Manager Advisory Services - Payer Strategy and Management Consulting - Remote

Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Manager, Advisory Services is the overall day-to-day engagement manager for strategy consulting engagements serving payer clients. The Manager is responsible for determining overall approach and structure of a given engagement and associated key deliverables. The Manager must possess relevant strategy, management consulting, and healthcare industry and payer knowledge to serve as the driving force behind team problem solving, helping payer clients identify strategic priorities, improve financial and market performance, rationalize services, improve customer experiences, and address their specific business challenges. The Manager develops and assigns workstreams to team members and him/herself that meet the needs and timelines of the client. This role will also assist junior team members in building and developing their core consulting skills. You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Serve as overall day-to-day engagement manager across various engagement types (predominantly strategy and transformation consulting engagements for payer clients) Demonstrate ability to accurately diagnose client-facing issues and determine the appropriate analyses and evaluations to develop solutions Determining overall analytical approach and structure for client engagements and workstreams Build consensus among client stakeholders about the accuracy of the solutions and aid them in successful implementation Spend time coaching team members to develop approaches for their individual responsibilities, reviewing and validating their work for accuracy and effectiveness Serve as the main point of contact for payer clients and client stakeholders Establish optimal communication cadence with clients and demonstrate executive presence Prioritize and delegate work to team members and self that meet needs and timelines of client 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 related to strategic planning and specific payer client issuesCommunicate effectively and accurately in writing and verbally 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 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.

2+ years of external client/customer-facing experience in strategy and management consulting (McKinsey-BCG-Bain/Big 4/Boutique) or equivalent professional services environment 2+ years of experience in health care (payer or life sciences) 2+ years of experience utilizing formal industry strategy consulting frameworks within a payer or life sciences environment 2+ years of experience with project management, developing and presenting deliverables to C-suite executives 1+ years of experience mentoring and upskilling junior staff Proficiency in MS Office Suite - Word, PowerPoint, Excel Proven analytical reasoning