Managing Consultant, Federal Health Practice - Lewin Group

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

The Lewin Group is a premier national health care and human services consulting and policy analysis firm with 40 years of experience finding answers and solving problems for leading organizations in the public, non-profit, and private sectors. Lewin's strategic and analytical services aim to help clients:

• Improve policy and expand knowledge of health care and human service systems
• Eact, run, and evaluate programs to enhance delivery and financing of health care and family services
• Deal with shifts in health care practice, technology, and regulation
• Optimize performance, quality, coverage, and health outcomes
• Create strategies for institutions, communities, associations, foundations, governments, and people to make health care and human services systems more effective

In the wide-ranging field of human services consulting, The Lewin Group provides both depth and breadth of expertise.  Currently, Lewin has more than 180 consultants drawn from industry, government and academia.  They all share a strong commitment to Lewin’s core values of objectivity, integrity, analytical innovation, vision and dedication to client satisfaction. 

At Lewin, the Federal Health and Human Services practice helps federal decision-makers strengthen health and human services programs and make informed policy choices. Lewin also works with foundations and associations to research and evaluate complex health care and human services needs. By delivering objective, data-driven research, technical assistance, and evaluations including access to proprietary data sets, Lewin is able to support current program activities, inform future program investments and support strategic decision processes.
The Lewin Group provides research and consulting services including program planning and development, implementation services, and post-implementation analytics and evaluation to assist the federal government in designing programs that improve the health and well-being of the nation’s citizens.

As a Managing Consultant, you will direct and manage the planning, design and implementation of projects and serve as the primary Client contact for methodological and technical expertise and translates client needs and/or objectives into specific deliverables in a timely and cost-efficient manner. You will ensure that all research projects are conducted with sound methods and approaches. You will parlay your significant research experience in the specific content area, experience in business development, grant or proposal writing, and program evaluation.  Additionally, you will manage projects of different sizes, work directly with clients, and represent The Lewin Group at national conferences.

Key responsibilities may include:

• Directing and managing large projects or a series of smaller projects
• Responsibility for project budget management, deliverables, client relations, and staff supervision
• Management of several direct reports
  

• Master’s degree or Ph.D. with Minimum 10 years post-graduate relevant healthcare research and/or policy analysis, program evaluation and design and/or health care consulting experience
• 7+years managing mid-largescale projects including staff, budget and subcontractor management, timelines, deliverables and client management experience or 5+ years working with federal or state health policy and programs and/or clients.
• Background in quantitative  methodology required
• Expertise in any of the following areas: policy analysis, program evaluation, program integrity, informatics, strategic planning and process improvement
• Proficient in leading cross-functional project teams
• Proven client engagement and development skills including federal and/or state clientele.
• Proven business development experience including leading proposals and/or grants

The Lewin Group is a division of OptumInsight, part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system. 
 
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.
 
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.