Senior Product Manager

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.

This Senior Product Manager role will be responsible for new product development activities of assigned products in the OptumRx product portfolio. Scope of work includes early-stage product ideation, design, and development of new products; development and execution of proofs of concept; product lifecycle management. The intent of this work is to respond to the market with urgency and, accordingly, a portfolio of product opportunities that differentiate OptumRx.

This role will interface with OptumRx functional partners, customers, sales and client management teams to design, develop and commercially launch product solutions for new and existing customers across multiple market segments. Skills the role must leverage include strategic thinking, understanding patient and client needs, quantitative analysis, collaboration, decision making, operational execution and leading through ambiguous circumstances. This role is expected to partner effectively with operations, IT, marketing, finance, sales and other functional areas to lead cross-functional teams to develop and launch new or enhanced products.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Understand market and consumer needs, as well as the competitive landscape
• Constantly collect and analyze performance data (e.g., market; financial; operational) in order to enhance existing products and identify new opportunities for the business
• Support definition and execution of product roadmaps, develop and drive near and long-term strategies that increase product value over time
• Drive and manage high-quality execution across organizational lines
• Serve as a subject matter expert to internal stakeholders on specific marketplace and product topics
• Support sales and account management for key client activities
• Collaborate with internal leaders and external partners to gain an understanding of their business needs and adapt product strategy, priorities, and business plans accordingly
• Develop a point of view and advocate for a position and product at all levels of the organization, including directly to executive leadership
• Navigate ambiguity with ease
• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regard to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Qualifications - External

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent work experience
• 12+ years product management, product development within a large, matrixed organization or consulting experience, preferred emphasis on marketing, financial or operations background
• Experience developing business cases and CBA development
• Experience communicating at all levels of an organization, including executive presentation
• Proficiency with MS Office applications
• Demonstrated ability to achieve goals in a matrix environment
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and influence others
• Pharmaceutical manufacturer, pharmacy or PBM experience is highly desirable

Preferred Qualifications:

• Health Care industry experience
• Consulting experience: management or product-specific

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.