Joshua Walker

Joshua Walker

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Co-Founder & COO
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States

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  • Nomi Health
    Co-Founder & COO
    Nomi Health
    Jan 2019 - Current (7 years 9 months)
    In short, we go direct in health care. We are fighting to solve the employee healthcare crisis in a market-based way through an experience that Employers, Healthcare Providers and the Families they support will love. We don't accept that the middlemen in healthcare across insurance, billing, collections, pharmacy and all the rest of the waste deserve the 40% of healthcare spending they take every year. We are developing a new approach.

    If you are interested in joining the fight of a lifetime, saving 30%+ on healthcare or transforming how you get to practice medicine and deliver care. Launching January of 2021. We are hiring 100+ Team Members now.
  • Upwell Health
    Chief Operating Officer
    Upwell Health
    May 2018 - Apr 2019 (1 year)
    Took assets purchased from bankrupt healthcare entity and drove $79M in revenue year one. Designed new corporate strategy and market positioning, evaluated the current organizational structure and built new team, addressed substantial technical debt, hired vice president layer, implemented key product and service line offering, repaired distressed key vendor relationships. Created a new organizational plan to execute the company’s strategic and operating plans. Established a companywide annual goal framework. Lead product and service line expansion critical to future success.
  • Vutility
    Investor
    Vutility
    May 2017 - Current (9 years 5 months)
  • J
    Investor
    J Bioscience
    Mar 2017 - Current (9 years 7 months)
  • Red Pine Consulting
    Principle
    Red Pine Consulting
    Jul 2015 - Current (11 years 3 months)
  • Imagine Health Inc
    Chief Operating Officer
    Imagine Health Inc
    Jul 2013 - Jun 2018 (5 years)
    Architect, lead and execute the company’s strategic and operating plans. Re-engineer organizational infrastructure and provide day-to-day administrative guidance. Lead service line expansion critical to future success. Drive innovation in concierge-level customer care, customer savings metrics, healthcare provider network and medical management, software engineering, IT management and redesign, human resources, analytics and strategic alliance relationship management. Lead development and restructure of overall operating model and execution of the individual parts. Establish key business operating and continuity plans. Manage recruiting and retaining key personnel by creating a collaborative and highly productive work environment. Provide
  • UnitedHealth Group
    Chief Operating Officer (COO) / VP Operations, OptumInsight
    UnitedHealth Group
    Dec 2011 - Jan 2013 (1 year 2 months)
    Led Middle East operations for international healthcare technology organization. Developed organizational infrastructure and provided day-to-day administrative guidance. Achieved key revenue and operational targets through establishment of controls, reporting procedures, and performance targets. Directed senior executives in development of business opportunities, vendor relations and customer relationships. Involved in all major internal and external investment decisions, collaborated with business leaders to ensure investments are accretive, and generate or exceed expected returns. Led and coordinated large, cross-discipline projects that were critical to future success.

    • Established strategic international business plans t
  • Optum Middle East
    Director of International Business Development
    Optum Middle East
    Feb 2010 - May 2012 (2 years 4 months)
    Identified existing internal as well as new healthcare technologies that could be localized for international markets. Negotiated acquisitions to provide a strategic growth advantage. Structured, proposed and closed multi-million dollar strategic opportunities and managed penetration into new international markets. Created and managed international enterprise sales pipeline, directly interfaced with prospective client executive leadership teams to facilitate all stages of business development. Created and implemented international sales strategies and methodologies. Developed strategic partnerships, researched and analyzed complex strategic issues and presented creative solutions to internal and external partners.

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  • Optum Middle East
    Director of Global Operations
    Optum Middle East
    Oct 2007 - Jun 2010 (2 years 9 months)
    Directed international day-to-day operations and transition project teams. Established and managed high level internal, vendor and client relationships. Initiated, planned, scheduled and executed transitions/projects ensuring achievement of client expectations during client engagements. Supported communication and complex decision-making process and provided project consulting and re-engineering leadership. Developed and communicated master project plan including project schedule, risk management, allocation of resources and cost control to meet project scope and expectations. Monitored and tracked transition budget and provided periodic reporting to executive team. Identified and addressed risks and impact to global operations centers
  • Optum Middle East
    Area Vice President, Sales
    Optum Middle East
    Apr 2004 - Nov 2007 (3 years 8 months)
    Achieved individual, team and organizational sales quota. Drove and monitored account planning and execution, prepared quotes, negotiated contracts and supported team in closing business. Prepared forecasts, coached and mentored team to achieve above-quota results based on successful pipeline management. Contributed to senior leadership team in development of new models and processes to grow business.

    • Managed $5.8 million book of business covering northeastern United States and expanded new growth into European markets by exceeding sales targets every year
    • Developed and implemented successful sales strategies in collaboration with senior management
    • Coordinated large, complex healthcare sales with the largest
  • Optum Middle East
    Regional Sales Director
    Optum Middle East
    Apr 2004 - May 2005 (1 year 2 months)
    Directed and managed regional sales territory in Eastern U.S. (New York, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania and Washington, D.C.) including prospecting, qualifying and relationship building, new business generation and upselling. Ensured achievement of monthly, quarterly and annual sales goals and managed weekly revenue forecast. Created sales presentations and pricing proposals, and presented proposals to prospective customers and negotiated contracts.

    • Successfully managed sales territory performance, including contract negotiation, forecasting and sales process
    • Prospected and secured accounts over $2.6 Million. Managed internal corporate relationships and directed territories in the northeastern United States
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    Managing Director of Technologies
    Huntsman Biotechnology Corporation
    Feb 2003 - Apr 2004 (1 year 3 months)
    Reviewed complex medical discoveries to identify and present prospective business opportunities resulting in U.S. and international patent protection, business model identification and capital acquisition

    • Designed process flow for intellectual technologies from concept to application, directed internal operational development. Instrumental in obtaining access $10 million in investment capital
    • Vetted global market opportunities for and viability of complex biochemical and pharmacogenomic discoveries
    • Oversaw global patent portfolio and conversion to market application
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  • The Wharton School
    Executive Development, Business Administration, Management and Operations
    The Wharton School
    Jan 2012 - Dec 2012 (1 year)
    Finance: Creating Shareholder Value, Value-drive decision making;
    Marketing: Strategy, Branding;
    Globalization: Managing Global Policy & Risk, Operations Management, Faces of Globalization; Strategy, Leadership and Organizational management
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    Executive Leadership, Business Administration and Management, General
    United Health Group Executive Development Program
    Jan 2012 - Dec 2012 (1 year)
    • Executive skills development
    • Identified operational cost reduction in excess of $105M over five years and a savings of $21.6M in first year
    • Selected as one of 54 leaders invited to attend out of an employee base of 86,000
  • University of Utah
    Bachelors of Science, Behavioral Sciences, Health Economics
    University of Utah
    Jan 1998 - Dec 2002 (5 years)
  • The George Washington University School of Business
    Master of Business Administration (MBA, Special Emphasis in Healthcare
    The George Washington University School of Business
  • The George Washington University  School of Business
    The George Washington University - School of Business
    The George Washington University School of Business
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