Director Solution Architect

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

As a Senior Solutions Architect within UnitedHealthcare IS Team, you will be expected to ensure we are building client information systems that are truly aligned with the business by engaging in the following activities: 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Modeling best practices and business landscape to analyze the alignment of business capabilities with delivered technology and IT solutions
• Consulting with client senior leaders and/or external vendors on complex issues having impact across integrated organizations and systems
• Collaborating with the business to evaluate business goals, identify business problems, and propose solutions
• Formulating and defining system scope and objectives
• Providing baseline support for data management, integration, and strategic road mapping processes
• Driving strategic and transitional planning of applications, information and business functions
• Leading and participating in the design of information and application architectures based on cost, functionality and practicality
• Assisting in setting standards and guidelines on how to unambiguously define and describe business and systemic requirements for information systems projects
• Providing stewardship/governance for business services and business process modeling and management on behalf of the stakeholder
• Communicating effectively with externally facing senior stakeholders
• Serving as an ambassador for UnitedHealthcare, inspiring trust and building relationships of integrity
• Collaborating across other areas of the UnitedHealthcare Architecture team
• Facilitating open communication and fact-based decision making
• Driving change and process improvement within software development and business organizations
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications:

• 10 + Healthcare IT – Practice Management, Electronic Health Record (Epic, others), Interface Engine, HL7, FHIR, RIS / PACS, EDI
• Experience interacting and consulting with senior leaders and/or outside vendors on complex issues
• 10 + years of experience in software design and development
• 10 + years of experience in the systematic use of business requirements analysis and definition methodologies
• Experience with strategic planning, portfolio management, and/or application/technology road mapping
• Experience with high-volume, transaction processing software applications
• Experiences as a management consultant desired 
• Demonstrated ability to understand issues of clients, the industry and the business environment 
• Solid facilitation skills to synthesize and communicate customer requirements
• Demonstrated modeling skills, including business, process, requirements, applications, data, and technology
• Proven ability to demonstrate the relationship of data structures as they relate to integrated systems solutions 
• Exhibits and applies comprehensive knowledge of systems analysis to the completion of challenging assignments
• Comprehends the impact of the challenge at hand to the broader technology and stakeholder environment
• Understanding of technological infrastructure and how it relates to project solutions and integration
• Ability to travel up to 100% if required  

Preferred Qualification:

• Knowledge of the healthcare industry

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.