Director, PBM Drug Trend Intelligence Requisition number: 2347458 Job category: Strategy Primary location: Eden Prairie, MN Overtime status: Exempt Travel: Yes, 25 % of the Time Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Director of Trend Intelligence will lead thought leadership responsible for reporting out on macro drug cost trends within all lines of business focusing on key strategic pillars including oncology, weight loss, inflammatory and cardiovascular conditions as well as insights in areas such as biosimilar adoption, formulary compliance, new pipeline entrants and clinical solution innovation. This role will work cross functionally in close partnership with our clinical, account management, and trade teams and be an important external and internal resource for this area. This leader will help to identify innovative product solutions to the marketplace that improve member care, increase provider engagement, and lower client costs while driving business performance of Optum Rx. The position will provide strategic support to key Optum Rx clients to serve as subject matter expert on client specific trend insights working to identify possible solution sot help mitigate drug trend driving affordability and high-quality pharmacy care. This role will have broad, enterprise-wide impact across Optum Rx, shaping how drug trend intelligence informs clinical strategy, product innovation, pricing, formulary design, and client engagement. The Director of Trend Intelligence will act as a central connector between clinical, trade, product, analytics, and account teams, ensuring consistent, data-driven insights are embedded across Optum Rx decision-making, go-to-market strategies, and long-term affordability initiatives. 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. Primary Responsibilities: - Translate macro and therapeutic drug trend insights into actionable strategies across Optum Rx, influencing formulary, clinical programs, pipeline prioritization, and product roadmaps - Partner with clinical, trade, product, and analytics leaders to ensure trend intelligence is consistently integrated into enterprise initiatives and operating decisions across all lines of business - Serve as an internal center of excellence for drug trend insights, standardizing methodologies, narratives, and materials used across Optum Rx for client delivery, sales, and executive engagement - Inform enterprise affordability strategies by identifying cross-portfolio opportunities to mitigate drug trend, improve clinical outcomes, and enhance member and provider experiences - Drive alignment between external client-facing insights and internal Optum Rx priorities to ensure consistency, credibility, and scalability of trend intelligence - Support Optum Rx leadership with enterprise-level insights and executive-ready perspectives on emerging trends, risks, and opportunities impacting pharmacy cost and care delivery - Deliver thought leadership to understand current drug trends, considering key therapeutics, marketplace and regulatory factors, as well as client-specific benefit design - Serve as a strategic partner to clients, account teams, and clinical consultants in optimizing benefit design and clinical strategies - Ideate and define new products and champion their development, including innovative capabilities within existing products - Help train Clinical Consultants and Account Management Staff on key trend insights. Participate in sales presentations, including PBM best and finals - Provide integration opportunities and thought leadership to clinical partners within Optum Health and Optum Insight - Present internally and externally to promote trend insights - Follow guidelines established by Optum Clinical Policy teams 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 Advanced clinical degree (PhD, PharmD, and/or MPH) - 5+ years of experience in analytics; analyzing clinical literature, analyzing large data sets to identify key trends - 3+ years within pharmaceutical space selling healthcare services capabilities to companies, providers, and/or members - Experience communicating insights, clinical overviews & drug trends to strategic clients and stakeholders - Experience evaluating clinical studies/research - Ability to travel up to 25% Preferred Qualifications: - Experience directly working with clients in the health plan, PBMs, life sciences and/or specialty pharmacy industry - Experience extracting data for analysis from reports and/or dashboards using Excel, PowerBI and/or SQL - Experience in public health, pharmacology, bio statistics, and/or pharmacy - Experience in Health Economics Outcomes Research (HEOR) - Consultant experience This role is critical to advancing Optum Rx's ability to proactively respond to evolving drug trends while aligning clinical excellence, affordability, and business performance at scale. *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 $134,600 to $230,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. 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.

Director of Market Access and Reimbursement Location: Atlanta, GA Remote Full time Job Description: ItamarAt ZOLL, we're passionate about improving patient outcomes and helping save lives. We provide innovative technologies that make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Our medical devices, software and related services are used worldwide to diagnose and treat patients suffering from serious cardiopulmonary and respiratory conditions. ZOLL Itamar is an innovative medical device technology company that focuses on the development and manufacturing of Home Sleep Apnea Tests to aid in the diagnosis of respiratory sleep disorders. Our core product is the WatchPAT®️ family, a revolutionary FDA-cleared portable home sleep apnea test device, that is based on proprietary signal and analysis. 80% of patients who have sleep apnea are undiagnosed. We are committed to reach those undiagnosed patients and provide testing to promote wellness and enhance overall quality of life. WatchPAT®️ is commercially available within major markets including the U.S., Japan, and Europe, and is the leading home sleep apnea test in the US. ZOLL Itamar’s corporate headquarters, research and development and manufacturing are located in Israel with U.S. headquarters based in Atlanta, GA. Job Type Remote Job Summary Director of Market Access & Reimbursement will be responsible for the coordination and growth of our market access and reimbursement initiatives in North America (US & Canada). As part of this role, the Director of Market Access & Reimbursement will manage the US reimbursement team and the consultants we work with. To be successful in this position, person must be able to handle both the tactical level (i.e. support RSMs and providers with denials, billing, reimbursement education etc.) as well as understand and interact with payers on a higher level of reimbursement discussions. The Director of Market Access & Reimbursement will lead payer's policies' monitoring and submissions for updating them when needed, to increase our products coverage and reimbursement rates. In this position a person must be able to work independently, be proactive and creative and know his/her way in the reimbursement regulatory maze. This position will work closely and in coordination with our sales organization, leadership team and Regional Sales Managers, as well as other field professionals. The Director of Market Access & Reimbursement will report to the VP Strategic Planning & Health Economics. Essential Functions - Understand and follow reimbursement guidelines and policies to include timely updates and communicate changes that affect reimbursement to management (we currently monitor policies of more than 300 payers in the US, each has at least one policy). - Keep track of payers’ policies and coverage of our products, what restriction do they have and decide if a change is needed to improve our products’ reimbursement. - Monitor and analyze relevant guidelines and provide published data to company relevant staff. Provide data to address reimbursement challenges, such as utilization of our products (and competitors), number of covered lives per payer etc. - Contact and negotiate with insurance companies regarding denials as well as policy issues. - Develop and execute a market access and reimbursement strategy in Canada to approve coverage of our products. - Support the ZOLL IDTF reimbursement team to increase coverage and reimbursement rates in the IDTF contracts with payers. - Responsible for all reimbursement training for new hires, specifically in out field force. - Point of contact for our field force (ABDs, RSMs) and others when they need to understand coverage issues, or once they encounter a reimbursement problem. - Manage the US reimbursement team to resolve reimbursement issues in the field and support our field force. - Address denials (why and how to solve). - Educate providers about home sleep testing reimbursement. - Provide timely and effective solutions aligned with company needs. Required/Preferred Education and Experience - Bachelor's Degree in health-related or similar field required - 5+ years of reimbursement or comparable experience preferred - Professional Coding Certification highly preferred preferred Knowledge, Skills and Abilities - Proven experience dealing with insurance companies and payors. - Experience in Cardiovascular or Sleep Apnea - required. - Experience with reimbursement of medical devices – preferred. - Experience in working with specific tools monitoring payers’ policies such as “Policy Reporter” or others. - Proven negotiating and customer relationship management skills with the ability to navigate a complex process. - Ability to effectively manage assigned accounts in terms of problem resolution and business planning. - Proven effective verbal, computer SW (word, PP etc.), written and presentation/communication skills. - Ability to quickly adapt and respond to job, environmental, and industry changes. - Ability to lead others to accomplish work, while monitoring and mentoring them. - Strong customer service skills, with excellent written & verbal communication skills. - Strong analytical skills. - Must be able to communicate effectively & maintain professional conduct at all times. - Organized, self-starter with the ability to handle numerous projects and prioritize workload with minimal supervision. Travel Requirements - 10% Physical Demands The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. - Standing - Occasionally - Walking - Occasionally - Sitting - Constantly - Talking - Occasionally - Hearing - Occasionally - Repetitive Motions - Frequently ZOLL is a fast-growing company that operates in more than 140 countries around the world. Our employees are inspired by a commitment to make a difference in patients' lives, and our culture values innovation, self-motivation and an entrepreneurial spirit. Join us in our efforts to improve outcomes for underserved patients suffering from critical cardiopulmonary conditions and help save more lives. The annual salary for this position is: $160,000.00 to $170,000.00 This position is eligible for an annual bonus in accordance with the company's bonus plan. Factors which may affect starting salary include geography, skills, education, experience, and other qualifications of the successful candidate. Details of ZOLL's comprehensive benefits plans can be found at www.zollbenefits.com. Applications will be accepted on an ongoing basis until this position is filled. For fully remote positions, compensation will comply with all applicable federal, state, and local wage laws, including minimum wage requirements, based on the employee’s primary work location. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or status as a protected veteran. ADA: The employer will make reasonable accommodations in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. About Us ZOLL Medical Corporation, an Asahi Kasei Group Company, develops and markets medical devices and software solutions that help advance emergency care and save lives, while increasing clinical and operational efficiencies. With products for defibrillation and monitoring, circulation and CPR feedback, data management, therapeutic temperature management, and ventilation, ZOLL provides a comprehensive set of technologies that help clinicians, EMS and fire professionals, and lay rescuers treat victims needing resuscitation and acute critical care. For more information, visit www.zoll.com. The Asahi Kasei Group is a diversified group of companies led by holding company Asahi Kasei Corp., with operations in the material, homes, and health care business sectors. Its health care operations include devices and systems for acute critical care, dialysis, therapeutic apheresis, transfusion, and manufacture of biotherapeutics, as well as pharmaceuticals and diagnostic reagents. With more than 30,000 employees around the world, the Asahi Kasei Group serves customers in more than 100 countries. For more information, visit www.asahi-kasei.co.jp/asahi/en/.

Role Description Do you have a passion for children and education? Would you like to positively impact families in need of help? We want to speak with you! The Director of Application Delivery & QA is responsible for leading the strategy, architecture, development, delivery, and quality assurance of all software development initiatives across SUFS. This highly visible leadership role requires a forward-thinking technology leader who can successfully align business objectives with technical solutions while driving innovation, operational excellence, and organizational growth. The ideal candidate combines strategic vision with hands-on execution, bringing deep software development expertise and a proven ability to lead high-performing technical teams. This leader will play a critical role in advancing the organization's application modernization roadmap, improving development and QA processes, and establishing a best-in-class software engineering culture. Reporting directly to the CIO, the Director will balance long-term technology strategy with day-to-day delivery excellence. They will partner closely with business and technology stakeholders to ensure the successful design, development, testing, and deployment of scalable, high-quality solutions that enhance both customer and employee experiences. Location: Remote (United States) Key Responsibilities: - Provide leadership, management and technical vision to entire Software Development team that consists of Software Development Managers, QA Manager, Software Developers and Quality Assurance Analysts made up of in-house and third-party resources. - Builds technical roadmaps of the organization's software solutions that include technology, platform, frameworks, and other SOA based services. - Works with Sr. Director of Enterprise Standards & Systems Architecture, Director of Data Strategy, Sr. Manager of Product Management and Sr. Manager of PM to ensure technical debt and modernization efforts are presented and prioritized with the senior technology and business leaders. - Defines the software development and quality assurance go-forward strategy that includes supported programming languages, tools, robust industry best-practice processes, etc. - Defines and monitors key performance indicators and metrics to measure the success of the team, software performance and health, etc. - Develops work standards and processes to reduce implementation time and improve quality. - Instills a culture of continuous improvement and learning and development. - Leads the implementation of our DevSecOps, CI/CD, and TDD strategies; - Defines and implements organization's technical documentation strategy of software solutions. - Builds and manages relationships with 3rd party vendors for outsourced development resources. - When needed, facilitate Joint Application Design (JAD) sessions with cross functional team of Engineers, Analysts, Product Owner, other business and technical stakeholders. - Work with teams on removing technical obstacles via hand-on and lead-by-example engagement. - Reports on the progress of our modernization efforts and team development. - Makes presentations to senior leaders within the organization. - Work and communicates with cross functional teams. - Provides direct professional development. - Manage Software Development and Quality Assurance budgets. - Ability to absorb new information very quickly and provide architectural/best-practice guidance. - Ability to provide hands-on and lead-by-example mentoring to rest of team. - Demonstrate leadership ability to back decisions with research and the "why," and articulate several options, the pros and cons for each, and a recommendation. Qualifications - Demonstrated success and a proven track record in professional/life experience in specific job functions, projects, or industries. Military service can substitute for professional experience and/or formal education requirements. - Minimum ten years of progressive software engineering and technology management experience with a minimum of three years in an established leadership role overseeing large scale IT budgets and initiatives or equivalent combination of experience and education including college courses such as a Computer Science degree or related field. - Five years of experience successfully managing, leading and developing a team of software engineers and quality assurance professionals. - Three years developing corporate policy and procedure regarding software engineering /development. - Experience with a Microsoft software stack (C#, .NET Core, SQL Server, ASP.NET) and working knowledge of cloud platforms (Azure, AWS, GCP). Experience working within Agile methodologies and principles. - Experience in successful digital transformation efforts in a bi-modal multi-year transformation journey. Requirements - Certification in Agile Scrum, XP, SAFe. TOGAF, ITIL, or equivalent certifications preferred. Benefits - Enjoy medical, dental, and vision coverage, plus HSA, FSA, and Lifestyle Spending Accounts. - We also offer a competitive 401(k) with company match to help you plan for the future. - Remote work options and unique time-off programs—including 14 paid holidays, Care and Parental Leave, and our Flexible Leave policy. - From mentorship programs to management training and professional development opportunities, we invest in your career journey every step of the way. - Our dedicated coaching team is here to help you succeed, and employee-led committees give you a voice in shaping our workplace. Company Description Step Up For Students empowers families to pursue and engage in the most appropriate learning options for their children. We unite communities to provide scholarships that open doors to a stronger future. With this support, students can choose the right learning environment and access resources to reach their full potential. Our culture is rooted in two core values: - Everyone is an asset - Every event is an improvement opportunity Step Up For Students is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity & inclusion in the workplace.

Role Description The Engineering Director leads the execution of capital projects across manufacturing and packaging facilities, ensuring delivery against scope, timing, cost, and performance expectations. This role is accountable for driving engineering excellence while ensuring full compliance with Environmental Health & Safety (EH&S) and Food Safety & Quality Assurance (FSQA) standards, maintaining zero regulatory violations. The role also supports enterprise asset reliability programs, partnering with site leadership to elevate equipment performance and move facilities toward world-class reliability practices. The Engineering Director builds organizational capability, ensures standardization of the engineering processes, and drives continuous improvement across systems, people, and technology. Travel: 40%-60% annually. This is a remote home-based role, but the individual will reside local to the McComb, OH, Chicagoland area or Grand Rapids, MI. Key Responsibilities - Capital Project Leadership & Execution - Lead development and execution of site-level capital plans and budgets. - Ensure all capital projects are delivered on time, within scope, and meet financial and operational targets. - Partner with Finance to develop robust business cases, including ROI, IRR, and payback analysis. - Establish and execute audit processes to validate project outcomes and realized savings. - Provide weekly and monthly reporting on project performance, financials, and key metrics. - Travel to project sites on a regular basis to ensure adherence to budget, schedule, and deliverables. - Engineering Program Leadership - Drive consistent implementation of engineering programs, standards, and best practices across assigned sites. - Develop and deploy engineering policies and procedures aligned with enterprise strategy. - Evaluate and implement new and emerging technologies in partnership with the central engineering team to enhance operational performance. - Ensure alignment with Supply Chain, Operations, Quality, Food Safety, and Maintenance stakeholders. - Reliability & Asset Management - Support and advance enterprise reliability strategy to improve asset availability, performance, and lifecycle management. - Identify and close gaps in equipment capability and reliability across production lines. - Collaborate with the maintenance excellence team and the maintenance teams to improve preventative, predictive, and TPM strategies. - Support asset tracking, transfers, utilization, and disposition across the network. - Lead root cause analysis and continuous improvement initiatives following equipment or system failures. - Contribute to enterprise risk management plans related to operational and reliability risks. - People Leadership & Organizational Development - Lead, coach, and develop Project Managers, Engineers, and Maintenance Leaders regarding project execution and technical practices. - Build organizational capability through performance management, succession planning, and ongoing development. - Promote a high-performance, collaborative culture focused on accountability and continuous improvement. - Mentor teams on project management best practices and engineering standards. - Cross-Functional Collaboration & Governance - Partner with Supply Chain Leadership and plant teams to ensure seamless execution of engineering initiatives. - Collaborate with EH&S and FSQA to ensure full regulatory compliance. - Influence stakeholders across functions and geographies to drive alignment and execution. - Travel regularly to sites to ensure adherence to project timelines, budgets, and standards. Qualifications - Education: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering (Industrial, Mechanical, Chemical, or related field) or equivalent technical experience. - Experience: - 10+ years of progressive engineering experience, including leadership in food manufacturing or cGMP environments. - Proven experience leading capital projects ($10MM–$35MM range preferred). - Demonstrated success in engineering, maintenance, and reliability program leadership. - Experience managing cross-functional teams and driving results through influence. - Background in vendor management, contract negotiation, and procurement processes. - Technical Skills: - Capital planning and execution. - Sustainable Cost Reduction Projects. - Asset reliability and maintenance strategies (PM, PdM, TPM). - Lean Manufacturing and Six Sigma methodologies. - Failure Modes Effects & Criticality Analysis (FMECA). - Engineering design, process optimization, and industrial engineering techniques. - ERP/MRP systems (SAP). - CMMS systems (MVP one or similar). - Microsoft Office Suite (Excel, PowerPoint, Project, Visio). - AutoCAD. - Skills: - Strong leadership, coaching, and organizational development capabilities. - Excellent communication and executive-level presentation skills. - Ability to influence across multiple levels and functions in a matrixed environment. - Advanced problem-solving and analytical skills, including root cause analysis. - Strong project management and prioritization capabilities. - Financial acumen including capital planning, forecasting, and cost control. - Negotiation and contract management expertise. Benefits - The pay range for this full-time, salaried position is $141,436 - $180,000/year. - Individual base pay depends on work location and additional factors such as experience, job-related skills, and relevant education or training. - The position is eligible for a discretionary annual incentive based on company and individual performance. - We offer a comprehensive benefits package including health, dental, 401k, and wellness benefits beginning on the first day of employment.