ULE Program Associate - Remote

Position: 2024-25 ULE Program Associate - Remote

United Health Group is a health care and well-being company that's dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses, United Healthcare and Optum, working to build a better health system for all. Here, your contributions matter as they will help transform health... care for years to come. Make an impact with a diverse team that shares your passion for helping others.

Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Congratulations on your real-world experience and your progress toward an advanced degree! If you're looking to (re) jump-start your career in a values-based, culturally driven community with a global footprint, look no further.

About Us

Join United Health Group (UHG) and you'll get an opportunity to do something extraordinary: make a real difference. We have modest goals: help 75 million people live healthier lives. Change the landscape of health care forever. Leave the world a better place than we found it. Such aspirations attract a certain type of person. Crazy talented. Brilliant. Compassionate. Driven. You'll find these people everywhere you turn here.

You'll also find a world of career options fueled by your performance and limited only by imagination. Start here. And start doing your life's best work.

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At UHG, we've built focused businesses organized around one giant objective: making healthcare work better for everyone. Through our two business platforms, United Healthcare (UHC) and Optum, we strive to improve the healthcare system and advance the health and well-being of individuals and communities. This includes the entire spectrum of healthcare participants: individual consumers, employers, commercial payers, intermediaries, physicians, hospitals, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, and more.

For you, that means working on high performance teams tackling sophisticated challenges. It's a culture of optimism unlike any place you've ever worked, filled with incredible ideas in one incredible company.

Are you ready?

The UHG Leadership Experience (ULE) Full-time program provides select participants pursing advanced degrees with superior, cohort-based exposure, experiences, and development opportunities designed to develop the next generation of healthcare leaders. The program start date is July 22, 2025.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

ULE offers two Full-time tracks to fit your specific career goals.

Track 1: Rotational

Overview
? Three, eight-month rotations in Optum (Required), UHC (Required), and a third of your choosing

Examples:
? Behavioral Health
? Care Delivery
? Clinical Performance
? Corporate Partnerships
? Customer Experience
? Genomics
? Health Equity
? Product Development
? Risk Adjustment
? Specialty Pharmacy
? Strategy
? Payer

Rotations are scoped and assigned approximately three months before program start. Support is provided for finding permanent placement post-program assuming adequate performance.

Track 2: Direct hire

Overview
? Two-year placement in a core business segment or function

2025 Opportunities:
? UHC Strategic Initiatives M&R

Both tracks:
? Offer 2 Years of programming
? Are for MBAs, MHAs, MPHs, and individuals pursuing dual-degrees
? Offer remote opportunities plus travel / access to local offices
? Direct-hire opportunities may have different geographical requirements
? Support high priority work
? Are available at Optum, UHC, and UHG (specific roles will vary year to year based on business needs)

On top of your day-to-day work, during your ULE experience, you will:
? Gain exposure to and knowledge of the healthcare industry (including care delivery), Optum and UHC businesses, functions, strategies, and senior leaders
? Develop relationships and networks
? Receive hands-on training and support
? Leverage business acumen and work experience to drive transformation
? Learn from and present to executives
? Contribute to fun and engaging cohorts
? Lay the groundwork for a meaningful and impactful career at UHG

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: ? Undergraduate degree ? Currently pursuing an MBA or other relevant graduate degree with a target graduation date no later than July 2025 ? Minimum five years of previous professional work experience ? Eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization (F-1 students with practical training and candidates requiring H-1

Bs, TNs, etc. will not be considered)

Preferred Qualifications: ? Outstanding academic achievement ? Consulting and/or healthcare experience and/or involvement with consulting/healthcare clubs ? Excellent interpersonal, influencing and communication skills at all levels ? Practiced project management and navigating competing priorities ? Demonstrated ability?

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