Senior Healthcare Economic Consultant in Pacific, Mountain or Central Time Zones - Remote

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The Senior Healthcare Economics Consultant supports and validates Provider Network (physicians, ancillary facilities, etc.) contracting and unit cost management activities through financial and network pricing modeling, analysis, and reporting. Conducts unit cost and contract valuation analysis in support of network contracting negotiations and unit cost management strategies. Manage unit cost budgets, target setting, performance reporting, and associated financial models.

If you are located in Pacific, Mountain or Central time zones in the U.S., you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Supports and validates Provider Network (physicians, ancillary facilities) contracting and unit cost management activities through financial and network pricing modeling, analysis, and reporting
• Conducts unit cost and contract valuation analysis in support of network contracting negotiations and unit cost management strategies
• Manages unit cost budgets, target setting, performance reporting, and associated financial models
• Reviews the work of others
• Develops innovative approaches
• Sought out as expert
• Serves as a leader/ mentor
• Predict emerging customer needs and develop innovative solutions to meet them
• Participate in the development of business strategy
• Influence leadership to adopt new ideas, products and/or approaches
• Review work performed by others and recommend improvements

This opportunity is all about complexity. You're expected to help accurately and effectively price the network. It's challenging because you need to be creative in the analytics behind the contract in order to utilize resources to build the data and price the network accurately.

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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 8+ years of analytical experience in financial analysis, health care pricing, network management, healthcare economics or related discipline
• 5+ years of experience with provider payment methodologies and health care products
• 5+ years of experience in creating and using financial modeling tools, spreadsheets and information acquisition tools
• Experience in interpreting and reviewing financial modeling results to evaluate the financial impact of contract changes and develop forecasts
• Expertise in financial impact analysis, risk management and data manipulation
• Expert level proficiency in MS Excel
• Reside in Pacific, Mountain or Central time zones

Preferred Qualifications:

• Post graduate degree
  
• Experience with medical coding (CPT, ICD-9, ICD-10, etc.)
  
• Knowledge of MS Access
  

*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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.