Senior Regulatory Affairs Analyst - Remote
About the position 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 If you ask us how we’re contributing to the transformation of health care, we’d tell you in every way—every day. After all, the lives of millions are at stake and we’re leading the way with everything we’ve got. As a Senior Regulatory Affairs Analyst, you will be an individual contributor in our Legal, Regulatory Affairs and Compliance group. You’ll help support our self-funded customers in meeting their regulatory requirements. This is the challenge of a lifetime. Join us by applying today. This position is responsible for supporting self-funded customers by performing a mental health parity analysis. In addition, the position will support outside law firms and consultants who are performing mental health parity analysis for our mutual customers. This role will have a high level of interaction with internal clients and business areas, as well as external customers and their consultants and attorneys. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week. 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. Responsibilities • Counseling on mental health parity related inquiries and assisting with parity related analysis • Working together with clinical services, Optum Behavioral Health, and other departments to prepare mental health parity analyses • Communicating with internal business areas, as well as external customers and their consultants and attorneys • Managing recurring projects on varying timelines with the flexibility to take on additional work as needed • Maintaining and communicating sensitive or confidential information in accordance with internal policies and procedures • Drafting, revising, formatting and proofreading documents with direction from other staff Requirements • 2+ years of experience working in health care and/or health insurance • 2+ years of experience with mental health parity compliance • Experience responding to inquiries from a variety of stakeholders (external customers, executives and regulators) • Proven solid verbal and written communication skills • Proficiency with MS Office Suite (MS Teams, Outlook, Word, Excel, and Power Point) Nice-to-haves • Experience with regulatory agencies, providers, and/or clinical delivery • Experience with self-funded customers • Proven success in collaborating across a matrixed business and legal environment • Proven exceptional attention to detail • Demonstrated solid work ethic • Ability to work effectively in an ambiguous environment • Ability to work in a fast-paced, results-oriented workplace • Ability to prioritize and work effectively under time constraints • Comfortable taking ownership and accountability for projects • Ability to build and maintain rapport with superiors, peers, subordinates, and external company contacts • Demonstrated high degree of personal integrity • Ability to work independently and to work under pressure at times to handle a wide variety of activities and confidential matters with discretion • All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy Benefits • a comprehensive benefits package • incentive and recognition programs • equity stock purchase • 401k contribution Apply tot his job