Director, Vendor Expense Analytics - Remote

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 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 Director, Vendor Expense Analytics is accountable and responsible for the quality, timeliness, and completion of analytics in support of Optum Health Supply Chain initiatives. They will lead the analytics team and provide strategic direction its advancement in Optum Health Supply Chain. This role requires close collaboration and partnership with Value Analysis, Account Management, Clinicians, and Vendors to accurately and comprehensively build analytical models that support decision-making and savings analytics. They are also responsible for mining procurement spend data for savings opportunities and presenting them to internal decision makers.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Demonstrates solid collaboration skills and a service excellence / servant leadership mentality
• Lives and incorporates the UHG values in their daily work
• Forms high performance relationships with Care Delivery Organizations, enterprise teams, subject matter experts and suppliers
• Demonstrates exceptional experience in vendor relationships interacting with senior vendor leaders and works collaboratively with partners to achieve desired outcomes
• Approaches new projects with a consulting mindset to help craft the best solutions with available information
• Diligent in tracking down answers and experienced in navigating a complex organization to uncover and resolve issues
• Creates and maintains documentation for analytic best practices, branding, and presentation formats
• Directly Manage onshore analysts and indirectly manage offshore analysts
• Oversee engagement and quality of analytics performed by vendor partners
• Query and integrate datasets from a multitude of sources to identify savings opportunities, support negotiations/RFPs, and audit purchasing behavior
• Guide and develop analysts on best practices and own the quality of all analytics prior to stakeholder presentation
• Research and advise on new technologies that will help scale analytics
• Collaborate closely with BI Developers to co-create requirements and perform transformations for the creation and management of dashboards and reports
• Serve as the subject matter expert on analytics for healthcare supply chain product categories and nuances (Pharmacy, MedSurg, Clinical Services, Lab, etc.)

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:

• 8+ years of experience in Vendor Expense Analytics and the various clinical product categories (Pharmacy, MedSurg, Clinical Services, Lab, etc.)
• 8+ years of experience and expert Proficiency in Excel performing scenario modeling and savings analytics
• 6+ years of managing analytics teams
• 4+ years of using SQL (or other Database Management Query Tool) to pull and manipulate data

Preferred Qualifications:

• Machine learning, predictive analytics, or an AI experience
• Experience with Procure to Pay or ERP systems such as Couap, PremierConnect, Oracle, Netsuite/Fusion/iProcure, SAGE etc.
• Experience with Pharmaceutical, Me

All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, Washington, D.C., Maryland Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $122,100 to $234,700 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: 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.