Job Abstract

UnitedHealth Group is a health care and well-being company thats dedicated to improving the health outcomes of millions around the world. We are comprised of two distinct and complementary businesses, UnitedHealthcare 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. ?

The Associate Director, External Affairs will be responsible for working with colleagues across the External Affairs team and the Company to manage policymaker and other key stakeholder casework inquiries. The Associate Director will also attend key events, including legislative hearings, opinion-elite forums, and other briefings to provide timely summaries of the events to External Affairs team members.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Develop and manage the process for advancing, tracking, resolving, and responding to sensitive, high-profile casework inquiries from policymakers and stakeholders. Develop clear, cogent action plans with meaningful measurement and metrics, dashboards, or other reporting tools to track casework status as well as key trends and themes with incoming casework
• Serve as liaison and point of contact for federal policymakers and their staffs, as well as other key stakeholders to communicate in a clear and concise manner the status and resolution for casework inquiries. Work across External Affairs and with other Enterprise leaders to resolve casework in a timely manner, and exercise judgement to determine when it is necessary to escalate casework with both External Affairs and internal company leaders
• Attend key events, including legislative hearings, opinion-elite forums, and other briefings to provide timely summaries of the events and manage follow-up, as appropriate
• Contribute to and develop timely content to support declared priorities, including - but not limited to - talking points, executive updates, advocacy materials, brochures, PowerPoint presentations, scripts, talking points, and other collateral materials for use by External Affairs
• Proactive pursuit of opportunities to stay current on internal and external political dynamics, policy positions, and messaging, and the relevant external environment. Must be able to distill complex topics and issues for executive and lay audiences

Youll 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:

• 2+ years of experience preferably working in Congress, the Executive Branch, government relations, public affairs, public policy, advocacy, or campaigns
• Experience in the health care sector
• Located in Washington, D.C. metro area and willing to work a hybrid work model - a minimum of three days a week

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven impeccable personal character and high integrity - able to represent the Company with the highest standards of professionalism in internal and external settings
• Proven creative, highly motivated, detail-oriented, organized self-starter. Problem-solving abilities
• Proven team player who works well with others
• Proven exceptional written and oral communications skills
• Proven flexible and adaptable. Thrives in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment
• Proven multi-tasker with ability to manage and navigate competing time-sensitive priorities
• Proven solid detail orientation and ability to consistently manage projects and/or contribute to activities with the highest degree of quality, professionalism, and responsiveness
• Proven effectiveness at creating content/data visualization, compelling PowerPoint presentations, written materials, and other collateral
• Proven eagerness to learn, improve, grow, and earn new opportunities - including demonstrating responsiveness to constructive feedback

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyoneof every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and incomedeserves 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.

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.