Sr. Director, Technology Product Management, Value Based Care- 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 Insight strives to be the nation’s largest enabler of value-based performance, helping risk-bearing entities (payers, at-risk providers, ACOs, aggregators, and health systems) achieve outcomes across population health, VBC performance, affordability, quality optimization, and risk adjustment performance with best-in-class technology, industry expertise, and results-driven managed services.

 

The Senior Director of Technology Product Management will provide strategic and technical product management and leadership to build software applications focused on VBC financial performance, contract performance, incentive frameworks, funds-flow, and provider performance. This role involves collaborating closely with solution owners, capability leads, engineering teams, and other stakeholders to define business cases, drive technology product strategy, and translate that strategy into detailed technical requirements for software prototyping and final development by the engineering team.

 

The ideal candidate will be a well-rounded technology product manager who can leverage a strong background in software development, value-based care optimization, strategic product management, and healthcare analytics. They will excel in leading technology focused product management teams and managing cross-functional initiatives. Strong communication and presentation skills, along with the ability to work under tight deadlines while handling multiple tasks, are essential.

 

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

 

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead development efforts to launch and scale AI-powered technology product solutions to meet evolving customer needs
• Drive multi-year software vision, strategy, and technology roadmaps tied to client outcomes for multiple interconnected technology products
• Lead a team of technology focused product managers to design to build market-leading, AI-first technology solutions
• Manage effective initiative, parent feature, feature, and user story creation to power effective program increment planning, agile development, and technology product releases
• Evaluate competitive software vendors, products, and capabilities to drive differentiated value propositions 
• Conduct market outreach to validate assumptions around assumed high-value outcomes
• Evaluate market trends to proactively identify new opportunities expand product capabilities that drive increased market share
• Work closely with growth office and sales enablement to develop GTM models for new capabilities
• Drive alignment with relevant and matrix stakeholders on prioritized outcomes
• Facilitate synergies across the product suite targeted at shared buyers and user personas
• Lead detailed planning and success measurement to support capital planning efforts
• Provide oversight for end-to-end business cases and lead stakeholder alignment, including:
  • Market sizing & growth projections
  • Total cost estimation
  • Governance reviews / leadership approvals
  • High-level business requirements
  • Business goals
  • Operational workflow and outcomes
  • Roadmap reviews
  • Ethical and appropriate use of artificial intelligence
  • Functional requirements
• Facilitate development of market sizing (including TAM, SAM, & SOM) to inform prioritization and estimate revenue growth
• Drive multi-year revenue and growth plan to achieve growth strategy
• Manage product financials, making product modifications/enhancements as needed to drive profitability and growth
• Grow and expand expertise within the technology product management team and other contributing teams

 

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 professional experience in the healthcare, healthcare tech, or technology sectors
• 5+ years of technology product management and development role with experience in 2 of the following areas:
  • New technology product development
  • New technology product launches
  • Technology roadmap creation
  • Commercial technology and SaaS product development
• 5+ years in a role supporting VBC performance or Population Health optimization in any of the following areas: 
  • Payer contracting, provider contracting, MSSP performance, ACO performance, TCOC insights, population health program design, population health management, social determinants of health, population stratification, care management performance, financial and clinical risk identification, or VBC/quality incentive design
• 3+ years of experience building, leading, and managing highly matrixed, cross-functional initiatives, including a deep understanding of how to structure initiatives and all related operational functions 
• Ability to travel up to 10% as needed

 

Preferred Qualifications:

• 6+ years of experience managing full product profitability, including revenue, expense, depreciation, etc.
• 4+ years of experience building technologies that have compelling AI/ML based capabilities
• 4+ years of experience managing a team of product managers
• Continuous learning mindset to push the art of the possible with rapidly evolving artificial intelligence capabilities, including machine learning models, large language models, agentic AI, etc.
• Proven ability to lead product discovery work as well as to synthesize market findings into new product/enhancement ideas
• Demonstrated ability to work under tight deadlines and handle multiple/detail-oriented tasks
• Proven ability to drive alignment in matrixed organization
• Demonstrated ability to influence at all levels of the organization

 

*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 $156,400 to $268,000 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.