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.
On the one hand, no industry is moving faster than health care. On the other, no organization is better positioned to lead health care forward than Optum and UnitedHealth Group. That’s what makes this opportunity so applause worthy. We have hundreds of business verticals across our matrixed organizations that are bringing thousands of new ideas, services and products to the marketplace every year. Our goal is simple. Use data and technology to help drive change and make the health care system work better for everyone. When you join us as a Project Manager, you’ll be engaged in a complex business model that is highly adaptable to build solutions that meet their customer needs in a competitive and effective way.
In this role, the Project Manager, Consumer Office Data and Analytics, is accountable for all digital activities ensuring smooth roll-out, operational readiness, and maintenance of solutions produced by the digital releases happening across the organization. The main purpose of this role will be to prevent operational risks or failed internal processes, people and systems as a result of the digital releases. Furthermore, the Digital Analytics Project Manager will work across multiple operations and will be responsible for the day-to-day delivery of projects and ongoing digital release activities, helping our operations to achieve readiness success.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:
- End-to-end project management, including but not limited to scope definition, budget management, risk identification, as well as leveraging Waterfall, Agile, Scrum methodologies for resource allocation and capacity management
- Assist with strategic digital analytics initiatives crossing multiple business teams and operating groups to coordinate and complete projects spanning from websites, applications, and mobile platforms
- Ensure project documentation is accurate and complete, communications on project status are timely, risks and issues are identified and proactively escalated to the appropriate stakeholders
- Ensures projects are completed on time and within scope by supporting the Digital Analytics team members to be accountable for their tasks within the project plan timeframe
- Ability to support the team in prioritization of workload is essential, including time management of multiple cross-functional teams’ iterations simultaneously
- Facilitate effective meetings documenting key findings and clear next steps
- Efficient communication between all project stakeholders, including internal teams and operations
- Able to work cross-functionally within the organization based on projects needs to support the Digital Analytics team OKRs
- Build presentations to management on project updates, project cycle, and expected results
- Ensures projects are completed on time and in scope
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:
- Undergraduate degree or equivalent years of work experience
- 4+ years of digital experience
- 4+ years of experience
- Knowledgeable about the Product/Software Development Lifecyle (PDLC, SDLC)
- Proficiency with MS Project, MS Excel, MS Power Automate, MS Power Apps, CA Agile or JIRA
Preferred Qualifications:
- PMP certification
- Experience managing projects using Waterfall and Agile methodologies
- Experience with healthcare
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects and multitask under pressure
- Demonstrated ability to work in a fast-paced environment and adapt to ever changing priorities
- Demonstrate problem-solving and strong analytical skills
- Proven self-motivated, able to work in a team, and demonstrates the ability to work independently
- Proven passion for and commitment to a consumer and client driven culture
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, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $85,000 to $167,300. 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.
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
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.