Vice President, Data Product - Optum Labs - Full-time / Part-time

Optum Labs is the health care industry's first open research and innovation facility, designed solely around the goal of improving patient care. Optum Labs is a groundbreaking concept that fosters collaboration spanning industry lines. We bring together information assets, technologies and scientific expertise of leaders from across our industry, providing a world class repository of health data. Optum Labs offers a unique place to exchange ideas, conduct research, and create capabilities that can benefit patient care today, while contributing to the ongoing improvement of the health care system for years to come.

Optum Labs engages all health care participants to draw from the broadest possible range of perspectives, expertise and information - including evidenced-based medicine, actionable, and translational research - to deliver innovative ideas, solutions and tools that make health care work better. We create a place for participants from across the health system to fund and directly participate in research that they might not have the resources or support to conduct individually.
In this newly created leadership role, you will own the end-to-end data and technology experience for the Optum Labs user (Partners, Constellations, Internal Teams) and will be responsible for Optum Labs relationship with other Optum Shared Service teams that provide data management and application hosting services. You will be responsible for Product Management, Architecture, Application Engineering, Support, and Data Acquisition roadmaps for Optum Labs. In addition, you will have accountability for Lab Power Tools – applications developed by Optum Labs to assist in the discovery and development of new research and development products. 

Specific responsibilities will include (but not be limited to) the following: 

• Managing and leading direct and matrixed teams to build ‘Data as a Product', data and technology architecture, application engineering, content management and level 2 support services 
• Establishing standards and processes relative to Data Product services 
• Participating in product strategy and vision activities
• Shaping and driving the product roadmap and operating model 
• Collaborating with peers across Optum and our partners to ensure flawless execution 
• Presenting to cSuite partners and prospects about Optum Lab offerings 
• Reviewing product performance against expectations 
• Facilitating/influencing changes to product portfolio to improve competitive position and optimal product performance
• Partnering with internal and/or external business constituents to determine product future direction and/or respond to product inquiries
• Driving the evolution of the product over time

UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow. Already Fortune 14, we are totally focused on innovation and change. We work a little harder. We aim a little higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And at the end of the day, we're doing a lot of good. Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we're building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we're looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant - and built for speed.

Come to UnitedHealth Group, and share your ideas and your passion for doing more. We have roles that will fit your skills and knowledge. We have diverse opportunities that will fit your dreams.

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