Senior Consultant, Payment Model Implementation - Remote

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.Optum Serve Consulting/The Lewin Group (OSC/Lewin), a premier national health care and human services consulting and policy analysis firm, brings 50 years of experience finding answers and solving problems for leading organizations in the public, non-profit, and private sectors.In the wide-ranging field of health human services consulting, OSC/Lewin provides both depth and breadth of expertise.  Currently, OSC/Lewin has more than 250 consultants drawn from industry, government and academia.  They all share a solid commitment to OSC/Lewin’s core values of objectivity, integrity, analytical innovation, vision, and dedication to client satisfaction.At OSC/Lewin, we help federal, state, and other decision-makers strengthen health and human services programs, make informed policy choices, and implement critical initiatives. The Senior Consultant will provide support on a number of payment model implementation contracts including leading operations support, analytics, and policy analysis.  In collaboration with current staff across the organization, the Senior Consultant will work to provide unparalleled client service, produce the highest quality deliverables, and innovate across the market. From a relationship and business growth perspective, s/he will support the development of new client relationships, attaining new contracts, and broadening the firm’s work.You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.Primary Responsibilities:

Engage, develop, and cultivate existing client relationships through policy consultation and thought leadership

Lead payment model operations and technical assistance activities, including oversight of analytics to inform model operations, for value-based care initiatives

Mentor other staff to develop their technical and analytical problem-solving skills

Maintain a consistently high degree of accuracy and attention to detail in all tasks

Work effectively and cooperatively as a member of a project team

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:

Masters or Ph.D. in health services research, public health, public policy, epidemiology, economics, statistics, or related field with six+ years of experience in a research, consulting, or business environment OR Bachelor’s degree and eight+ years of experience

Experience supporting multi-year payment model implementation contracts

Experience using SAS, R, Python, or SQL (including macro processing and Proc SQL) in a research, consulting, or business environment

Experience with databases having complex structures and relationships, such as the Integrated Data Repository, Chronic Conditions Warehouse, or similar data environment

Broad understanding of federal health policy issues, with ability to work in multiple areas serving as a subject matter expert

Understanding of Medicare and Medicaid payment methodologies

Demonstrated excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to translate complex findings to non-technical audiences

Proven to be highly motivated, with demonstrated success leading cross-functional project teams

Preferred Qualifications:

Experience with other software such as Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VBA) or Tableau

Proficient in managing and analyzing large datasets using statistical software (e.g., SAS grid) and other parallel processing techniques

All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter PolicyCalifornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, or Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $104,700 to $190,400 annually. 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: OptumCare is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employers 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.OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment