Senior Product Analyst

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

Optum is a US healthcare product company that is seeking a Product Manager to join our team. We are looking for a candidate who is well-versed with the US healthcare landscape, including Payer, Provider, and the latest industry trends to design and build products addressing some of the bigger industry challenges. The ideal candidate is a self-starter who is passionate about healthcare and has experience managing large-scale applications across payer or provider value-chain.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Strategically re-imagine capabilities into new, sellable units that are differentiated in the market
• Conduct market research to gather competitive intelligence, market sizing to build differentiated offerings
• Independently manages cross-segment projects and complex initiatives that require problem solving, relationship building, influencing, and analyzing
• Participates in activities within each stage of product lifecycle (Ideate, Define, Build, Launch, Manage, Sunset)
• Understands business needs in the form of initiatives, capabilities, features and tracks completion/delivery to meet client & business expectations
• Analyzes, manages, and tracks program performance metrics and prepares/presents results to stakeholders
• Gathers feedback from sales, client feedback surveys, and other client-facing teams to generate data-driven ideas for product enhancements
• Completes market analyses and understands the competitive landscape (e.g., strengths, weaknesses, gaps, product portfolios, win/loss analyses)
• Work in tandem with the product team, client services, engineering, and other stakeholders of the business to ensure smooth product delivery and ongoing optimization
• Utilize process improvement methodologies to minimize and eliminate inefficient practices
• 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:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or IT engineering or related discipline, preferably from tier 1 or tier 2 institutions
• Degree in business administration, preferably from tier 1 or tier 2 institutions
• Overall 10+ years of experience in healthcare B2B or B2C company and 5+ years as a Product Manager
• Experience managing capital requests and associated inputs (cost-benefits analysis, business case, etc.)
• Experience in US healthcare with B2B or B2C companies
• Experience in conducting market research, competitive study, and TAM/SAM/ SOM analysis
• US Healthcare
• Proven ability to quickly gain credibility, influence, and partner with clients to deliver product outcomes.
• Demonstrated experience working with large-scale applications across payer or provider value-chain.
• Demonstrated ability to work independently and handle multiple projects simultaneously.
• Demonstrated ability to analyze data from multiple data sources and recommend actionable insights.
• Proven excellent presentation skills.
• Self-starter with the ability to leverage critical thinking skills and prioritize one’s work.

If you have a passion for healthcare and product management, we encourage you to apply for this exciting opportunity at Optum.

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.