INTERNSHIPS AT OPTUM.

If you want an intern experience that will dramatically shape your career, consider a company that's dramatically shaping our entire health care system. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, is a leading health services and innovation company dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. With more than 94,000 people collaborating worldwide, Optum combines people, technology, data and action to improve the delivery, quality and efficiency of health care. Our internship opportunities provide a hands-on view of a rapidly evolving, incredibly challenging marketplace of ideas, products and services. Here, you'll work side by side with some of the smartest people in the business on assignments that matter. So here we are. You have a lot to learn. We have a lot to do. It's the perfect storm. And even better? Join us and you may end up staying for a career in which you can do YOUR LIFE'S BEST WORK.

Join the OptumRx Growth Team as an integral part of our business enablement and sales operations team. Opportunities include supporting communications, competitive intelligence, training initiatives, client management, data and reporting and new business efforts. This team ensures that our front line growth team members have the support to meet and exceed their goals.

**HOUSING AND RELOCATION ASSISTANCE IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR THIS POSITION. ** THIS INTERN POSITION (FULL TIME 40 HOURS/WEEK) WILL BE AVAILABLE DURING THE SUMMER OF 2020 UNITEDHEALTH GROUP IS NOT ABLE TO OFFER VISA SPONSORSHIP NOW OR IN THE FUTURE FOR THIS POSITION

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES (MAY VARY BASED ON PLACEMENT):

• Support client needs related to ensure seamless operations of their pharmacy benefit
• Partner with account executives to manage the day-to-day needs of our clients
• Proactively evaluate client plan benefit performance and facilitate needed adjustments
• Support the development of meeting agendas and facilitate business meetings with clients
• Research competitors and develop program and resources to share competitive intelligence in support of the growth team
• Collaborate with internal partners to support new business pipeline growth strategies
• Dive into the growth enablement process relative to client opportunity data quality, efficiency and infrastructure within salesforce (CRM system)
• Coordinate communications between teams involved in projects and/or ongoing client plan administration activities
• Participate in project meetings and collaborate as part of an internal team
• Manage multiple projects and meet deadlines

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Pursuing a Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university
• Actively enrolled in an accredited college/university during the duration of the internship. Internships are not intended for graduating seniors
• Ability to work full-time (40 hours/week M-F) during summer 2020
• Minimum 3.00 cumulative GPA
• Proficient in MS Office Suite products, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Must be 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-1Bs, TNs, etc. will not be considered)

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS :

• Pursuing a degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, Sales, Health Care, or Public Health
• Experience in any of the following settings Sales, B2B, Client Facing/Customer Service, Health Care Industry/Health Insurance
• Experience working with a CRM, data entry, coordinating/facilitating training

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: 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. Job Details

A Fortune 6 company, we're focused on helping people live healthier lives while making the health system work better for everyone. Here, we seek to empower people with the information, guidance and tools to make personal health choices. We work harder and we aim higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And, at the end of the day, we’re doing a lot of good for more than 142 million people worldwide.