UnitedHealth Group operates as an agile and flexible enterprise technology organization that proactively addresses, and effectively responds to, constant challenges of our business to deliver best-in-class innovative technology solutions. As a direct report to the UnitedHealthcare CIO, you will be expected to deliver technology that enables the UnitedHealthcare Government & Provider businesses. UnitedHealthcare is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most segments of the US health care system. By providing consumer-oriented health benefit plans to millions of people our goal is to create higher quality of care, lower costs and provide greater access to health care.
As Chief Information Officer for the UnitedHealthcare Government & Provider Technology portfolio, you will be held accountable for providing vision and leadership for developing, implementing, uplifting and maintaining software and infrastructure to enable business and customer value. You will be part of the executive leadership team and be responsible for improving delivery efficiency, cost effectiveness, service quality, and supporting business development with a collaborative, customer-focused leadership style that works effectively across business units.
Core responsibilities of this role will include:
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Required Qualifications:
Preferred Qualifications:
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
Colorado Residents Only: The role is also eligible to participate in UHG’s annual bonus and long term incentive plans. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, in addition to your salary, UHG offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; paid parking or public transportation costs; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; business travel accident insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance.
*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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As Chief Information Officer for the UnitedHealthcare Government & Provider Technology portfolio, you will be held accountable for providing vision and leadership for developing, implementing, uplifting and maintaining software and infrastructure to enable business and customer value. You will be part of the executive leadership team and be responsible for improving delivery efficiency, cost effectiveness, service quality, and supporting business development with a collaborative, customer-focused leadership style that works effectively across business units.
Core responsibilities of this role will include:
- Understand the overall UnitedHealthcare Medicare, Medicaid and Provider (UHC) business strategy and translating that strategy into a technology agenda
- Develop key relationships across the business and contributing to business and technology strategy as a member of both the technology and business leadership teams
- In partnership with the UHC leaders, develop, communicate, and implement long-range strategic plans in support of an integrated, innovative technology suite
- Guide information systems and technology decisions, including, but not limited to hardware, software, infrastructure, staffing, services and support
- Build and maintain trusting relationships with UHC business leaders
- Actively participate in UnitedHealthcare capital funding process and helping to make technology investment decisions (in partnership with business leaders)
- Drive execution against the agreed upon agenda through a global team of 2k+ people
- Understand and manage the financial budget for technology services in alignment with business strategy
- Ensure consistent delivery that is on schedule, on cost, on scope, on benefit and within quality goals
- Ensure effective alignment of technology to support business strategies and delivering business results through technology
- Ensure implementation readiness and create/enhance operational processes to increase efficiencies
- Continually drive innovation and creative solutions to business challenges and applying technology best practices
- Leverage a nimble, flexible, responsive and customer-oriented technology model to execute the end-to-end process of delivering information services, support and technologies to both internal and external customers
- Partner and guide cross-functional teams to ensure successful delivery of solutions from concept through launch
- Design and implement a disciplined software engineering process using a DevOps model
- Lead technology integration and simplification initiatives on an ongoing basis
- Provide an end to end constituent experience that exceeds expectations
- Identify and mentor technology leaders, in order to build and maintain a high performance team
You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.
Required Qualifications:
- Disruptive thinker, willing to challenge conventional and siloed thinking, drive change and offer a different viewpoint
- Proven ability to operate and effectively navigate in a highly complex, matrixed environment with a high level of collaboration
- Ability to build effective working relationships with executives and key business partners to drive change agendas
- Track record of successful collaboration with business executives on business strategy and capital planning processes
- Progressive management experience with ability to successfully recruit, hire, develop and retain top talent
- Demonstrated success accessing and influencing c-Suite stakeholders
- Demonstrated leadership through ambiguity and change in a global environment
- Experience leading global teams of 1000+ people with a focus on collaboration, diversity & development
- Ability to build the right team, focus people and model/demand integrity
- Success building, growing and mentoring teams
- Track record of delivering scalable and highly-available systems using Agile methods and a DevOps model
- Results-oriented individual with strong influencing, problem solving and negotiation skills
- Broad technology experience, including complex systems integration expertise
- Demonstrated success leveraging innovative technology to meet business objectives
- Experience leveraging shared technology services in a global organization
- Resilience and curiosity
Preferred Qualifications:
- Direct-to-consumer (B2C) technology solutions expertise
- Healthcare experiences
- Knowledge of Medicare
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
Colorado Residents Only: The role is also eligible to participate in UHG’s annual bonus and long term incentive plans. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. As of the date of this posting, in addition to your salary, UHG offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements: Health, dental, and vision plans; wellness program; flexible spending accounts; paid parking or public transportation costs; 401(k) retirement plan; employee stock purchase plan; life insurance, short-term disability insurance, and long-term disability insurance; business travel accident insurance; Employee Assistance Program; PTO; and employee-paid critical illness and accident insurance.
*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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