Interoperability Assurance Executive

Optum is a global organisation 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.

 

Are you looking to join an organisation where what you do genuinely makes an impact? This is an opportunity to ensure solutions using the standard Optum UK interfaces are delivered to a consistently high standard. 

 

We are looking for an Interoperability Assurance Executive with strong stakeholder management and customer service skills. You will also be very keen to learn new skills and develop your career.  

 

We are a collaborative team, we work hard and are passionate about what we do, but we ensure we have fun along the way. If this sounds like something you want to be a part of then apply today! 

 

 

What you’ll do 

 

The Optum UK Group Assurance Team works to enable Partners and Consuming Suppliers to deliver integrated software solutions for the core systems. As a member of this team, you will be responsible for ensuring that all new or updated solutions using the standard Optum UK interfaces are delivered to a consistently high standard. You will achieve this through careful planning and liaising with the 3rd party to understand their product, test plans, and deliver a full assurance review.

 

We believe in the power of technology to make healthcare faster, better, and more accessible to all, and therefore you will play a key part in supporting us in making it happen!

 

 

Other key responsibilities and accountabilities will include; 

• Taking a pro-active approach to ensure that products are progressed and completed to agreed timescales 
• Identify and engage with all internal and external stakeholders, maintain high standards of communication with stakeholders throughout each project
• Plan and deliver GPIT Futures Pairing Assurance (PIA) projects within strict deadlines
• Create documentation sets to support each new project 
• Develop an understanding of the scope and limitations of each of Optum UK’s off-the-shelf interoperability solutions, our interoperability strategy, the wider Optum UK Business and the NHS.

 

You will 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 providing development for other roles you may be interested in. 

 

 

Who you’ll be 

 

You will have experience working in customer service or customer facing role and a desire to progress your career.  

 

Here, we are advocates for promoting the ability to think freely and creatively. We want you to have a curious nature, looking at improvements and efficiencies.

Other key skills we are looking for you to demonstrate include; 

• Planning, reporting and organisational skills
• Experience in managing communications between both internal and external stakeholders 
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Experience learning new technical concepts 
• An awareness of clinical safety and IG compliance
• A proven record of delivery within tight deadlines and competing priorities

 

If this sounds like you, then apply today and find out more why Optum UK is a great place to be!

 

Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application. Proof will be required to support your application.

 

All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the 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.

 

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