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As a Product Manager, you will be accountable for contributing to the product development and management of products, capabilities, and solutions to support the wellbeing and manage the care journey of our high needs members populations across UHC and Optum Commercial, Payer and Government businesses.

This position will work on key initiatives in the care management product portfolio focusing on care and disease management (CM/DM). The position will also promote operational efficiencies, automation of manual processes and develop new opportunities to enhance program performance. You should have a good understanding of data analytics and reporting, project management, product utilization and product features offered within our portfolio. You will lead, or partner with other product leaders, on market intelligence, client reporting, leadership presentation and/or build out roadmaps for targeted markets.

This position reports directly to the Product Director within the Care Management business as part of the broader Optum Whole Health Solutions organization. 

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Supportskey initiatives - provides strategy input, gathers stakeholder input, tracks action items, and serves as a resource to others
• Consults with and advises internal partners to drive process development, management, and continuous improvement efforts in support of care management programs and ensure capabilities meet established short and long-range goals
• Track key performance indicators, compile data, and communicate metrics that matter for assigned care management products
• Manage project tasks and be the point person for United HealthCare Clinical Program Review and Joint Operating Committee meetings - collaborating and coordinating content development and deliverables with the product team, as assigned
• Manage review/audit process for National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA) accreditation and other audits, as assigned
• Contribute to our product culture which embraces change, transformation, and new business opportunities and continuous improvement 

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 with executing and implementing initiatives related to advocacy, clinical/care management, or capability development in a fast paced, quality-focused environment
• 3 years of experience with documenting processes, understanding workflow and requirement gathering, driving problem solving and making data driven decisions
• 3 years of experience working with business stakeholders in a highly matrix environment - can both work independently and in a team environment in a positive and supportive manner
• Proficient presentation, time management, organizational, prioritization and communication skills 
• Proficient with MS Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Word, Outlook, and Teams 
• Proven ability to thrive with ambiguity and energized by taking on multiple product initiatives
• Proven ability to lead by example in modeling desired behaviors, including personal integrity, diversity and inclusion, customer focus, business acumen, teamwork, and accountability 

Preferred Qualifications:

• Health care industry, Consulting and/or United HealthCare experience
• Experience in care management programs, have a clinical background or transferrable expertise
• Project management or Agile experience
• Experience managing capital requests and associated inputs (cost-benefits analysis, business case, etc.)
• Proven self-starter with the ability to leverage critical thinking skills and to prioritize one’s work

*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: OptumCare 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.

OptumCare is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.