Senior Project Manager Iii - 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 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.

Position in this function is to drive the execution of UHG’s Enterprise Simplification strategy through assessment of current-state applications in order to identify enterprise strategic solutions across all product domains. This role will develop and execute a multi-year roadmap that includes migration to the selected enterprise strategic solutions and decommission of legacy platforms.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Provide leadership, direction, and skill development to direct reports. Ensure appropriate prioritization and personnel development
• Define overall program structure including governance. Continually evaluates effectiveness of program structure and adjust as needed
• Provide project management expertise in areas including project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocations, facilitation
• Develop and manage business plans to achieve objectives, effectively anticipates cross functional gaps/dependencies and resolves them before program timeline adversely impacted
• Accelerate the discontinuance and decommission of application identified for decommissioning from the current enterprise assessment
• Develop and execute multi-year migration/decommission roadmap in partnership with business and technology leaders
• Collaborate with business and technology leaders to conduct comprehensive reviews of domain and capabilities and identify end state strategic solutions
• Set program/project direction and strategy, engage with Sr. Executives to ensure program alignment, and direct program team on turning strategy into action
• Ensure that all project dependencies/linkages are identified (e.g. technology, regulatory, NDA, cross businesses) and aligned/addressed

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:

• Bachelor’s or advanced degree in business, technology, health care administration or equivalent work experience
• Proven solid strategic focus combined with operational, analytical and project management skills
• 10+ years of progressive project management experience
• Demonstrated successful leadership skills in program execution and people management

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proven advanced project management and skills training
• Proven experience of driving simplification strategy, transformation, and accelerating application decommission.
• Proven ability to drive multiple tasks and priorities
• Proven good team player and leader. Ability to mentor and coach
• Proven ability to work and be successful in a complex matrix environment
• Proven ability to assess problems and implement solutions based on data analysis / facts
• Proven excellent oral and written communication skills
• Broad knowledge of healthcare system and technology alternatives
• PMP certified
• Proficient in Microsoft Office applications

Careers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges.

California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only : The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $118,000 to $226,800. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. 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.

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

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.