OptumRx, one of the Optum companies of Minnesota-based UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), will hold a job fair Aug. 20 for its new Sugar Land fulfillment center.
The fair will be held from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the fulfillment center at 13131 South Dairy Ashford. OptumRx, a pharmacy benefits management organization.
UnitedHealth Group in June said it would add 1,500 new jobs throughout Texas, including 330 at the new Sugar Land fulfillment center.
Over the next 12 to 18 months, OptumRx will be looking to hire claim processors, pharmacists and pharmacy technicians, as well as a variety of positions involving training, workforce management and quality management. The new fulfillment center should be fully staffed by the end of next year.
UnitedHealth Group’s other new Texas jobs include 800 at Optum’s new Connextions facility in Irving, plus 250 in San Antonio and 115 in Harlingen for UnitedHealthcare.
As of June, UnitedHealth Group had some 11,000 employees in Texas, but the only state’s OptumRx location was in Plano and employed about 90.
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