Community and State Community Initiatives Director - Ohio Market - Remote

At UnitedHealthcare, 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.

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If you are in the state of OH, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• In close coordination with the Population Health Director, oversee the plan's strategic design, implementation, and evaluation of population-specific efforts within the plan's population health initiatives
• Oversee the plan's strategic design, implementation, and evaluation of community engagement and investment efforts in the context of the plan's population health initiatives in close coordination with the Population Health Director
• Lead and manage a team responsible for advancing community health initiatives, including oversight of staff supporting health related social needs workgroups and health outcomes related measurement execution for accreditation
• Serve as the lead for the Sponsorship Committee, overseeing strategy, evaluation, and alignment of sponsorships with community engagement priorities, population health goals, and the organization's business growth objectives. Ensure sponsorship efforts are integrated with broader community engagement strategies and investments to maximize impact and sustainability
• Inform decision-making around best payer practices to ensure optimal outcomes for all populations through provision of applicable and relevant population-specific and community-based research and resources, as well as ensuring member perspectives from all subpopulations are incorporated into the codesign of policy and service provision, including the tailoring of population-specific intervention strategies, and ensuring alignment with NCQA Health Outcomes Accreditation &/or Community-Focused Care accreditation standards, including measurement, documentation, and reporting requirements
• Design, implement, and evaluate programs to advance the health for all populations, using data to drive decision-making and measure progress.
• Provide strategic guidance and facilitation to internal workgroups focused on addressing health related social needs, ensuring initiatives are data-informed, and aligned with ODM & NCQA expectations
• Coordinate and collaborate with members, providers, local and state government, community-based organizations, ODM, and other ODM-contracted managed care entities to achieve collective impact at a population level
• Ensure that efforts to address poor health outcomes are codesigned with targeted sub-populations and their providers, incorporating lived experience and community insight, and integrated with community engagement strategies and investments. Lessons learned are incorporated into future decision-making
• Coordinate and collaborate with members, providers, local and state government, community-based organizations, the Ohio Department of Medicaid (ODM), and other ODM-contracted managed care entities to impact population health at the population level
• Ensure that efforts addressed at improving population health are designed collaboratively with other ODM contracted managed care entities to have a collective impact for the population and that lessons learned are incorporated into future decision-making
• Provides visionary leadership and contributes to the successful advancement of culture, population health and social responsibility principles. Responsible for being a champion of culture, cultivating innovation, and inspiring others
• Develops internal capability by equipping teams with knowledge, tools, and competency-building skills to advance health outcomes for all populations
• Builds and deploys strategies and initiatives that identify structural impediments to disparate populations
• 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
  
  

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
• Experience in public health, social or human services, health care, public policy, education, community development, justice-related or closely related fields
• Experience collaborating with senior leaders or decision-makers
• Experience supporting or participating in quality improvement, change initiatives, or process improvements
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office tools; advanced expertise is a plus but not required
• Involvement in initiatives addressing health equity, health disparities, or community well-being
• Demonstrated ability to engage communities, partners, or stakeholders meaningfully
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across teams, functions, and organizational boundaries
• Demonstrated solid organizational, time-management, problem-solving, and analytical skills, with the capacity to manage multiple priorities
• Demonstrated effective written and verbal communication skills
• Demonstrated to be self-motivated and adaptable, comfortable navigating ambiguity and evolving priorities
• Resides in Ohio or is willing to relocate
• Ability to travel up to 25%, primarily within Ohio, with limited nationwide travel
  

Preferred Qualification:

• Experience working in a matrixed or collaborative environment
• Experience influencing, facilitating, or presenting to diverse audiences
• Familiarity with Medicaid and/or Medicare programs
• Ability to navigate differing perspectives, manage conflict constructively, and build consensus
  

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $112,700 to $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.