Technical Product Manager - Healthcare Interoperability (HL7/FHIR) - 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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Optum Advisory is seeking a Technical Product Manager with deep experience in HL7 / FHIR based interoperability, CMS driven healthcare programs, and complex delivery environments involving multiple stakeholders. This role sits at the intersection of product strategy, technical execution, and regulatory compliance, working closely with engineering, architecture, compliance, business, and client teams.

This is a hands on technical product role-owning product definition, translating regulatory and business requirements into technical backlog, and driving execution across globally distributed teams.

You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Product Ownership & Strategy
  • Own the product vision, roadmap, and backlog for healthcare interoperability and CMS related initiatives
  • Translate CMS regulations, policy changes, and business requirements into clear, prioritized product features and technical requirements
  • Define product success metrics aligned to compliance, scalability, performance, and business outcomes
  • Balance short term regulatory deadlines with long term platform and product scalability
• Technical Product Management
  • Act as the primary interface between business, compliance, engineering, and architecture teams
  • Break down complex healthcare workflows into epics, features, and user stories with clear acceptance criteria
  • Drive detailed requirement definition for FHIR APIs, data exchange, consent, security, and downstream integrations
  • Review solution designs to ensure alignment with product intent, regulatory requirements, and enterprise standards
• HL7 / FHIR & Interoperability
  • Lead product delivery for FHIR based APIs, data exchange services, and interoperability platforms
  • Ensure alignment with HL7 FHIR standards, implementation guides, and healthcare data models
  • Partner with architecture and engineering teams to support scalable, secure, and compliant data exchange patterns
  • Drive adoption of best practices for data quality, versioning, backward compatibility, and extensibility
• CMS & Regulatory Programs
  • Support CMS driven initiatives such as interoperability mandates, reporting programs, and compliance driven technology modernization
  • Collaborate with legal, compliance, and policy teams to interpret regulations and convert them into executable product requirements
  • Ensure product delivery aligns with CMS timelines, audit readiness, and documentation expectations
• Stakeholder & Delivery Management
  • Work with multiple stakeholders including internal business leaders, compliance teams, external clients, vendors, and technology partners
  • Facilitate product reviews, backlog grooming, sprint planning, and roadmap discussions
  • Communicate product status, risks, dependencies, and tradeoffs clearly to executive and client audiences
  • Support global delivery teams (onshore/offshore) and ensure consistent product direction across workstreams

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:

• 8+ years of experience in Product Management, Technical Product Management, or Business Systems roles within healthcare or regulated environments
• 3+ years of hands on experience working with HL7 and FHIR based interoperability solutions
• Demonstrated experience supporting CMS programs or CMS regulated healthcare initiatives
• Experience working closely with engineering teams using Agile / Scrum delivery models
• Demonstrated understanding of healthcare data flows, interoperability, APIs, and integration patterns
• Proven ability to work with multiple stakeholder groups across business, technology, compliance, and external partners
• Proven effective written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to explain complex technical topics to non technical audiences

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience working with payer or provider technology platforms
• Experience supporting large scale transformation or modernization programs
• Experience coordinating delivery across global, distributed teams
• Familiarity with healthcare regulations impacting data exchange and interoperability
• Comfort working in consulting or advisory environments with client facing responsibilities

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

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $112,700    to $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.