For those who want to invent the future of health care, here's your opportunity. We're going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us and help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(sm)

The Associate Director - Product Management & Implementation will take a lead role in advancing products and programs focused on affordability, transformation, and clinical performance for clients nationwide. This individual will be responsible for identifying market opportunities, creating novel products and programs from the ground up, program/project management, process improvement identification and resolution, and account management.

Solid client management, project management, implementation, and highly detailed operational skills are key to this role as is a commitment to team-based problem solving. Demonstrated success building concepts/products from scratch, forging productive relationships, presenting to executive-level clients, obtaining customer buy in, and achieving on-time implementation for products and programs are required.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Assume ownership for the development and successful execution of affordability, transformation, and clinical performance products and programs
• Lead and support product/programs demonstrating independence, business savvy, and appropriate subject matter expertise
• Identify new business opportunities and paths to building product/programs ready for implementation
• Actively contribute to developing overall business strategies including drafting roadmaps, ROI analyses, and plans to support future growth
• Advance portfolio initiatives to implementation by leveraging best-practices in project management and assuring on-time, high-quality, and cost-appropriate delivery
• Oversee steady-state operations to achieve performance goals and exceed client expectations
• Identify and resolve risks, barriers and process improvements to increase product/program efficiency
• Develop and maintain relationships with clients to identify emerging needs and business challenges all while delivering the highest-quality customer experience
• Take a team approach to leading initiatives including facilitating communication among cross-functional staff to achieve goals and objectives
• Partner with analytics team to identify and assess feasibility of product and program opportunities
• Present and develop high-quality PowerPoint and other executive-level communications
  

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 in Business, Health Care Administration, or related field
• 7+ years of (non-IT) end-to-end product/program management with proven implementation skills
• 7+ years of experience managing affordability, clinical transformation or clinical performance products and programs
• 3+ years designing and building new products/programs from scratch (conceptualization to implementation)
• 2+ years of Utilization Management and/or Payment Integrity experience
• Demonstrated account management, consulting and/or client management experience
• Advanced proficiency using Excel and designing PowerPoint presentations
• 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:

• MBA or advanced degree
• Project Management Professional (PMP) certification
• Business consulting skills and/or experience
• Product design and/or user experience background
  

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 at OptumCare. We're on a mission to change the face of health care. As the largest health and wellness business in the US, we help 58 million people navigate the health care system, finance their health care needs and achieve their health and well-being goals. Fortunately, we have a team of the best and brightest minds on the planet to make it happen. Together we're creating the most innovative ideas and comprehensive strategies to help heal the health care system and create a brighter future for us all. Join us and learn why there is no better place to do your life's best work.(sm)

OptumCare is committed to creating an environment where physicians focus on what they do best: care for their patients. To do so, OptumCare provides administrative and business support services to both owned and affiliated medical practices which are part of OptumCare. Each medical practice part and their physician employees have complete authority with regards to all medical decision-making and patient care. OptumCare’s support services do not interfere with or control the practice of medicine by the medical practices or any of their physicians.

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 $101,200 to $184,000. 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: 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.