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.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Assist in managing the product lifecycle for data-driven solutions, from discovery through launch
- Collaborate with engineering and analytics teams to support prototyping and delivery of product features
- Help define successful metrics and maintain dashboards for product performance tracking
- Conduct data analysis and support experimentation (e.g., pilots, A/B tests)
- Translate customer feedback and market signals into actionable insights for product improvements
- Maintain documentation and reporting to support governance and compliance
- Contribute to product culture through clear communication and a focus on outcomes
- Designs, develops, and manages activities for a specific digital/mobile product or group of products for the full product lifecycle including strategy/design, product definition and planning through production, release, and end of life with a focus on digital, mobile, or web-based products
- Research and analyzes market conditions and identifies key consumer trends and opportunities for product innovation/enhancements
- Has in depth knowledge of digital/mobile technology and industry trends (i.e., web design/usability, android, iOS, React Native, domain experience)
- Determines product features and functions based on internal and external needs and oversees product development liaising with cross functional teams including development, design, research, marketing and the business Role is often working in the agile dev process and maintaining backlog of user stories
- Prepares product documents and supports sales and marketing with the necessary product knowledge and technical expertise. Uses market feedback to evaluate product functionality and drives present/future product direction
- Accountable to and/or own the P&L including delivering product performance against expectations and updates changes to a product portfolio to improve competitive position, and optimal product performance to meet customer and market needs. If the role is not responsible for a digital/mobile product, use the Product Management job function. If role requires computer science and software engineering skills/ability to code or build digital solutions, use Technical Product Management job function
- Analyzes and investigates
- Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise
- 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 regards 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
Required Qualifications:
- Bachelor's degree in quantitative discipline (e.g., Computer Science, Statistics, Engineering, Physics)
- 3+ years of total professional experience
- 1+ years of experience in data analytics or a strong analytical background
- Familiarity with Excel for data analysis
- Proven solid analytical and problem-solving skills
- Proven excellent written and verbal communication skills
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience in healthcare or other regulated industries
- Experience with BI tools (e.g., Power BI, Tableau, Looker) and SQL
- Exposure to product development or operations
- Familiarity with data visualization and reporting best practices
- Proven ability to work effectively in cross-functional teams
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.
