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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.

The Senior Director of Clinical Product and Care Model Design is a visionary leader responsible for driving the product vision, strategy, design, roadmaps, and deployment of clinical products. This role requires expertise in Design Thinking and Service Design, utilizing human-centered design methods such as rapid prototyping and usability testing to create clinician- and patient-friendly solutions. The Senior Director will provide Product Management rigor, define clear care model product visions and roadmaps, and lead multidisciplinary teams through a collaborative design process. The role also involves applying agile methodologies and supporting iteration based on emerging data and stakeholder feedback. Additionally, the Senior Director will demonstrate business and financial acumen, bridge the gap between clinical operations and technical development, lead Change Management and Stakeholder Alignment, and focus on Outcome Measurement and Continuous Improvement. By providing leadership and accountability for the performance and direction through various senior leaders, including key executives and heads of multiple business units, the Senior Director ensures that the clinical model work is nationally impactful across Optum Health to clinically differentiate Optum.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Strategic Leadership

• Develop and maintain the product vision, strategy, and roadmap for clinical products, ensuring alignment with the company's overall strategic goals and spanning multiple business units and regions

• Conduct market research and analysis to identify needs, gaps, and opportunities in patient care

• Build solid business cases and cost-benefit analyses to support decision-making and ensure financial viability

• Provide leadership to senior leaders, including key executives and heads of multiple business units to ensure the clinical model work is nationally impactful across Optum Health and resolves business and clinical problems affecting multiple functions

• Product Management Rigor

• Define clear care model product visions and roadmaps to keep teams aligned

• Lead multidisciplinary teams through a collaborative design process

• Apply agile methodologies to balance stakeholder input with timely delivery

• Support iteration of the care model roadmap and features based on emerging data and stakeholder feedback, impacting multiple functions and customers

• Design Thinking and Service Design

• Utilize human-centered design methods such as rapid prototyping and usability testing to support the design of clinician- and patient-friendly solutions

• Business and Financial Acumen

• Build solid business cases and cost-benefit analyses to support decision-making

• Technology Integration

• Bridge the gap between clinical operations and technical development, ensuring solutions integrate with EHRs or other healthcare systems

• Change Management and Stakeholder Alignment

• Lead communication strategies to align diverse groups such as clinical leadership, IT, and finance behind product decisions that impact multiple matrixed businesses across Optum Health

• Outcome Measurement and Continuous Improvement

• Design a measurement strategy for new care models

• Build and track performance metrics such as clinical outcomes, user satisfaction, and ROI to measure success and surface improvement areas

• Collaboration and Communication

• Work with distributed teams during build and QA to ensure business requirements and functional specifications are met

• Act as the primary liaison and ambassador for the clinical products, including authority for approval of features and change messaging

• Develop communication strategies to align diverse groups such as clinical leadership, IT, and finance

• Build and maintain solid relationships with leadership and program managers across the enterprise

• Agile Development

• Participate in sprint planning and agile ceremonies such as stand-ups, story refinements, and team retrospectives

• Act as the IT lead for the EMR governance meeting, presenting outputs from vendor releases and internal configuration sprints

• Performance Evaluation and Continuous Improvement

• Analyze feedback from sprint reviews and other data sources to identify product needs

• Set expectations with business stakeholders for the delivery of new capabilities, features, and functionalities

• Design a measurement strategy for new clinical products and track performance metrics such as clinical outcomes, user satisfaction, and ROI

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:

• 10+ years of experience in product design, product management, or a related field, with a significant portion in a leadership role

• Demonstrated experience in Design Thinking and Service Design, including human-centered design methods like rapid prototyping and usability testing

• Solid background in agile methodologies and experience with agile development processes

• Proven track record of leading multidisciplinary teams and managing complex projects from conception to launch

Skills:

• Collaboration and Communication: Excellent interpersonal and communication skills to work effectively with cross-functional teams.

• Project Management: Identify, escalate, and manage project risks and issues to resolution.

• Team Leadership: Monitor performance of direct reports, provide coaching and counseling, and promote a collaborative team environment.

• Technical Proficiency: Solid understanding of business and technical processes, software development life cycle methodologies, security, logging, auditing, and performance monitoring.

• Communication Skills: Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, with excellent presentation skills and the ability to engage audiences.

• Independence and Initiative: Ability to act independently with minimal supervision, demonstrating initiative and resourcefulness.

• Relationship Building: Ability to build relationships and work well across functions.

• Resilience: Maintains direction and focus through proactive planning and organized approaches to work, demonstrating poise and grace under pressure.

• Positive Attitude: Communicates a “can-do” attitude and positive outlook, minimizing negative behaviors.

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

The salary range for this role is $150,200 to $288,500 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.

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.