Job Description

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm) Primary Responsibilities:

• Sr. Product Analyst for US Healthcare IT product or portfolio of products
• Define and drive product strategy & Roadmap for products
• Clearly articulate product vision, strategy and roadmap to engineering team effectively as and when needed
• Owner of portfolio backlog and roadmap execution
• Collaborate with UX & engineering team to drive product design
• Identifies and accesses relevant data to build compelling business case in self-directed manner
• Consistent value delivery based on business MBOs
• Drive system demo to stakeholders and customers
• Prioritize backlog at feature and user story level with complete understanding of feature
• Effective action on feedback received during retro meetings
• Identify potential issues and pro-actively develops mitigation plans
• Build & drive culture of innovation in the portfolio
• 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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• Expertise in defining and driving product strategy & Roadmap for products
• Expertise in identifies business opportunities to leverage technology and driving improvements in product capabilities
• Expertise in defining user/buyer personas, translating user/buyer needs and decision criteria into actionable plans
• Expertise in analyzing, reviewing, and forecasting data for operational and business planning
• Expertise in gathering market insights, analysis competitive landscape and recommend product strategy across the product lifecycle
• Expertise in driving cost/benefit analysis and track forecast to ensure the product is performing as expected
• Expertise in applying data-driven knowledge and best practices to improve product
• Expertise in gathering requirements from the business, documenting and maintaining product backlog/roadmap
• Expertise in process improvement, workflow, benchmarking and / or evaluation of business processes
• Deep understanding of Healthcare domain, segments business practices and financial structures
• Understanding and ability to conduct meaningful conversation with technology team on various existing and emerging technologies and overall solution space

Preferred Qualification:

• 5 years of product management experience in US Healthcare IT Industry (MBA or equivalent business degree is preferred)
  

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)