Advisory Services Analyst, Consultant Development Program

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.

Begin your career at United Health Group and help make health care work better for everyone. Through our Early Careers programs, you'll gain meaningful experience, tackle real business challenges, and contribute to work that impacts millions of lives.

Across United Healthcare and Optum, we're united by a common purpose: improving the health and well-being of the people and communities we serve. You'll work alongside talented colleagues, develop new skills, and be supported by a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous learning.

No matter where your journey starts, you'll have the opportunity to grow, make an impact, and help shape the future of health care.

** The full-time position located in Eden Prairie, MN, Nashville, TN or Washington, DC will be available starting in 2027**

** United Health Group is not able to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future for position**

** Relocation is not offered for the Consultant Development Program**

• Working directly with our internal and external clients to solve complex business problems by performing the following types of activities:
• Enable strategic business transformation through the application of technology, AI, process improvement and innovation to our client's most complex problems
• Apply AI tools to solve business problems within client and functional domains, including research, analysis, reporting and automation; build and optimize prompts for these activities
• Conduct research & stakeholder interviews that may include collecting, analyzing, trending and presenting data and recommendations to clients
• Navigate client facing interactions, presentations and relationship building in scenarios of project delivery, change management and at times ambiguity
• Integrate AI into workflows such as research synthesis, reporting, dashboards and operational processes, and analyze data using AI-enabled tools to generate actionable insights
• Promote project success with requirements analysis, presentation creation and project management duties, including meeting management, project planning and project budget support
• Document customer/client requirements through clear, concise and effective written and oral communication
• Perform analysis for business process re-engineering opportunities and define, develop and document before and after process flows
• Participate in assessment, project sizing, market analysis and scope evaluation of potential project deliverables
• Grow in specific areas of interest and develop subject matter expertise
• Develop and support the delivery of client-facing presentations, building executive communication and storytelling skills
• Provide support and information to clients making strategic decisions and implement enhancements to their organizations' strategy, productivity, performance, and long-term profitability
• Optum Advisory provides consulting support to a wide range of health care clients. Some example projects might include:
• Building a go-to-market strategy and business case to bring a new product or service to market by providing an opportunity analysis derived through complex data navigation
• Designing an AI adoption roadmap to help a health system responsibly scale AI-enabled clinical and administrative tools across the organization
• Designi…