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.

Quality at UnitedHealth Group means striving for excellence in everything we do in order to help us achieve our Mission. Simply put, it’s in our DNA and why we’re in business — to help people. Our Mission serves as our why; our Values unite us around how we will achieve it. Because when we follow our Mission and live our Values, we deliver Quality.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Align Incentives: This position will report into our Senior Vice President of Clinical Data Strategy and will play a key role coordinating cross company efforts to align our enterprise data strategy with the needs of our various BUs
• Data Governance Operating Model: The individual hired for this role will be responsible for leading the work of specific workgroups who provide critical deliverables, make recommendations, and force decisions in the area of clinical data
• System Investment & Resource Prioritization: As we continue to evolve our operating model as an enterprise, this role will be a key contributor to how we think about clinical data at the group level. This emphasis on group-level thinking will require a keen awareness of organizational complexities and the ability to navigate matrixed teams
• Accelerate Delivery of Value to Business: The ongoing expansion of available clinical data to inform member and clinician decisions makes this area one of the highest impact areas for someone who wants to play a role driving down costs and improving outcomes

Job Responsibilities:

• Work closely with data teams across UHG to understand, reconcile and prioritize data requirements
• Drive with urgency and for clarity on how clinical data use cases should be evaluated, prioritized and assessed for impact
• Interface with executive leadership across BUs to make formal recommendations on approach and prioritization of current data-related investments and novel clinical data assets

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:

• Ability to navigate a highly matrixed environment where you will have more influence than authority
• Experience driving cross-company activities with clinical, technology and vendor management teams in the role as lead facilitator
• Experience working on ingestion, normalizing and reasoning over clinical data
• Familiarity with interpreting and validating cost benefit analysis
• Proven effective presentation skills including ability to create and deliver executive level slide decks
• Experience navigating highly ambiguous environments where the need to create clear and actionable work both as an individual contributor, as well as a facilitator of the work of others, has been demonstrated
• Proven track record of using strategic thinking skills to drive for program clarity
• Experience leading program or product teams from incubation to delivery and quantifiable business impact

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with various types of clinical data and interoperability standards
• Familiarity with agile development and product management
• Project management experience in technology and healthcare industry environment
• Ability to be self-motivated, self-directed, team oriented, responsible with a positive attitude and a proactive style
• Ability to shift priorities quickly
• Ability to be a super communicator, across multiple levels of the organization
• Demonstrated ability for systems thinking and complex problem solving

*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, Washington, Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $122,100 to $234,700 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.