Job Description

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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

We are searching for a highly qualified Senior Administrative Assistant who will be responsible for providing highly responsive support to executive leaders. As a member of the administrative team, you will be responsible for maintaining calendars, setting up meetings, making travel arrangements, tracking expenses, and coordinating building and equipment requests. Must have a solid work ethic, solid attention to details and excellent verbal and written interpersonal communication skills.

You\xe2\x80\x99ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide administrative support in a manner consistent with the highest level of performance and professionalism
• Maintain and update calendars in a fast-paced environment with many competing priorities including fielding all incoming scheduling requests, prioritizing the most urgent and sensitive matters and meetings, communicating with all parties, and ensuring that meetings are set up for success
• Organize meetings including scheduling, coordinating with remote participants, material preparation, record minutes from meetings, provide post meeting materials and distribution to attendees
• Meet frequently with leaders for proactive meeting support including preparations before critical meetings
• Coordinate travel arrangements and provide organized resources (itineraries, agendas, meeting materials, etc.) for upcoming leader travel and meetings
• Use various software including Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Visio to prepare presentations, reports, agendas and other communications
• Maintain and distribute lists as needed (e.g., organization charts, email distribution lists, contacts, etc.)
• Assist with on/off boarding, requests for hardware, software applications and supplies within department standards and company procedures to meet business priorities
• Handles all items with confidentiality and discretion with a high degree of accountability
  

You\xe2\x80\x99ll 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:

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 3+ years of experience supporting senior-level staff members
• Experience creating and submitting expense reports, and making travel arrangements
• Experience onboarding new employees, terminations and/or asset recovery (BSL type duties)
• Experience managing multiple priorities with ever changing business needs while effectively prioritizing to meet deadlines and maintain a high quality of work
• Intermediate proficiency in all office suite products; Word and PowerPoint related to job function: Outlook & MS Teams for complex calendar management, scheduling meetings, as well as Visio and Excel
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• AA degree with preference for Bachelors\xe2\x80\x99 degree
• Experience or knowledge of the health care industry and/or pharmacy services
• Experience working in a fast-paced, matrix organization
  

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The hourly range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $18.80 to $36.78. 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\xe2\x80\x99ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group\xe2\x80\x99s Telecommuter Policy

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.
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.