Do you have compassion and a passion to help others? Transforming healthcare and millions of lives as a result starts with the values you embrace and the passion you bring to achieve your life’s best work.(sm)

The health solutions marketplace is hungry for new ideas, innovative products and software that drives elevated performance for the business and the customer. The UnitedHealth Group family of businesses is feeding incredible solutions to that marketplace every day by bringing out the best in our software engineering teams. We serve customers across the health system. Not only do we have more of them every day, we also have more technology, greater data resources and far broader expertise than any competitor anywhere. We're out to change the way our businesses and consumers engage with technology. If you're in, you'll be challenged like never before. It's time to join this history making.

Position in this function is responsible for the full spectrum of project management activities including planning, initiating, executing, monitoring and controlling, and closing projects. Works independently and as a part of the Clinical Solutions Delivery team to gather requirements and make recommendations to executives on project prioritizations. Instrumental in providing regular updates to executives and stakeholders on pending and ongoing project work.

If you are located in Charlotte, NC or San Antonio, TX you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Independently manages projects and ensures project stakeholders receive regular status updates on ongoing efforts
• Works closely with the Director of Clinical Solutions Delivery to keep executive stakeholders appraised of critical enterprise initiatives
• Hosts and leads requirements gathering sessions with customers seeking to start new initiatives and represents business stakeholders to other lines of business such as Information Technology, Compliance, Privacy, and Legal; Contracting and Vendor Support, and Capital Planning Business officials when required
• Uses shared portfolio management application to keep leadership and stakeholders appraised of key project milestones and metrics
• Performs moderately complex business analysis and conducts research, analyzes/interprets information on issues, proposals and problems to ensure that adequate data is provided to executives for decision-making and informational purposes
• Prepares budgets, conducts expense analysis, and communicates with executive staff on matters pertaining to project budget and resources
• Takes projects from concept through full implementation and control
• Analyzes processes and presents findings to functional leads to develop or improve processes, products, services and/or programs to support the overarching goals of the enterprise
• Conducts focus groups, process observation, and time and motion studies as necessary
• Works closely with IT and business partners to identify and maximize opportunities to use information and technology to improve product, service and/or business processes
• Able to serve as a liaison between business and IT to document business and / or technical requirements
• May act as a resource for others
• Performs all other related duties as assigned
  

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:

• Undergraduate degree in Health Care, Business or related field required or 4+ years of required relevant experience
• PMP Certification
• 3+ years of project management experience
• 3+ years of decision support, data analysis, or healthcare operations experience
• Experience creating PowerPoint presentations and/ or Word documents to be used by stakeholders
• Experience creating meeting minutes and/ or agendas
• Solid proficiency in MS Word, PowerPoint, and Excel
• Possession of solid analytical skills used in evaluating and analyzing data
• Proven ability to solve moderately complex problems independently
• Proven ability to plan, prioritize, organize and complete complex work efforts to meet established objectives
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with process mapping methodology and creating process maps
• Health plan, healthcare or clinic operations experience
• Experience using SharePoint, MS Teams, and MS Visio
  

Careers with WellMed . Our focus is simple. We're innovators in preventative health care, striving to change the face of health care for seniors. We're impacting 550,000+ lives, primarily Medicare eligible seniors in Texas and Florida, through primary and multi-specialty clinics, and contracted medical management services. We've joined Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of companies, and our mission is to help the sick become well and to help patients understand and control their health in a lifelong effort at wellness. Our providers and staff are selected for their dedication and focus on preventative, proactive care. For you, that means one incredible team and a singular opportunity to do your life's best work.(sm)

WellMed was founded in 1990 with a vision of being a physician-led company that could change the face of healthcare delivery for seniors. Through the WellMed Care Model, we specialize in helping our patients stay healthy by providing the care they need from doctors who care about them. We partner with multiple Medicare Advantage health plans in Texas and Florida and look forward to continuing growth.

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

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.

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