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. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as we help advance health equity on a global scale. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits, a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, career growth opportunities and your life’s best work.(sm)
The Project Manager will be supporting and overseeing a portfolio of strategic projects and initiatives for regional operations in San Gabriel Valley. This role will be responsible for performing moderately complex activities under limited supervision as directed by the Senior Director or Project Manager, Senior within the region’s Project Management Team. The Project Manager will assist management in ensuring that project design, goals, and objectives are accomplished within specific deadlines and timeframes. This role will be highly collaborative with key stakeholders and Group and IPA operators – providing support in projects, pilots, and initiatives integral to the business. The ideal candidate will be highly motivated, a solid communicator, organized, process oriented, and able to perform with limited supervision.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Consistently exhibits behavior and communication skills that demonstrate Optum’s commitment to superior customer service, including quality, care and concern with each and every internal and external customer
- Oversees all aspects of the project management cycle including scope planning, scope definition, activity sequencing, activity duration estimation, schedule development, resource planning, project plan development and maintenance, risk management, reporting, implementation, measures development, and project wrap-up
- Manages relationships, communications and expectations with the project executive, sponsor, and relevant stakeholders
- Develops project plans; clearly defines the project objectives, scope and strategies
- Tracks team progress and project risks regularly; conducts data validation checks and effectively troubleshoots all issues and barriers
- Identifies potential project risks and implements appropriate courses of action to address project slippage and develops strategies to mitigate future risks
- Works to ensure that significant gaps and overlays do not exist across projects, efforts are combined when appropriate, and the timing and sequence of projects are appropriate
- Balances a multitude of projects ranging from low to moderate complexity. Showcases ability and discernment to compartmentalize competing priorities
- Reports status regularly and escalates issues as appropriate to Manager and project sponsors
- Utilizes standard processes, tools, methodologies and presentation templates including project timetables, progress reports, tracking, and report outs
- Produces project-related communications including online reports, minutes, agendas, action items, and records of team decisions
- Helps ensure that key decision makers are involved to the appropriate degree in the appropriate aspects of the project
- Conducts and leads both formal and informal presentations to stakeholders
- Assists in planning and coordinating with ongoing company projects as needed in order to maximize effectiveness of all related projects
- Exercises analytical abilities as needed for correspondence, tracking, and report-out.
- Works with Project Manager, Senior to promote effective team dynamics and provide performance feedback
- Uses, protects, and discloses Optum patients’ protected health information (PHI) only in accordance with Health insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) standards
- Performs additional duties as assigned
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:
- Bachelor’s degree from a 4 – year college – Degree in Business, Project Management, Public Health, or Health Care Administration
- 2+ years of experience in Project Management
- Solid PC-based business software skills (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, Word, Project, Visio) and other business tools (Power Query, Power BI, SQL, Tableau, Smartsheet)/
- Solid ability to collaborate with senior leadership and other department directors/managers to define business process issues, analyze operational efficiencies, implement creative solutions, and measure delivery of service and products
- Demonstrated ability to conduct and interpret qualitative and quantitative analysis
- Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation
Preferred Qualifications:
- Master’s degree in relevant field
- 1+ years background in healthcare industry
- Demonstrated skills working on and managing a variety of complex projects, designing solutions and handling direct customer contact
- Excellent written and verbal communication and presentation skills
- Demonstrated ability to exercise initiative, independent judgment and be a self-starter
- Ability to work well with individuals in all levels of the organization
- Ability to perform as an effective leader and team player in a highly collaborative environment
- Ability to function with little supervision
- Ability to prioritize all activities under the project
To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment
Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.
California Residents Only: The salary range for California residents is $67,800 to $133,100. 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 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.