Delivery Lead – 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. 

 

Here at Optum we have an opportunity for a tech-focused Delivery Lead to join us on a fixed term contract working remotely until the end of 2026.

 

We are a tech for good business, and everyone who works here genuinely makes an impact every day on the healthcare industry, what could be more rewarding? Joining our high performing Portfolio Delivery function, we manage a diverse number of cross-functional projects/deliverables of varying sizes and complexity across high profile healthcare sectors. As a Delivery Lead, you will be aligned to a new platform that will enable access to patient records to support with research, innovation and optimising NHS services.

 

Now is an exciting time to join us as we go through growth and investment into our product portfolio, and you get to be part of that journey.

 

What you’ll do:

We are a busy team, managing complex deliverables, and conflicting demands and we have a real focus on ensuring quality for our customers, but we also have fun along the way!

You will be accountable for delivering multiple initiatives from initiation, through construction and into BAU. It is your responsibility to take accountability for planning, tracking and reporting within agreed timescales and quality benchmarks.

Like any project/delivery role, stakeholder engagement is key, and it is no different here. You will work closely with the business to ensure that the delivery of project work-streams are aligned to strategic business objectives and our commercial priorities.

 

Other key responsibilities and accountabilities will include:

• Manage risk, issue, and change, including risk mitigation, escalation, and reporting
• Ensure that you work closely with your team, peers, and wider business to motivate and lead them towards success
• Collaborate closely with customers and third-party suppliers, building trusted and credible relationships
• Working closely with our  Legal and Commercial functions to govern effectively, report and track progress
• Manage scope as well as liaise with other areas of the business identifying dependencies
• Contribute to a high-performing Portfolio Delivery team and actively encourage and drive continuous improvement

 

Who You’ll Be:

We’re looking for an experienced Delivery Lead or Project Manager, with a pragmatic but enthusiastic approach towards delivery. You will be able to demonstrate your understanding of software development or data analytics methods, and ability to lead projects from ideation to deployment.

Working with multiple stakeholders and customers, you must be proven in your ability to build great relationships, but also demonstrate your influencing and negotiation skills. You will have previous experience in meeting deliverables and tracking milestones in relation to contract terms.

We are fast paced, so the ability to work with competing demands and in a changing environment is key.

 

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.

Other skills and experience we are looking for you to demonstrate include:

• Working knowledge of project methodologies e.g. Agile, Kanban, SAFe
• Proven knowledge of contract management and leading deliverables that are set within contract documentation
• Project management and governance experience
• Ability to operate with own initiative, as well as work as part of a team
• Ability to be self-motivated and happy working in a remote environment
• Experience of using a variety of project reporting and/or Life Cycle Management tools e.g., MS Project

 

*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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