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The Product Ideation Director will be responsible for overseeing the product ideation lifecycle within the UMR UM/Affordability Product Team, reporting to the UMR Customer Solutions, Vice President Product, UM/Affordability. Clinical performance is charged with effectively implementing, monitoring, and executing on programs related to driving affordability and measuring outcomes across the UMR Third Party Administration business.
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Primary Responsibilities:

Anticipates customer needs for product enhancements and improvements and proactively develops solutions to meet them

Articulates future state product and breaks down the steps to get there

Provides subject matter expertise in areas including product development, end user experience, and program specifications

Makes presentations to stakeholders on product updates, product status, and expected results

Engages enterprise partners in search of complimentary capabilities

Prioritizes multiple demands and ideas based on available resources

Adapts as departmental plans and priorities change in response to business and operational challenges

Navigates and influences multiple cross-functional teams in a complex, matrix work environment

Influences innovation across teams to ensure aligned, cohesive progress across multiple areas, including promoting adoption of standard enterprise data enrichments

Leads teams to define and document business requirements

Make recommendations for solutions to address data gaps and needs in consistent with enterprise

Negotiate complex situations and sensitive situations with a win-win attitude

Works with capability and technical teams to ensure understanding of the business value of team vision

Works with development partners and stakeholders across various business divisions within the organization to ensure effective, efficient cross-functional product development and execution

Leads cross-segment projects and initiatives that require problem solving, relationship building, and analyzing in a changing environment with frequent high levels of ambiguity

Translates concepts into practice

Provides explanations and information to others on difficult issues

Provides feedback, and guides others in cross-functional matrix teams

Leads and manages other ideation team

Helps prioritize product ideas that fulfill the team’s goals

Partner with stakeholders to enable successful prioritization, development, delivery, and adoption of new capabilities

Support the product team to ensure successful delivery of key outcomes by working with them to drive the identification of the skills, duration and effort required for successful project execution

Technical Skills

Excellent Microsoft Excel or similar program skills

Microsoft Visio skills

Solid analytical skills with the ability to organize, analyze, QA, and disseminate significant amounts of information with attention to detail

Ability to operate independently, managing time and priorities, and meet scheduled deadlines

Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and influence others

Solid analytical mindset and problem-solving skills

Solid presentation skills

Market research skills

Product research skills

Competitor research skills

Understanding of user experience (UX) and user interface (UI) design

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:

10+ years of experience managing projects

10+ years of experience working in a complex matrixed work environment with competing priorities

5+ years of data analysis and reporting experience

3+ years of experience managing others

2+ years of UMR experience

2+ years of experience working with Agile teams

Proven excellent executive communication and presentation skills with demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely

Proven excellent time management, organizational, and prioritization skills and ability to balance multiple priorities

Proven ability to gain acceptance for ideas, plans, actions and then implement across organizational boundaries

Proven ability to work with minimal guidance; seeks guidance on only the most complex tasks

Preferred Qualifications:

Rally experience

End to End clinical to claims experience

Experience working with Agile teams

Utilization Management and/or Affordability product initiatives

Soft Skills

Creative problem solver

Excellent relationship builder who influences through persistence and tact

Can prioritize and reprioritize competing issues, as needed

Solid internal and external customer orientation

Excellent communication, time management, problem solving, organizational, and analytical skills

Removing roadblocks for others, coaching, and empowering others

Demonstrated ability to establish and maintain a professional working relationship with a wide variety of individuals coming from diverse backgrounds

Experience with verbal and written correspondence with all levels of an organization

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
The salary range for this role is $106,800 to $194,200 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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.
UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.

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