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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 diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

As Capabilities Product Owner, you will be an active member of Optum Capabilities Team supporting a wide spectrum of innovated business with a primary focus on Frontier Therapies Team responsible for owning, maintaining, and prioritizing pharmacy system design, implementation, and strategy. This role will collaborate with various business function subject matter experts, IT architecture, business analysts, IT sourcing, and external vendors as required to support design, implementation activities, and iterative development to support evolving business requirements.

The Capabilities Product Owner is empowered by the business to make decisions to assure the delivery of product value through Agile development cycles. Additionally, the Product Owner is responsible for building best in class pharmacy management systems and processes to support business strategy. As Capabilities Product Owner, you will enforce quality controls and be solely responsible in accepting project deadlines that meet defined scope and project objectives.

A Capabilities Product Owner is the critical “translator” and “facilitator” between business teams (operations, clinical services, compliance/privacy, and clients) and technology teams. This role is all about collaboration and communication to drive clear, structured product requirements through successful communication and documentation disciplines.

This role will be the voice of the pharmacy operations team to build cross-functional relationships, and a desire to quickly develop deep subject matter expertise in the business services and customer / client perspectives.

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

Primary Responsibilities:

• Work closely with key business stakeholders and subject matter experts to define business requirements, level of effort, integration requirements, system budgets, and ensure obstacles are solved in a manner that enables a measurable positive experience or outcome

• Elicit business requirements from stakeholders; document business requirements; identify problems that need to be solved; understand stakeholder pain points, and any roadblocks to growth

• Proactively communicate with business stakeholders to bring alignment and awareness to the product backlog, adjust priorities where necessary, and ensure the business teams can prepare for and participate in feature releases that have operational impact

• Develop strong working knowledge of the industry, client, and key stakeholder trends; leverage this information to support the continuous improvement of business services with custom built solutions or integrations

• Author features and stories aligned with product vision and business objectives

• Work closely with solutions architects, data architects, and broader development resources to jointly design and define solutions

• Represent the voice of the business, groom Product backlog, prioritize features, manage acceptance criteria, participate in daily scrum activities, and maximize Product value, participate in sprint / PI planning, and coordinate deliverable demonstrations to stakeholders

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 business analyst and/or product owner experience

• 2+ years of experience writing features/user stories, requirements, testing and collaborating with Development/Engineering teams

• 2+ years working knowledge of system development life cycle concepts and Agile methodology

• Experience achieving goals in a matrix environment, working collaboratively to influence others

• Experience developing and delivering formal presentations, including organized visuals, for stakeholders

• Experience translating business processes and into analytical solutions

• Experience using an Agile development platform such as Rally or Jira (or similar Agile platform) to manage development backlogs

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office including Excel and PowerPoint, and an ability to easily learn and adopt new technology tools

Preferred Qualifications:

• Agile/Scrum certification

• Healthcare/Pharmacy business experience

• Software Development experience

• eNav pharmacy management platform knowledge

• Proficiency using Visio

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

The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 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.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.