Sr. Technical (Digital) Product Manager – Remote

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.

 

Optum Match is on a mission to connect patients with compatible clinicians, ensuring a personalized care experience based on shared values, needs, and preferences. Utilizing detailed information from both parties, Optum Match serves as a bridge to create patient-provider matches that are more likely to result in successful patient-provider relationships, care adherence, and experience.

• For patients, Optum Match offers a more nuanced and tailored approach in finding a provider, moving beyond traditional criteria such as location and availability to include care preferences, communication style, and values
• For providers, Optum Match presents an opportunity to connect with patients who are more likely to appreciate and benefit from their specific care approaches and competencies, potentially leading to more rewarding practice experience
• For practice administrators and leadership, Optum Match is a tool to better understand patient needs and preferences, which can lead to improved practice and provider offerings

 

Product Managers at Optum Match have the unique opportunity to build a product from the ground-up. We are looking for talented product managers that are excited by the idea to contribute to the overarching vision of becoming the leading platform for personalized healthcare connections.

 

Product managers are expected to lead the processes and ceremonies of product development. They are expected to prioritize and manage their products with some guidance from leadership or other product team members.

 

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

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Define and execute product strategy, translating business goals into a clear and achievable product roadmap
• Collaborate with engineering, design, clinical research, and cross-functional teams to define detailed technical requirements. Ensure clear, actionable user stories, and acceptance criteria
• Manage technical roadmaps, ensuring alignment with boarder product strategy and goals
• Prioritize the most impactful scope and work with counterparts to deliver value for users and customers, balancing strategic goals and technical feasibility
• Influences direction setting, facilitates decision making and resolves conflicts; Uses an awareness and understanding of the enterprise and its culture, partners with stakeholders to promote and support product vision and goals; achieves consensus on strategies, requirements, and roadmap
• Make thoughtful decisions motivated by data, customer feedback, market research, and technical realities
• Oversee sprint planning, backlog grooming, and agile workflows to deliver on-time releases
• Lead the entire product lifecycle from ideation to launch and post-launch optimization, ensuring successful delivery and adoption

 

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:        

• 5+ years of experience as a product manager or product owner with proven track record of successfully growing or scaling a product
• 3+ years of digital experience aligned with consumer-facing product and experience delivery within healthcare or retail industry
• Solid technical acumen with the ability to understand complex systems and translate business goals into technical requirements
• Excellent communication skills at all levels, including executive-level communication
• Experience with agile product development
• Highly independent and pragmatic
• Solid bias for action

 

Preferred Qualifications:        

• Experience in zero-to-one product development
• Proficient in NoSQL and SQL databases
• Experience with cloud platforms and architecture and integration with third-party systems 

 

Travel:

• Yes, occasionally (0-10%)

 

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

 

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Hawaii, Maryland, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Washington, or Washington, D.C. Residents Only: The salary range for this role is $104,700 to $190,400 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with al 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.