Service Delivery Manager - MN, NJ or SC

Your technology leadership can help millions of people live healthier lives.

Here, at Optum, you can showcase your passion and technical expertise among an elite team as you help to transform health care and change the way our businesses and consumers engage with technology. Sound exciting? Absolutely! And as an Application Enablement (AE) Service Delivery Manager (SDM) you will bring your talent, passion, energy, focus and all-in approach to work every day to lead your team to success. If you strive to make a difference and would like to work with the leader in the health care industry, this is right the career for you. Join us! Come share who you are and let your passion for performance inspire your life's best work.(sm)

Primary Responsibilities:

• Function as the primary point of contact for Application Enablement (AE) on the project


• Based upon consuming application schedule requirements and data provider deliverables schedule, determine AE delivery schedule


• Coordinate across internal AE technical teams to ensure projects are properly resourced and progress as scheduled


• Communicate status on AE deliverables & provide notifications on completed services


• Participate in project status meetings


• Communicate any AE issues, risks, action items to Cross-App PM

Required Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience managing IT projects


• 5+ years of experience of solid knowledge of project management methodologies and critical path analysis


• 5+ years of experience with project management software and Microsoft suite of products


• 4+ years of experience managing multiple (20+) projects

Preferred Qualifications:

• Good Communication Skills


• Previous Healthcare industry experience


• General knowledge of mainframe and distribution application software

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)

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.

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