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Senior Project Manager - Contract - Telecommute

Employer
UnitedHealth Group
Location
Eden Prairie
Salary
Competitive

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Industry
Technology
Role
Project Manager
Job Type
Long-Term
Hours
Full Time
UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.

Health care leaders turn to Optum Advisory Services (OAS) for guidance, insights and practical strategies to help assert control over their organization s future. We are more than just consultants. We are also operators with real-world health care experience, which helps clients hardwire and sustain more meaningful results that would otherwise not be achievable. As integrators across Optum, we deliver unique client-focused strategies and impact. Our proven track record driving success across the entire health care continuum empowers clients to grow, thrive and disrupt.

As part of our elite team, you will play a pivotal role in the system development cycle and consult with end users to evaluate business requirements into design specifications. You will work with all levels of the business, ensuring IT deliverables align with business requirements, with measurable results. There's never been a more exciting time to work in health care where performance and innovation can fuel your life's best work.(sm)


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

Primary Responsibilities:

  • The Agile Project Manager will be responsible for the work flow of parallel projects/ features within product delivery organization
  • Interact with customers both internal and external to gather project requirements and act as liaison between customer and design team
  • Simultaneously lead several complex projects with varied, multiple deliverables, team members and audiences requiring ongoing prioritization and relationship management
  • Communicate job status information to all team members
  • Promote smooth workflow and communication between teams
  • Facilitate resolution, problem solving day to day challenges
  • Create and manage timelines for all projects
  • Ensure workflow progresses efficiently and projects / staff are organized as priorities shift
  • Maintain job tracking and time keeping database
  • Maintain and update project status report and run weekly status meetings
  • Help enhance and improve department processes
  • Communicate consolidated project milestones and deliverables for readiness
  • The ability to generate detailed project status reporting (including critical path impact, dependencies, milestones, resources, cost, work breakdown structures, etc.)
  • The ability to work in a matrix environment across cross functional teams
  • Workflow design, implementation and management experience
  • Strong negotiation skills


Required Qualifications:

  • 8+ years of experience as a Technical Project Manager leading enterprise scale, complex IT projects / programs

  • 5+ years of experience facilitating a multifunctional team in Agile application development

  • 2+ years of experience setting up Agile process

  • 2+ years leading SCRUM calls

  • 1+ years of experience in implementations at the Federal or State level

  • 6 months plus of healthcare (payer / provider) experience

  • PMP Certification


Preferred Qualifications:
  • CSM
  • Ability to lead in a fast paced Agile environment
  • Result driven project/program manager and an enterprise agile coach with a d rive as a true servant leader and a strong agilist, demonstrate excellent team work and leadership skills in project management, agile product development/coaching and all stages of SDLC.


Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm )


*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group s Telecommuter Policy


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.


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