Manager, E&I Strategic Partnerships – Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and equitable. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

 

In this role in UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual, you will help support and manage a health and wellness shopping experience designed to deliver unsurpassed value and personalized services for consumers.

 

You must be passionate about improving access to care, health and wellness products and newly emerging virtual and digital offerings.

 

The Manager will both contract and oversee key partner and vendor relationships, ensuring alignment with business goals. They will identify opportunities, assist in contract negotiations, and deliver market value. Collaborating with Strategic Partnership leadership, they will contribute to strategy documents and develop fact-based arguments to secure support. The Manager will oversee select vendors, demonstrating anticipation and timing in oversight. They will support vendor contracting, execute changes to vendor portfolios, and work cross-functionally to support training and best practices. 

 

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

 

Primary Responsibilities:

The Manager role is a critical team member to help:

• Vendor Contracting: Work with external partners to advance discussions alongside UHC procurement for advancing the contract including clinical, legal, employer and network
• Relationship Management: Manage external vendors and regular monitor performance, including reporting and metrics, growth opportunities, operations, client NPS, etc.
• Proactive Collaboration: Highly critical for the candidate to demonstrate the ability to drive initiatives forward and act with a sense of urgency while creating strong relationships across both UnitedHealthcare and Optum

 

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:

• 3+ years of relevant product, general management, consumer experience
• Demonstrated excellence in communications
• Comfortable working in a fast paced, highly collaborative and fluid work environment and working with ambiguity
• Willing and able to travel 10% +/- depending on business need

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of experience in partnership management, contract negotiation, and vendor relations
• Demonstrated success in creating and maintaining external and internal relationships
• Demonstrated experience with managing successful product lifecycles including product vision, market analysis, go-to-market strategy, delivery, and post-delivery optimization
• Experience communicating with and briefing senior executives
• Experience in communicating with technical and non-technical stakeholders across multiple business units

 

*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 al 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.