Technical Principal Project - Program Manager - 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.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ensure the teams allocated to each project understand the business's priorities and are aligned to them.
• Keep project execution statuses up-to-date in standard work tracking tools (e.g. Jira) and processes, including everything from information about timelines to milestones of specifically defined deliverables.
• Propose facilitation process enhancements to improve project execution.
• Facilitate and lead multiple clinical technology projects execution on day-to-day basis and working across multiple departments.
• Identify dependencies between projects that might affect the delivery date, and coordinate dependencies between teams.
• Understand the workflows and technology department processes to support onboarding for new hires
• Report deviations on projects progress and timeline under the program to stakeholders (business, technology, and others).
• Identify and mitigate risks to project progress.
• Track project workstreams and the flow of information, not only inside the technology department, but throughout the whole organization
• Facilitate daily technology standups, retrospectives, and regular demo sessions.
• Stay abreast of new Epic technology, applications, processes, etc. and suggest optimizations relevant to the business goals
• Propose project team process enhancements that drive delivery timelines maintaining quality standards without elevating cost
• Prepare inputs for review of planned vs actual resource allocation per project.

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:

• Demonstrated ability to present to and manage communication with business/IT executive leadership
• 12+ years of experience in project management
• Demonstrated ability to facilitate working sessions with large, cross-functional teams (business, technical)
• Proficiency with system development lifecycles such as waterfall and agile
• Advanced knowledge on Epic build and workflows
• Proficiency with Microsoft Project and Microsoft Visio
• Familiar with process improvement techniques: business (Six Sigma, total quality management) and/or IT processes (i.e. SDLC, technical change management, agile management)
• Preferred location: Colorado Springs, CO, Dallas, TX, Hartford, CT, Pittsburgh, PA, Boulder, CO, Houston, TX, Nashville, TN, Tampa, FL, Eden Prairie, MN, Phoenix, AZ, St. Louis, MO
• Either a BS degree in Business, Operations Management or technical field such as Engineering OR 4+ additional years of equivalent technology project management experience OR a PMP certification

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA
• Experience with ServiceNow
• Project management certification - PMI preferred or other applicable/credentialed project management certifications
• Healthcare experience

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 $101,200 to $184,000. 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.