Project Manager Operations - Telecommute - Full-time / Part-time

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:

Manage all aspects of priority projects or process improvement initiatives that have significant financial or business impact
Support strategic priorities and perform as a thought leader/resource for senior management, assisting in identifying and solving complex business problems
Act as a change advocate using strong collaboration and influencing skills across diverse business segments and geographies
Drive for results, anticipating customer needs and/or risks and proactively develop solutions
Recognize gaps between current situation and desired outcome and utilize appropriate resources to obtain information, consider solutions and deliver the solution
Cultivate innovative approaches to solve complex problems including conceptual analysis and development of innovative solutions
Translate highly complex concepts in ways that can be understood by a variety of audiences
Create written and oral communication materials that effectively summarize project status or other supporting activities including analysis findings and fact based recommendations
Conduct project management using industry-standard methodologies, with ability to adapt to company-specific tools and techniques

Required Qualifications:

2+ years of project management experience
Intermediate level of proficiency with Excel, Visio, PowerPoint and SharePoint
Demonstrated ability to communicate ideas clearly and concisely
Demonstrated ability to prioritize and balance multiple priorities and projects
Able to take initiative and work independently in a fast paced environment 
 Strong interpersonal skills to influence and spur cultural change, facilitate and enhance performance within a cross-functional environment
Preferred Qualifications:

BA/BS degree in healthcare, business, or related field and/or equivalent education and work experience
Careers with UnitedHealthcare. Let's talk about opportunity. Start with a Fortune 6 organization that's serving more than 85 million people already and building the industry's singular reputation for bold ideas and impeccable execution. Now, add your energy, your passion for excellence, your near-obsession with driving change for the better. Get the picture? UnitedHealthcare is serving employers and individuals, states and communities, military families and veterans where ever they're found across the globe. We bring them the resources of an industry leader and a commitment to improve their lives that's second to none. This is no small opportunity. It's where you can do your life's best work.(sm)
 
 
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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