Vice President, Strategic Partnerships
ibottaFull Time
Expert & Leadership (9+ years)
Virta Health is on a mission to transform type 2 diabetes and weight-loss care. Current treatment approaches aren’t working—over half of US adults have either type 2 diabetes or prediabetes, and obesity rates are at an all-time high. Virta is changing this by helping people reverse their metabolic condition through innovations in technology, personalized nutrition, and virtual care delivery reinvented from the ground up. We have raised over $350 million from top-tier investors, and partner with the largest health plans, employers, and government organizations to help their employees and members restore their health and take back their lives. Join us on our mission to reverse diabetes and obesity in one billion people.
This Vice President, Growth - Optum/UHC role will be the sales executive solely focused on net new business growth with UHG. With Virta’s outcomes and credibility and Optum/UHC’s brand and marketshare, this role is positioned to make a huge impact on Virta’s growth. This role requires an experienced and driven sales executive that has worked with Optum/UHC and understands how to navigate and progress revenue growth across each affiliate and line of business.
Salary: $195K - $227.4K Location Type: Remote Employment Type: FullTime
As the VP, Growth - Optum/UHC for Virta you will be responsible for building relationships with and selling through net new business with our Optum/UHC partnership. This includes bottoms-up relationship building with account executives as well as top-down relationship building with C-suite. Net new revenue growth across ASO, fully insured, Medicare Advantage, Medicaid, and other lines of business and affiliates will be the focus of this role. You will have the opportunity to execute our commercialization efforts and capitalize on the national buy-in Virta is receiving for our industry-changing and life-improving work with diabetes reversal.
More specifically you will:
Within your first 90 days at Virta, we expect you will do the following:
Reverses type 2 diabetes through personalized care
Virta Health focuses on reversing type 2 diabetes through a combination of personalized nutrition, continuous remote care, and behavioral science. Their treatment is designed for individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, healthcare providers, and enterprise partners like employers and health plans. Unlike many competitors, Virta Health operates on a performance-based model, meaning they only receive payment if they achieve successful outcomes for their patients. This aligns their financial incentives with patient health improvements. The company's goal is to reverse type 2 diabetes in 100 million people, making their approach not just about managing diabetes but actively working towards its reversal.