***Advisory Manager - Strategy and Growth - Remote

Full-time - Mid Level

Remote - Minneapolis, MN

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About the position

Optum is a global organization 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. The Advisory Manager (Strategy & Growth) - Remote is the overall project lead across moderate-complexity engagement types and is responsible for determining overall approach and structure of analysis for engagement and key deliverables. The Manager (Strategy & Growth) Advisory Services will need substantial industry knowledge and will serve as the driving force behind team problem solving to help the clients identify strategic priorities, improve financial and market performance, rationalize services, and meet the many challenges that health care reform gives them. The Manager (Strategy & Growth) Advisory Services will assign workstreams to team members and self that reflect skills and development needs while meeting the needs and timelines of the client. This role will have a focus on project economics and will direct team to follow the practices needed to ensure both quality and profitability.

Responsibilities

• Overall project lead across moderate-complexity engagement types (or workstream lead for higher-complexity engagements)
• Ability to accurately diagnose the issues the client has identified (as well as underlying issues) and determine the appropriate strategic solutions
• Build consensus among client stakeholders who play a critical role in the client's ability to successfully implement the identified solutions
• Determining overall analytical approach and structure for engagement / workstream including key deliverables
• Spend time coaching team members to develop approaches for their own sections when appropriate, reviewing and validating their work for accuracy and effectiveness
• Principal point of day-to-day contact for client project lead
• Establishes optimal communication cadence with client and demonstrates sufficient executive presence to lead onsite presentations
• Assigns workstreams to team members and self that reflect skills and development needs while meeting needs and timelines of client
• Focuses on project economics and directs team to follow practices needed to ensure both quality and profitability
• Closely monitors actual vs. expected team utilization
• Effectively and appropriately apply both deductive and inductive thinking
• Provide subject matter expertise to other Optum Advisory Services business units as it relates to strategic planning
• Provide support to other Optum Advisory Services business units when strategy expertise is required in dealing with client issues
• Communicate effectively and accurately in writing and verbally to prospects, clients, and other staff
• Demonstrate solid relationship management skills and ability to handle challenging interpersonal situations
• Contribute to practice-level initiatives including business development and thought leadership beyond client project work

Requirements

• 3+ years of external client/customer facing experience at a consulting firm (Big 4 / Big 6 / Boutique) environment
• 3+ years of experience utilizing formal industry strategy consulting frameworks
• 3+ years of healthcare, payer and/or provider, life sciences experience
• Familiar with variety of strategy consulting frameworks and problem-solving approaches
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite - Word, PowerPoint, Excel
• Ability to travel domestically, up to 50% when required

Nice-to-haves

• Payer and/or provider experience
• Experience mentoring junior level staff
• Experience managing projects that achieved budget and timeline goals
• Background in healthcare consulting
• Proven analytical reasoning and solution-focus problem solving
• Proven ability to lead and motivate cross-functional teams
• Proven ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• Proven ability to drill down to the root cause of issues and be creative in problem solving
• Proven written and verbal communication skills

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits package
• Incentive and recognition programs
• Equity stock purchase
• 401k contribution