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The Lewin Group/Optum Serve Consulting, a premier national health care and human services consulting and policy analysis firm with 50 years of experience, finds answers and solves problems for leading organizations in the public, non-profit, and private sectors. Seeking a dynamic, goal-oriented Research Consultant to work on health and human services projects requiring quantitative and qualitative skills.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Daily client interaction and prioritization of deliverables/timelines
- Effective client communication
- Perform fast-paced ad-hoc analysis to quickly address client needs
- 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
- Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed
- Works with less structured, more complex issues and serves as a resource to others
- Assesses and interprets customer needs and requirements
- Works with minimal guidance; seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks
- Translates concepts into practice
- Acts as a resource for others with less experience
- Directly support the expansion and implementation efforts of the Veteran Directed Care Program
- Provide technical assistance to Director of Purchased Long Term Services and Supports
- Conduct national program calls to field staff within the VA to deliver training materials and answer program implementation questions
- Conduct quantitative analysis of targeted data research, collection, and report preparation
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 - Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college/university and 2+ years of experience performing health policy analysis, overseeing day-to-day management of project tasks, and preparing presentations and reports for clients
- Or a Master’s degree from an accredited college/university
- Experience conducting analysis to inform health policy
- Extensive knowledge of healthcare concepts
- Experience preparing presentations and reports
- Demonstrated aptitude for interpreting data outputs and articulating findings
- Interest in healthcare or public policy
- Intermediate to advanced knowledge of MS Office—Word, Excel, PowerPoint
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s degree in Public Health or related field
- Familiarity with Veterans, caregiver support, participant directed services, or respite care
- Experience working effectively as a member of a project team
- Experience with other software such as Excel (e.g., pivot tables, VBA)
- Healthcare or human services research experience
- Excellent written and oral communication skills, including the ability to clearly communicate analyses and findings to clients
- Ability to maintain a high degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $70,200 to $137,800 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.
