Director of Health Optimization, Missouri and Iowa - Remote

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description
- Director of Health Optimization, Missouri and Iowa
- Remote (2378177)

Director of Health Optimization, Missouri and Iowa
- Remote - 2378177

At United Healthcare, we’re simplifying the health care experience, creating healthier communities and removing barriers to quality care. The work you do here impacts the lives of millions of people for the better. Come build the health care system of tomorrow, making it more responsive, affordable and optimized. Ready to make a difference? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together

This role provides strategic leadership for Culture, Health Optimization, and Social Responsibility initiatives across the Missouri and Iowa Community & State health plans. The position is responsible for identifying and addressing health disparities, advancing health equity, and developing innovative solutions that improve access, affordability, outcomes, and member experience for Medicaid and DSNP populations. Working closely with internal stakeholders, community partners, and state constituents, this leader drives initiatives focused on chronic condition management, behavioral health, maternal and infant health, workforce development, social determinants of health, and care accessibility for rural and underserved communities.

The role also champions organizational culture, community engagement, and health plan innovation by expanding programs and value-based services that address members' non-medical needs, helping to improve outcomes, reduce costs, and strengthen United Healthcare's competitive position in the market.

If you reside in Missouri, you will have the flexibility to work remotely
* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provides visionary leadership and contributes to the successful advancement of culture, health optimization and social responsibility principles. Responsible for being a champion of culture, cultivating innovation, being resilient, and inspiring others. Focus areas of health optimization will include:
  Chronic condition management, behavioral and mental health, care access and affordability for rural and underserved populations, mortality and life expectancy with an emphasis on maternal/infant care, care experience and the workforce, to help build the health care workforce to deliver accessible care, and social drivers of health challenges, addressing social determinants of health and health literacy
• Establishes a consistent and disciplined approach to identifying disparities, improving health outcomes, expanding proven efforts, and measuring impact
• Consult and align with State partners and constituents serving as Community & State Missouri and Iowa health plan link to established enterprise communities (such as Culture Ambassadors, Inclusion Councils, Missouri
• Courageous Conversations and other emerging groups) and deploys those efforts within Missouri and Iowa health plan as appropriate to enhance culture, health optimization and social responsibility
• Identifies health disparities experienced by Missouri Medicaid and IA and MO DSNP populations and works with internal and external partners to build solutions that address and reduce those disparities. Help United Healthcare Community and State Missouri and Iowa measurably improve accessibility, affordability and outcomes
• Demonstrates organizational agility and understands how the business operates and can identify and interpret business levers. Creates experiences that shape and grow the organizations’ culture programs and capabilities. Understand emerging policies and initiatives that impact those we serve so that our company knows how to best navigate them
• Make community…