Director of Provider Interoperability Capabilities – Remote

For those who want to invent the future of health care, here’s your opportunity. We’re going beyond basic care to health programs integrated across the entire continuum of care. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Leads a portfolio of provider interoperability & engagement capabilities across the full life cycle, from inception through deployment and performance management
• Develops and executes a comprehensive provider interoperability & engagement strategy that aligns with the organization’s goals and regulatory requirements
• Collaborates with internal and external stakeholders, including healthcare providers, payers, and technology vendors, to drive interoperability initiatives
• Defines technology needs and operational processes for Home & Community care teams to function as an extension of the provider practice
• Leads effective leads change management practices with business & operations to ensure adoption of new capabilities & processes
• Owns costs, benefit tracking, value realization of investments & capability performance of our provider interoperability capabilities & assets
• Leads a team of capability managers developing & deploying use cases, business requirements, and workflows for new features & initiatives
• Ensures business needs, use cases, and requirements are gathered and validated with cross-functional stakeholders
• Evaluates and recommends sourcing (build v partner) options
• Owns success metrics and performance manages our provider interoperability capabilities to those metrics, aggregating across businesses & operations
• Owns business-level roadmaps that include market rollout and features expansion
• Ensures all operational elements of a provider interoperability capability are understood and designed to meet business specifications
• Articulates complex ideas in simple terms and use facts and logic to craft business recommendations
• Collaborate with IT and healthcare teams to identify and address integration challenges and opportunities

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 leading product development or delivery in a large-scale, highly matrixed environment
• 4+ years in a leadership role in provider or provider-facing organizations with a focus on EMR integrations and provider interoperability
• Experience in delivering new initiatives and products within a provider practice setting
• Experience in verbal and written communications and presentations at the executive level
• Proficiency in interoperability standards and technologies such as HIEs, HL7 FHIR, and APIs
• Proven track record of managing complex integration projects in a healthcare setting

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy. 
 
  
The salary range for this role is $124,500 to $239,400 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.

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.

OptumCare 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.

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