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. 

Optum is looking for an experienced Senior Manager with Project Management and Business Intelligence experience. The job is located in Sacramento, CA and involves working closely with multiple State Data Warehouse (EDW) teams. A successful candidate will have a strong leadership, advanced problem solving, and communication skills. The candidate must also be comfortable leading concurrent medium-to-large size projects.

Primary Responsibilities: 

• General management of the state relationship and contract terms, to include associated subcontractors
• Acting as principal interface for Optum with the State customer
• Scheduling and provisioning resources along with contractor Statement of Work management
• Formal communication and correspondence to the State customer
• Collaborate with internal and external business partners to gain understanding of their business needs and adapt departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenges
• Lead and Develop People
• Manage professional employees by setting team direction, resolving problems, and providing guidance to members of your team
• Leverage diversity and inclusion to drive employee engagement and foster teamwork and collaboration
• Manage and ensure compliance with IT structures/processes/technologies
• Maintain knowledge of and leverage IT industry/marketplace technologies and trends
• Influence or provide input to forecasting and planning activities 
• Manage ETL and inbound Data Feed teams 
• Create schedules, resource plans, and implementation documentation for medium-to-large size projects
• Ability to manage subcontractor vendor relationships 
• Ability to create, manage, and track progress toward revenue and budgetary goals
• Ability to work closely with clients at various levels within the organization

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: 

• Proven 5 years of Information Technology experience
• 5 years of health care experience, especially focused on claims, eligibility and quality of care analysis
• 5 years leading projects, ensuring deliverable quality, tracking progress, and reporting status
• 5 years of hands-on overall experience with Data Warehouse technologies within the domain of ETL/data integration, Business Intelligence, and relational database management systems
• Experience with application development including full life cycle activities
• Proven ability to mentor and lead other staff that requires training and guidance
• Proven ability to coordinate cross functional resources; experience managing both direct reports as well as indirect (matrix) personnel
• Proven solid organization skills and ability to set priorities and schedule work deadlines
• Willing or ability to go into the Sacramento Office two days a week

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5 years of account management experience for a government or private sector health care payer
• 2 years of Informatica and DataStage 
• 2 years of experience working on Medicaid projects
• Information Technology Architecture Analysis experience
• Experience with Oracle, Teradata, and/or other RDBMS platforms
• Experience with Cognos, SAS, and/or other BI and analytic tools
• Experience leading requirements sessions with client teams

California Residents Only: The salary range for California residents is $104,700 to $190,400 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.

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 employers 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