Manager of IT Project Management - Eden Prairie, MN

UnitedHealth Group is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference? Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

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Primary Responsibilities:

• Lead development and approval of program definition and scoping with stakeholders including clients


• Support development of cost/benefit assessments and solution recommendations


• Prepare and maintain Project Management artifacts including Statement of Work (SOW), program scorecard, project plan, weekly project status report, project staffing forecast, timesheet entry template, log of issues, risks, action items and decisions (IRAD), project change control, and project closure document


• Facilitate program and project meetings such as team status, project planning, issue resolution and artifact review, and ensure conclusive results with published minutes including meeting decisions and follow up action items


• Ensure that program objectives, scope, schedule and benefits are agreed to by all stakeholders


• Lead project teams to complete projects on time, on budget and with highest level of quality


• Ensure that program risks are identified, communicated and mitigated for successful project delivery


• Provide succinct communication of program status, issues, risks, decisions and responsibility assignments to project team and management


• Ensure project team compliance with program/project management and governance standards


• Ensure project delivery meets business expectation with right quality and timeline

Requirements:

• Minimum of 5 years of IT Project/Program Management experience managing multiple programs at the same time


• Minimum of 5 years of experience building repeatable processes


• Minimum of 10 years of working hands-on with all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle


• Minimum of 5 years of data gathering/analysis and writing system requirements


• Experience working with test plans and test cases


• Proficient with Microsoft Suite of productivity tools Project, Power Point, Word, Excel, and Visio


• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience


• Must be able to work in Eden Prairie office

Preferred Qualifications:

• Healthcare industry experience


• Data Warehousing / Business Intelligence experience


• Exposure to multiple PM methodologies (Waterfall, Agile (SCRUM), Iterative)


• Process re-engineering and implementation experience


• Professional service or IT-as-a-service experience


• Project Management Professional (PMP) Certification
  
  

Careers with Optum. Here's the idea. We built an entire organization around one giant objective; make health care work better for everyone. So when it comes to how we use the world's large accumulation of health-related information, or guide health and lifestyle choices or manage pharmacy benefits for millions, our first goal is to leap beyond the status quo and uncover new ways to serve. Optum, part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, brings together some of the greatest minds and most advanced ideas on where health care has to go in order to reach its fullest potential. For you, that means working on high performance teams against sophisticated challenges that matter. Optum, incredible ideas in one incredible company and a singular opportunity 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. 

Job Keywords: Manager, IT, Project Management, Program Management, System Development Life Cycle, SDLC, Eden Prairie, MN, Minnesota