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 a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, 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.Position in this function manages a specific good or service available externally on the market that can be sold stand-alone, and that directly generates revenue. Responsible for the full product lifecycle management, including: strategy, design, development, management and end of life of new, existing or acquisition products. Leverage market insights to understand market/customer needs to identify new opportunities or make adjustments to current product offerings. Accountable for delivering product performance against expectations and updates changes to a product portfolio to improve competitive position, and optimal product performance to meet customer and market needs. Accountable to and/or own the P&L. Partner with internal or external stakeholders (key customers, product partnerships, etc.) to define and drive future product direction.
Provides leadership to and is accountable for the performance of managers and/or senior level professional staff
Impact of work is most often at the operational or local business unit or market level
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.Primary Responsibilities:
Create product strategy content that describe business cases, high-level use cases, functional requirements, and parent feature sets
Translate product strategy into detailed requirements for prototyping and final development by engineering teams
Manage products through the product development lifecycle, inclusive of capital budgeting & planning
Applies understanding of technology to influence and assess feasibility of solutions
Continuously prioritize to balance resources & budgets with delivery expectations and timelines
Understand and help to clarify both business needs and technology challenges
Identify strategic opportunities to advance existing capabilities and generate new ideas to enhance customer experience and drive growth
Interface with key internal and external partners to understand market needs and challenges, and to establish buy-in for the product vision
Collaborate closely with solution owners, capability leads, engineering, and other key stakeholders in the development, QA, and release of functional platform capabilities
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:
5+ years of combined experience in some combination any of the following areas: product management, new product development, new product launches, roadmap creation, SaaS product development, platform development, product integrations, data modeling, product engineering, platform engineering, data architecture, or product architecture
Experience working independently on product strategy, which is not fully defined and managing complex product management scenarios
Proficient in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Project
Demonstrated communication and presentation skills
Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple/detail-oriented tasks
Willingness to travel as needed
Preferred Qualifications:
3+ years of experience working with healthcare products and data
Experience in any combination of the following areas: advanced analytics including machine learning and artificial intelligence, data science, data enrichment, or business intelligence
Project Management software experience
Understanding of the health ecosystem and how payers and providers are working, how they work together, and how technology can support them as they move towards value-based care
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter PolicyCalifornia, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $104,700 to $190,400 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers 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 UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.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.Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.