Project Manager - Irvine, CA

Position Description:



No industry is moving faster than health care. And no organization is better positioned
to lead health care forward than UnitedHealth Group. Here, we're on a mission
to make the health care system work better for everyone. When you join us as a
Project Manager, you'll drive innovation forward, impacting millions of lives.
This is the opportunity to grow and develop, bring all your study, all your
training and your energy to a new level.



As a Project Manager, you'll work within our business model that is highly
adaptable, allowing you to quickly and effectively address emerging needs in a
changing health care landscape. You will be involved with initiatives crossing
business teams and operating groups to coordinate projects, define performance,
and drive results. You'll investigate non-standard requests and problems, make
presentations to leadership and take pride in completing projects on time and
within scope. If your heart starts pounding when you realize the impact you can
have by bringing your skills to a team made up of some of the smartest people
you'll ever work with, then join us for something special. Join us as we
continue to take on challenges and create innovative solutions. The rewards for
performance are significant. You'll help improve the health of millions as you
do your life's best work.(SM)

Primary
Responsibilities:

• Support
  / drive project initiation activities, including cost/benefit analysis,
  business case, charter, capital requests, etc
• Responsible
  in part or in whole for project success – meeting sponsor and stakeholder scope
  expectations on time and within budget
• Primarily
  focused on projects relating to operational or system improvements for data,
  analytics and reporting functions
• Responsible for the coordination and completion of projects across various
  functional areas. 
• Provides subject matter
  expertise in areas including project scope definition, risk identification,
  project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation, and other areas of
  expertise based on established project management techniques. 
• Makes
  presentations to management on project updates, project cycle, and expected
  results. 
• Ensures projects are completed on time and in scope. 
• May manage vendor
  and service providers to define project scope and performance expectations. 
• Incumbents maybe part of a project management office (PMO) in their business. 
• Project Management roles specific to a particular functional area should be
  assigned to that family where appropriate (e.g. IT Project Managers should be
  placed in the IT Family).
• Analyzes and investigates.
• Provides explanations and interpretations within area of expertise.

Required Qualifications:

• BA/BS degree in Finance, Business or related field OR High School
  Diploma/GED with 7 years of equivalent experience
• 3+ years of project management experience
  related to data analytics and reporting in a weak matrix environment
• Intermediate level of proficiency with MS Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint
  and SharePoint including creation of charts and graphs
• Experience with senior level management

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP Certification highly preferred
• Agile Certification preferred
• PBM Project Management experience highly
  preferred
• Project Management in Health Insurance
  Industry preferred
• Experience with project initiation, Cost
  Benefit Analysis (CBA), business case, capital request
  preferred

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: 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.