Job Description

You're looking for something bigger for your career. How about inventing the future of health care? Optum is creating an innovative approach to Specialty Home Infusion. Here you'll find a professional culture where you can use your talent and our resources to make an impact on a huge scale. With better schedules than retail and more reach than any hospital, you'll open doors for yourself that simply do not exist in any other organization, anywhere. Take this opportunity to start doing your life's best work.(sm)

On the one hand, no industry is moving faster than health care. On the other, no organization is better positioned to lead health care forward than Optum and UnitedHealth Group. That's what makes this opportunity so applause worthy. We have hundreds of business verticals across our matrixed organizations that are bringing thousands of new ideas, services and products to the marketplace every year. Our goal is simple. Use data and technology to help drive change and make the health care system work better for everyone. When you join us as a Senior Project Manager, you'll be engaged in a complex business model that is highly adaptable to build solutions that meet their customer needs in a competitive and effective way.

This leader will be responsible for project managing the OptumRx Client Testing Capability development at a program and project level. This role will assist with defining the vision, plan, and overall execution of developing end-to-end testing capabilities in support of the client and member OptumRx experience. This leader will assist with the facilitation of cross-functional call forums focused on identification of current testing/audit functions, and design of internal and external end-to-end testing capabilities. This role will assist in executive and leadership reporting, metrics, and governance activities. Leader must gain deep understanding of functions and processes of OptumRx operations.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

* Gain a deep understanding of functional areas across OptumRx to facilitate cross-functional discussions, decision-making and issue resolution
* Work cross-functionally across the OptumRx teams and leadership to drive development and implementation of testing capabilities
* Participate actively in cross-functional call forums in support of test readiness activities including requirements, testing, and defect resolution
* Participate in governance forum in support of end-to-end testing during onboarding and renewal process of new and existing clients

This position requires sound ability to facilitate through customer issues, functional issues, and business process decisions. This position should also be focused on gaining consensus with key team members to identify the best business solution possible to improve our readiness processes.

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:

* BA/BS degree or equivalent experience
* Matrix partner management experience
* 5+ years' experience in a fast paced strategic environment that includes technical design, business process analysis, business application implementation and associated skills
* Experience facilitating across functional team through major process and business changes
* Experience performing trending and statistical analysis to make tough business decisions
* Experience utilizing data to influence key process decision makers
* Experience using excellent judgment, problem resolution, team building, negotiation, conflict resolution, budgeting, decision-making, & experience working under continual deadline pressure
* Experience effectively using time management & scheduling skills
* Experience risk planning skills & risk identification, quantification, & response planning
* Proven ability to motivate & influence
* Experience working in multiple areas of business
* If you need to enter a work site for any reason, you will be required to screen for symptoms using the ProtectWell mobile app, Interactive Voice Response (i.e., entering your symptoms via phone system) or a similar UnitedHealth Group-approved symptom screener. Employees must comply with any state and local masking orders. In addition, when in a UnitedHealth Group building, employees are expected to wear a mask in areas where physical distancing cannot be attained

Careers with OptumRx. We're one of the largest and most innovative pharmacy benefits managers in the US, serving more than 12 million people nationwide. Here you'll fill far more than prescriptions. As a member of one of our pharmacy teams, you're empowered to be your best and do whatever it takes to help each customer. You'll find unrivaled support and training as well as a wealth of growth and development opportunities driven by your performance and limited only by your imagination. Join us. There's no better place to help people live healthier lives while doing your life's best work.(sm)

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

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.

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