Job Description

No industry is moving faster than healthcare. And no organization is better positioned to lead healthcare forward. We need attention to every detail with an eye for the points no one has considered. The rewards for performance are significant. You'll help improve the health of millions. And you'll do your life's best work.(sm)

The Vice President of Small Business Strategy for the mid-Atlantic region is responsible for leading and executing on the 2-50 small business strategy for the health plan in partnership with the inside sales team, with a focus on products, services and distribution that are both desirable for clients and financially advantageous.

Primary Responsibilities:

* Navigate a highly matrixed organization to coordinate its resources in creating strategies to meet and exceed growth and financial performance goals
* Work in close coordination with peers from inside sales and various shared services partners to develop market strategies
* Develop and manage the market's 2-50 small business plan; advancing sales pipeline development, leveraging the appropriate product solutions and enhancing targeted broker / consultant / customer communications for the market
* Present a positive image of UHG to the marketplace
* Achieve a detailed understanding of all small business products, services and solutions
* Partner across cross-functional areas to lead and execute strategic initiatives:
* Lead pricing strategy with actuarial
* Lead product strategy with development (medical, RX & Ancillary)
* Drive growth with general agents (70% of 2-50 driven by 13 general agents)
* Drive distribution alignment and utilization of digital technology programs like Benefitter and Think HR
* Drive alignment with bonus and commission approaches
* Identify, understand and respond to market trends
* Perform market research to generate strategic intelligence and insights
* Provide oversight of business plan execution, suggest plans to remediate and serve as a leader in removing barriers
* Analyze and review qualitative and quantitative information to identify critical insights and implications
* Work with inside sales to identify and implement national strategies at the health plan level
* Work across teams to identify innovative solutions that differentiate our product and marketing strategies from that of competitors
* Consistently model a customer-focused approach
* Manage and operate in a fast-paced, high volume environment

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 experience
* 7+ years of experience leading sales/sales strategy
* Strong financial acumen
* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with ability to communicate and inspire at all levels, including addressing opportunities, risks, and strategic positioning
* Proven record of displaying ownership, urgency and sound decision-making skills
* Ability to understand and execute successful strategic initiatives around underwriting, financial and analytical details
* You will be asked to perform this role in an office setting or other company location.
* Employees are required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener prior to entering the work site each day, in order to keep our work sites safe. Employees must comply with any state and local masking orders. In addition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected to wear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained.

Preferred Qualifications:

* Master's degree
* 5+ years of healthcare industry experience
* Experience working across multiple states for a large organization

Careers at UnitedHealthcare Employer & Individual. We all want to make a difference with the work we do. Sometimes we're presented with an opportunity to make a difference on a scale we couldn't imagine. Here, you get that opportunity every day. As a member of one of our elite teams, you'll provide the ideas and solutions that help nearly 25 million customers live healthier lives. You'll help write the next chapter in the history of health care. And you'll find a wealth of open doors and career paths that will take you as far as you want to go. Go further. This is 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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