If you want to achieve more in your mission of health care, you have to be really smart about the business of health care. Challenge yourself, your peers and our industry by shaping what health care looks like and doing your life’s best work.(sm)
As the Community & State Health Plan Chief Executive Officer for New Jersey, you’ll have an amazing opportunity to help transform the health care industry and improve people’s lives.
This is a highly visible role responsible for obtaining and maintaining credibility with state legislators and ensuring we drive the overarching Medicaid platform to service our members. We serve the health care needs of low-income adults and children with debilitating illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and high-risk pregnancy. Our holistic, outcomes-based approach considers social, behavioral, economic, physical and environmental factors. You’ll be our ‘account manager’ for the state relationship; accountable for all aspects of profit-and-loss, driving performance, leading strategic planning while meeting revenue, membership and operating income objectives. As you do, you’ll discover the resources, backing and opportunities that you’d expect from a Fortune 5 leader.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Create an overall vision for the health plan team to ensure they can navigate a rapidly changing industry and leverage innovation to capture opportunities for growth and/or improvement
- Develop and execute market-specific strategies to drive sustainable and profitable growth while setting the strategic direction and decision-making for RFP bid processes to drive business growth
- Drive industry-leading customer service and satisfaction levels as measured in Net Promoter Scores
- Build, develop, improve, influence and expand relationships with key government sector customer groups, providers/provider networks within the market
- Manage multiple levers of health plan profitability (e.g. rate advocacy, member retention, utilization management, Star performance and Medicaid Quality)
In this role, the ability to handle ambiguity will be a must. We are committed to bringing new levels of innovation and performance to the ways that we deliver for our members and customers. You’ll be part of an intense, focused leadership team that’s driving operational excellence and results.
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 or equivalent work experience
- 10+ years of successful leadership experience in leading and managing people
- 10+ years of operations experience in a Medicare/Medicaid industry, at-risk managed care environment
- 7+ years of P&L and/or extensive budgeting experience as well as strategic planning and development
- Expert level of proficiency working in a fast-paced matrix organization/environment with an enterprise focus
- Prior leadership experience in program execution
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s Degree in Health or Business Administration
- Track record of transformational leadership and growth with exceptional change management skills
Careers at UnitedHealthcare Community & State. Challenge brings out the best in us. It also attracts the best. That’s why you’ll find some of the most amazingly talented people in health care here. We serve the health care needs of low income adults and children with debilitating illnesses such as cardiovascular disease, diabetes, HIV/AIDS and high-risk pregnancy. Our holistic, outcomes-based approach considers social, behavioral, economic, physical and environmental factors. Join us. Work with proactive health care, community and government partners to heal health care and create positive change for those who need it most. This is the place to do your life’s best work.SM
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.
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