The full-time position located in Eden Prairie, MN, Nashville, TN or Washington, DCThis is a full-time position with a start date of Monday, January 25, 2027UnitedHealth Group is not able to offer visa sponsorship now or in the future for positionRelocation is not offered for the Consultant Development Program**
The Consultant Development Program (CDP) is an Early Careers program for recent college graduates who are interested in developing and deploying problem-solving and presentation skills with health care clients. The Consultant Development Program allows early career professionals to experience a diversity of health care clients through a variety of engagements. CDP participants will work with Advisory Board teams across various functions, including research and client services, to support top business priorities while simultaneously receiving mentorship and formal training in key consulting competencies. Program completion includes alignment into a full-time Advisory Board role and typically takes 1.5-2.5 years to complete.
Primary Responsibilities:As a member of Advisory Board's Content Strategy team, you will help create, improve, and extend health care research for executive audiences. You will also use audience insights, performance data, and emerging AI tools to help Advisory Board deliver relevant content across channels.You will:
- Write, edit, and repurpose health care research content across formats such as reports, articles, presentations, and digital resources
- Collaborate with researchers and subject matter experts to translate complex health care topics into clear, actionable content for health care leaders
- Partner with editorial, marketing, design, and digital teams to bring new research to market
- Analyze content performance and audience-engagement data to identify trends, inform content decisions, and support continuous improvement
- Develop clear, compelling presentation materials for internal and client-facing audiences
- Prepare and structure research content for use in Advisory Board's AI-enabled products and experiences
- Participate in research interviews or client calls to gather insights for writing projects
- Manage multiple assignments simultaneously and communicate clearly with colleagues and project stakeholders
Advisory Board provides support to a wide range of healthcare clients. Example projects might include:- Collaborating with researchers and subject matter experts to create a new health care research artcile or executive presentation
- Joining a research call with Advisory Board members (clients) to gather perspectives for a writing project
- Repurposing a major research report into articles, digital resources, presentation materials, or other audience-specific formats
- Preparing existing research content for use in AI-enabled search or knowledge experiences
- Reviewing content-performance data and recommending ways to strengthen future research promotion or packaging
- Engaging directly with Advisory Board members (clients) to provide expert support, answer their questions, and demonstrate the value of Advisory Board research to meet their strategic goals and priorities
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.
In this role, you will actively apply AI tools and techniques within your functional area to drive efficiency, insights, and innovation. You will work on integrating AI into business workflows and improving processes.
What You'll Do:- Apply AI tools to solve business problems within your domain
- Build and optimize prompts for analysis, reporting, and automation
- Integrate AI into workflows (e.g., reporting, dashboards, operations processes)
- Analyze data using AI-enabled tools and generate insights
- Collaborate with teams to identify opportunities for AI-driven improvements
- Ensure responsible and compliant use of AI solutions
Required Qualifications:- Bachelor's degree earned within the past 24 months from an accredited college/university; coursework to obtain degree must be completed prior to start of employment and verified within 6-8 weeks following your start date
- Demonstrated writing, editing, or communication experience through coursework, internships, employment, or extracurricular activities
- Ability to synthesize complex information and communicate it clearly in writing and presentations
- Experience managing multiple assignments simultaneously and meeting deadlines. Ability to complete a timed writing exercise during the interview process
- Interest in healthcare, healthcare policy, or healthcare strategy
- Ability to work in office on a hybrid schedule (2 days home/3 days in office) in one of our 3 locations (Eden Prairie, MN, Nashville, TN or Washington, DC) for the duration of the program
- Ability to travel up to 25% for the Consultant Development Program, dependent on project needs and location
- Must be eligible to work in the U.S. without company sponsorship, now or in the future, for employment-based work authorization. F-1 students with practical training and candidates requiring H-1Bs, TNs, etc. will not be considered. F-1 visa holders with Optional Practical Training (OPT) who will require H-1B status, TNs, or current H-1B visa holders will not be considered. H1-B and green card sponsorship is not available for this position
Preferred Qualifications:- 3.0 GPA or higher
- Familiarity with health care, health policy, or health care business issues
- Experience writing or editing research-based content
- Experience using AI or other emerging tools to support research, writing, and content development
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $60,200 - $107,400 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
