'re expanding our team in Ireland and creating excellent opportunities for those who want greater purpose and more impact in their work.
We\'ll provide the investment, support, and resources to advance your career.
You\'ll provide the talent, ambition, and drive.
Responsibilities
Develop Clinical pipeline to deliver upon growth & affordability outcomes that directly contribute to enterprise-level medical cost savings goals
Effectively driving initiatives from concept through execution, ensuring alignment with enterprise goals and timely delivery of value and value tracked/realized
Working within the client governance framework (compliance, regulatory, ethical) to ensure timely approvals and deployment to achieve planned affordability
Cross-Functional Collaboration and Influence to serve as a strategic connector across Operations, Analytics, Concept Research & Development, Technology, and Clinical teams to foster a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.
Collaborate with leadership/stakeholders (internal and external (client) partners)
Define and articulate data requirements, and translation of complex data, to support ideation and growth efforts, including acquisition of new data sources and alignment of data mapping for utility builds
Develop multi-year growth strategy referencing medical spend trends, AIML technology opportunities, and industry/landscape changes
Represent the Clinical Ideation & Growth function in strategic planning sessions, executive reviews, and industry engagements
Operational Integration and Value Realization delivered via ideation outputs into operational workflows, with clear ownership, accountability, and performance metrics
Detail oriented with excellent written and verbal communication skills
You will be rewarded and recognised 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 providing development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications
Bachelor\'s Degree (or higher) with equivalent experience in Business, Change Management, Strategy
Knowledge of US Healthcare industry, major healthcare entities, Member/Eligibility and claims lifecycle
Experience with Payment Integrity business, Health Technology or Healthcare Financial Service
Proven track record in driving Change Management, identifying and driving ideation, managing large scale complex programs within a matrix environment
Reporting skills in developing requirements, and interpretation of reporting data
Preferred Qualifications
Extensive United Payment Integrity Experience
Extensive experience with financial analysis and prioritization of pipeline driven demand
High degree of proficiency in Microsoft products
Ability to serve the team in a strategic position in the absence of the Director
Advanced level of proficiency with clinical processes and application within UHG - must be able to demonstrate facility and professional clinical knowledge
Soft Skills
Logical, detail-oriented thought process with the ability to break down a complex problem into individual root causes
Time management and prioritization skills to meet multiple deadlines; comfortable working in a high-paced/high production area and reporting to senior leadership
Ability to maintain understanding of numerous client protocol & governance processes
Self-motivated, ability to work independently and drive change
Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application.
Proof will be required to support your application.
All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group\'s Telecommuter Policy.
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 marginalised 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.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Optum is a drug-free workplace.
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