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VP of Optum Rx Actuarial, Analytics Underwriting & Pricing Model Development is a key leadership role within the Optum Rx Pricing & Underwriting organization. This role leads the Actuarial, Analytics, Model Development, and AI applications teams.
Primary Responsibilities: Actuarial: Leads the organization to develop, maintain and provide organizational understanding of model inputs and assumptions. Leads the organization in trend, rebate, COGS, and SG&A forecasting. Identifies, assesses, and mitigates risk tied to financial guarantees. Maintains accuracy and agility in the underwriting model with respect to Optum Rx business initiatives and stays ahead of new regulatory requirements to ensure the Underwriting Model maintains regulatory compliance AI applications: Drives the Pricing & Underwriting agenda with AI innovation, including Predictive, Generative, and Agentic AI models, in partnership with Optum Tech and Optum Rx Capabilities, and in accordance with UHG Responsible AI policies Analytics & Reporting: leads analyses to drive accurate inputs into the Underwriting Model and end to end functional reporting to help inform business strategy Model Development : Develops and maintains best-in-class applications used across the Underwriting Model ecosystem, leveraging the latest innovations in technology in solid partnership with Optum Tech. Ensure applications are efficient, accurate, well-integrated with upstream and downstream applications in the Optum Rx E2 E process. Leads user training, addresses pain points and ensures applications are intuitive and efficient across all underwriting teams Underwriting & Pricing: Lead strategic bid strategies and decision making through an in-depth understanding of Optum Rx and key competitors, industry trends, market dynamics and internal key performance indicators
Required Qualifications: Preferred Qualifications: Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application. At United Health 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. Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law. Optum is a drug-free workplace. © 2026 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.