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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Take the lead of Scrum teams as the Product Owner and provide oversight for specific applications
- Represent a single voice on behalf of the end user for the demand coming into the team
- Provide vision and direction to Agile development team and stakeholders throughout the project. From project intake and inception to translating the business problem into Requirements/User Stories and Acceptance Criteria
- Assess value, develop use Cases, and prioritize stories to ensure work focuses on those with maximum value to meet business need and are aligned with project scope
- Facilitate backlog management and iteration planning
- Partner with Scrum Master in mitigating impediments impacting successful team completion of release/sprint Goals
- Ensure cross-team collaboration with Scrum Master and other Product Owners on scaled Agile efforts
- Coordinate scheduling of all Scrum related Ceremonies (refinement sessions, demos, retrospectives, etc.)
- Support Release Management
- Keep abreast with Agile/Scrum best practices and new trends
- Work with business and technology partners to drive size estimates for incoming features
- Work with business partners to understand the problem statement/requirements driving the enhancement
- Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regards to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so
Required Qualifications:
- 3+ years of experience working as a Business Analyst or Product Owner
- 3+ years of PBM or pharmacy experience
- Experience with project methodology (requirements, design, development, test and implementation)
- Experience presenting to stakeholders, written release notes, documentations of requirements, etc.
- Experience leading project workstream, deliverables, timelines
- Proficiency in MS Excel, analyzing large data sets
Preferred Qualifications:
- Client facing experience
- Experience working with Agile process and principles
- Experience with formulary management and drug data
- Experience with MS Access
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.
Skills Required
- 3+ years of experience working as a Business Analyst or Product Owner
- 3+ years of PBM or pharmacy experience
- Experience with project methodology, including requirements, design, development, testing, and implementation
- Experience presenting to stakeholders, writing release notes, and documenting requirements
- Experience leading project workstreams, deliverables, and timelines
- Proficiency in Microsoft Excel and analyzing large datasets
- Client-facing experience
- Experience working with Agile processes and principles
- Experience with formulary management and drug data
- Experience with Microsoft Access
What We Do
Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, 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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. At Optum, we support your well-being with an understanding team, extensive benefits and rewarding opportunities. By joining us, you’ll have the resources to drive system transformation while we help you take care of your future. We recognize the power of connection to drive change, improve efficiency and make a difference in health care. Join a team where your skills and ideas can make an impact and where collaboration is key to creating technology that produces healthier outcomes.
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Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Optum has three workplace models that balance the needs of the business and the responsibilities of each role. These models, core on‑site (5 days/week), hybrid (4 days/week) and telecommute or fully remote, vary by country, role and location.
