Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)




In this key leadership role, you will be accountable delivering and supporting innovative technology solutions that drive business value for Optum Care. You will be expected to leverage technology investments to enable the Optum Care business strategy (including but not limited to the achievement of short- and long-term operational, revenue, and growth goals).

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Understand and support the overall Optum Care business strategy
• Translate that strategy into a technology-forward agenda innovating and implementing technology, managing and securing data, and delivering actionable intelligence to enable digital transformation
• Solve business problems, create value, and achieve business results with an end-to-end constituent experience that exceeds expectations - meaning everything must be integrated & intuitive
• Drive execution of a national level risk based platform at scale
• Help promote customer loyalty by seamlessly implementing the technology-based future of the organization
• Define a business-enabling technology strategy that is agile, scalable, and that leverages technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), machine learning (ML), and robotics to deliver empowering business solutions
• Contribute to business and technology strategy as a member of both leadership teams
• In partnership with Optum Care, Optum Health, and Optum Technology leaders, develop, communicate, execute, and deliver against short- and long-range strategic plans in support of an integrated, innovative technology platform of solutions
• Actively participate in Optum Care capital funding process and contribute to technology investment decisions
• Understand and manage the financials for technology services
• Ensure implementation readiness and create/enhance operational processes to increase efficiencies
• Continually drive innovation and deliver creative, empowering solutions to business challenges by applying modern technology and best practices
• Leverage a nimble, flexible, responsive, and customer-centric technology model
• Partner with and guide cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of solutions from concept through launch
• Lead technology integration and simplification initiatives on an ongoing basis
• Serve as a progressive enterprise talent steward and champion, relentlessly committing to attracting, coaching, developing, leveraging, recognizing, rewarding, mobilizing, and retaining exceptional talent
• Balance business technology innovation and operational excellence
  

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:

• 15 + years of progressive leadership experience as a people-centric, outcomes-oriented leader who leads from the front, demonstrates the art of the possible, casts a positive leadership shadow and creates an empowered destination culture where diverse people are able to do their life’s best work
• 15 + years of technology leadership experience
• Experience leading and collaborating with global cross-functional teams at scale
• Proven track record as a highly effective strategic advisor and business partner
• History of driving transformation of new business models using technology
• Proven ability to operate and effectively navigate in a highly complex, globally-matrixed environment with a high level of collaboration
• Ability to build effective working relationships with executives and key business partners to set business strategy and drive change agendas that transform an organization
• Demonstrated success accessing and influencing cSuite stakeholders inside and outside the technology organization
• Knowledgeable of security issues and associated technologies to protect our assets
• Well versed in emerging tools and capabilities to enable automation of business processes
• Demonstrated success developing and deploying innovative technology solutions to meet business objectives
• Experience leveraging shared technology services in a large-scale global organization
• Demonstrated ability to quickly build relationships, garner trust, exhibit credibility, create value, and be sought out as a respected business advisor
• Exceptional influencing and negotiation skills
• Positive disruptive thinker, willing to challenge conventional and siloed thinking, drive change, and offer a different viewpoint
• Decisive and operates with a high degree of urgency
• Confidently and constructively addresses issues and delivers difficult and unpopular messages
• Strategic systems thinker who is skilled at grasping the big picture, anticipating needs, and understanding interdependencies
• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field or equivalent experience
• Full COVID-19 vaccination is an essential job function of this role. Candidates located in states that mandate COVID-19 booster doses must also comply with those state requirements. UnitedHealth Group will adhere to all federal, state and local regulations as well as all client requirements and will obtain necessary proof of vaccination, and boosters when applicable, prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation.
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in technology (Master’s in Software Engineering) or business (MBA)
• Experience in healthcare (especially the Provider domain)
  

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment

Careers with Optum . Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.

Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only : The salary range for Colorado/Connecticut/Nevada residents is $325,000 to $425,000. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.

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.