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UnitedHealth Group

Lead Medical Assistant Float

Irvine, CA · Remote

$19 - $25.25/hr

... remote tasking support, and other remote patient care activities. You will build meaningful ... purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter ...

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Mortgage Loan Officer (Remote or In Person)

Irvine, CA · Remote

$120K - $600K/yr

Manage a personal pipeline of residential mortgage loans (Purchase and Refinance). * Advisory: Consult with clients to understand their financial goals and present loan options from Adaxa's 320 ...

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Mortgage Loan Officer (Remote or In Person)

Irvine, CA · Remote

$120K - $600K/yr

Manage a personal pipeline of residential mortgage loans (Purchase and Refinance). * Advisory: Consult with clients to understand their financial goals and present loan options from Adaxa's 320 ...

K2 Staffing

Construction Project Manager

Irvine, CA · Remote

$145K/yr

This is a remote-based position for candidates located anywhere in Southern California , with ... Review and manage project contracts, scopes of work, subcontracts, purchase orders, and procurement ...

loanDepot

Mortgage Loan Officer

Irvine, CA · On-site +1

Remote will be considered on a case-by-case basis. * NMLS SAFE ACT compliant, holding 5 or more ... stressful to purchase or refinance a home. Today, loanDepot enables customers to achieve the ...

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How much do remote purchasing jobs pay per year?

As of Jul 18, 2026, the average yearly pay for remote purchasing in Riverside, CA is $56,371.00, according to ZipRecruiter salary data. Most workers in this role earn between $44,900.00 and $62,600.00 per year, depending on experience, location, and employer.

What are some common challenges faced by Remote Purchasing professionals and how are they addressed?

Remote Purchasing professionals often encounter challenges such as coordinating across time zones, maintaining real-time communication with suppliers, and ensuring data accuracy when away from a centralized office. These obstacles are typically addressed by leveraging robust procurement platforms, setting clear expectations with vendors, and maintaining a proactive approach to follow-ups and documentation. Regular virtual meetings and collaboration tools help foster strong connections with team members and suppliers. Being detail-oriented and adaptable allows remote purchasing specialists to overcome logistical hurdles and ensure timely, cost-effective procurement.

What is a Remote Purchasing job?

A Remote Purchasing job involves procuring goods and services for a company while working from a remote location. Responsibilities typically include sourcing suppliers, negotiating contracts, managing purchase orders, and ensuring timely delivery of materials. This role requires strong communication, negotiation, and organizational skills, as well as familiarity with procurement software and supply chain processes. Remote Purchasing professionals often collaborate with vendors and internal teams through digital tools to maintain efficient operations.

What are the key skills and qualifications needed to thrive in the Remote Purchasing position, and why are they important?

To thrive as a Remote Purchasing professional, you need expertise in procurement processes, vendor negotiation, and order management, usually backed by experience in supply chain or business administration fields. Familiarity with procurement software (such as SAP Ariba or Coupa), e-commerce systems, and basic contract management is typically required. Strong organizational skills, clear communication, and self-motivation are crucial soft skills to excel when working remotely. Mastering these competencies ensures efficient purchasing operations, cost savings, and seamless remote collaboration with vendors and internal teams.

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Infographic showing various Remote Purchasing job openings in Riverside, CA as of July 2026, with employment types broken down into 87% Full Time, 11% Part Time, and 2% Contract. Highlights an 100% Remote job distribution, with an average salary of $56,371 per year, or $27.1 per hour.
Formulary Consulting Group Lead - Remote

Formulary Consulting Group Lead - Remote

UnitedHealth Group

Irvine, CA • On-site, Remote

$112K - $193K/yr

Full-time

Retirement

Posted 3 days ago

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Company rating: 7.6 out of 10

Based on 145 frontline employees who took The Breakroom Quiz

191st of 886 rated healthcare providers

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 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.
This role requires a clinical aptitude to support clients in the growing Formulary Management Services (FMS) business segment, including identification and quantification of opportunities to maximize pharmaceutical rebate revenues and evaluation of these opportunities via financial therapeutic class models using client-specific actual claims data.
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
  • Deliver value to clients through consultations and presentations that focus on formulary strategies to help clients achieve clinical and financial goals
  • Apply clinical and business knowledge to execute financial models to identify formulary strategies yielding payor cost-savings, which will require you to:
    • Evaluate client formularies and UM criteria
    • Read and understand client contracts and pharma contracts
    • Access and use pricing databases, formulary databases, billing databases, claims databases
    • Run, develop, and analyze client utilization and spending reports
  • Develop & present client-facing materials that are clear, concise, and effective; must be able to simplify complex subjects without compromising content
  • Work cross-functionally to understand end-to-end operations, and manage deliverables, expectations and timelines with internal and external partners
  • Contribute to team business objectives
  • Use soft skills to build and foster relationships with internal and external partners
  • Serve as a subject matter expert on assigned therapeutic class strategies
  • Actively pursue continuous quality and process improvement in self and work tasks
  • Up to 10% travel may be required

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:
  • 2+ years of experience in three or more of the following:
  • Client management or client-facing role
  • Formulary operations, strategy, development
  • Clinical operations (P&T, UMs, pipeline)
  • Pharmacy plan design or new client implementation
  • Pharma manufacturer discounts contracting, billing, or modeling
  • Health plan/PBM financial modeling experience

Preferred Qualifications:
  • 5+ years of experience in a client-facing role
  • 3+ years of clinical experience (e.g Pharmacist, Nurse, physician)
  • Possesses excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to deal comfortably with ambiguity, uncertainty and risk, and can make high-quality decisions with less than perfect information
  • Ability to change course quickly in a fast-paced environment
  • Ability to demonstrate resourcefulness, and have the ability to innovate and problem-solve with initiative and ingenuity

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 $112,700 - $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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