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. 

The Strategic Product Manager role will provide strategic and technical product management focused on platform & technical capability development in the Value Based Care space. The role will be accountable for collaborating closely with multiple stakeholders across solution owners, capability leads, engineering teams, and other stakeholders to both define product strategy & business cases content; and translating that product strategy into detailed requirements for prototyping and final development by the engineering team. This role will specifically be focused on supporting Optum’s Health System Provider Enablement suite, with a core focus of integrating data, workflow, and reporting across multiple products to drive a cohesive end solution.

The ideal candidate will be a well-rounded product manager who is able to effectively translate strategic business opportunities into effective technical platform design, has a keen ability to work between business and technology teams to bridge the gaps, and has 3 years of experience in product design, preferably in a healthcare setting.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Support product strategy content that describes 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
• Support/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

Soft Skills:

• Ability to work independently as well as work in a team environment
• Ability to work with teams across multiple time zones
• Outstanding verbal and written communication skills

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:

• 3 years of experience in Product Management (i.e., new product development, new product launches, roadmap creation, SaaS product development, platform development)
• 3 years of experience in Platform Architecture (i.e., product integrations, product engineering, data modeling, data architecture, or product architecture)
• Experience working independently on product strategy, which is not fully defined and managing complex product management scenarios
• Proven ability to analyze complex systems and comprehend the complexity and dependencies
• Proven ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple/detail-oriented tasks
• Proven ability to influence at all levels of the organization
• Willingness to travel as needed (approximately 10% of the time as business needs dictate)

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2 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
• 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 Policy

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $88,000 to $173,200 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.