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Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that is improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation is not about another gadget; it is about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There is no room for error. If you are looking for a better place to use your passion and your desire to drive change, this is the place to be. It's an opportunity to do your life's best work.

This Associate General Counsel role at OptumInsight is primarily responsible for providing business legal advice to the OptumInsight subrogation business team. This role will have a high level of interaction with the subrogation business team, external customers, and strategic partners to provide timely updates and counsel on various legal and regulatory issues. Additionally, this role may involve substantial interaction with regulators, opposing counsel and courts on issues relating to subrogation matters.   

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support the OptumInsight, Inc. subrogation business by providing legal, risk management, and case resolution advice to business leadership, operational managers, and case negotiators
• Serve as an initial point of legal contact for privacy, contracting, and compliance issues for the subrogation business
• Negotiate high dollar, complex or sensitive reimbursement cases
• Coordinate and manage affirmative reimbursement litigation on behalf of fully insured, ASO, Medicaid and Medicare Advantage plans in state and federal courts
• Respond to regulatory requests, investigations and examinations involving the subrogation business
• Collaborate with colleagues across the UnitedHealth Group legal departments

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:

• Undergraduate degree
• Juris Doctorate degree and license to practice in any U.S. jurisdiction
• 5+ years of litigation experience, including preferably some trial work, prosecuting or defending personal injury matters
• Ability to evaluate and determine appropriate legal courses of action to meet business needs
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation

Preferred Qualifcations:

• Experience prosecuting or defending subrogation or payer reimbursement matters 
• Experience responding to department of insurance complaints and regulatory inquiries
• Substantial settlement negotiation experience
• An understanding of the healthcare industry including coverage, benefits, claims payment and payor issues
• An understanding of relevant laws including ERISA, the Medicare Secondary Payer Act, FEHBA, HIPAA, and Medicaid and various state laws as they apply to health care subrogation and reimbursement
• Excellent writing and oral communication skills
• Ability to work independently to support a fast paced and high-volume payment integrity business
• Ability to work independently with a high degree of personal initiative to understand complex legal and corporate issues
• Solid verbal and written communication skills, as well as excellent presentation skills
• Ability to build and maintain rapport with superiors, peers, subordinates, internal company contacts and external stakeholders
• The ability to operate in a highly matrixed and complex legal and business environment

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment

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.(sm)

Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $113,500 to $218,100. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $113,500 to $218,100. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and 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.