Product Manager - Home & Community - Senior Community Care

Optum Home & Community Care, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, is creating something new in health care. We are uniting industry-leading solutions to build an integrated care model that holistically addresses an individual's physical, mental and social needs - helping patients access and navigate care anytime and anywhere.

As a team member of our naviHealth product, we help change the way health care is delivered from hospital to home supporting patients transitioning across care settings. This life-changing work helps give older adults more days at home.

We're connecting care to create a seamless health journey for patients across care settings. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Why naviHealth?
At naviHealth, our mission is to work with extraordinarily talented people who are committed to making a positive and powerful impact on society by transforming health care. naviHealth is the result of almost two decades of dedicated visionary leaders and innovative organizations challenging the status quo for care transition solutions. We do health care differently and we are changing health care one patient at a time. Moreover, have a genuine passion and energy to grow within an aggressive and fun environment, using the latest technologies in alignment with the company's technical vision and strategy.

As a Product Manager within Optum's Senior Community Care (SCC) business, you will be vital to our success in supporting solutions to support Medicare Advantage special needs members with a goal to develop services and benefits that allow for seniors to better age in place.

In this role, you will be responsible for leading product development initiatives tailored specifically towards seniors enrolled in the UHC Nursing Home Plan or UHC Care Advantage Plan. This includes development of the product strategy and design, implementation and deployment of new or revised solutions, and evaluation of performance. You will be responsible for understanding the senior population and innovating creative solutions that meet their needs.

You will partner with cross-functional teams across the organization to accomplish this work educating on business direction and influencing without authority. You will interface with Senior Housing Operators, clients, vendors, and leadership in both working relationships as well as performance reviews. You will assist in development of cost benefit analysis to ensure the cost benefit of your product designs yield favorable outcomes for the business and client.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead the development of new product initiatives and clinical model features redesigns, as well as enhancing existing capabilities, from ideation to launch to post-launch performance evaluation
• Serve as primary product representative for UHC Care Advantage plan
• Develop and drive strategy partnering closely with cross-functional stakeholders to deliver solutions
• Conduct industry research to inform value proposition and product design to meet member and client needs
• Participate in translating strategic priorities into actionable development plans including requirements and processes
• Partner with Marketing to build strategies and develop content to promote SCC health plans, and drive national SCC conference strategy and partnerships
• Manage vendor and client relationships serving as the leader for collaboration, design, execution, and performance management
• Support identification of performance management strategies including goals and targets using results to make recommendations on product changes
• Lead cross-segment projects and initiatives that require problem solving, relationship building, influencing, and analyzing
• Utilize influencing skills to build a collaborative culture and foster relationships with business unit leaders and strategic partners
• Present proposals and business recommendations to senior leadership

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:

• 3+ years of Product Management / Product Development experience with ability to deliver results in a complex, matrixed environment
• Experience coordinating priorities, executing development, and driving progress in a large, diverse organization
• Ability to analyze data for evaluation of program effectiveness
• Proficient in Microsoft applications including Excel, Word, PowerPoint

Preferred Qualifications:

• Senior Living / Healthcare industry experience
• Internal knowledge of enterprise lines of business and clinical, quality, and product team functionality
• Experience with business case development & financial modeling
• Client and executive presentation & leadership experience
• Solid planning and problem-solving skills to quickly identify and resolve issues
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and influence others
• Solid communication skills, including written, spoken, and presentation communications
• Motivated, self-directed individual with ability to drive detailed solutions to completion with minimal oversight

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $89,900 to $160,600 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

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.