Director, Product Development - Eden Prairie, MN or Telecommute

Great sales are the result of strong purpose, conviction and pride - pride in your ability and your product. UnitedHealth Group offers a portfolio of products that are greatly improving the life of others. Bring along your passion and do your life's best work.(sm)

OptumHealth is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

OptumHealth helps nearly 60 million Americans live their lives to the fullest by educating them about their symptoms, conditions and treatments; helping them to navigate the system, finance their health care needs and stay on track with their health goals. No other business touches so many lives in such a positive way. And we do it all with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation & Performance.

At OptumHealth, you will perform within an innovative culture that's focused on transformational change in the health care system. You will leverage your skills across a diverse and multi-faceted business. And you will make contributions that will have an impact that's greater than you've ever imagined.

Our Product Development and Management groups are vital to our success and are leaders in driving the future growth of UnitedHealth Group. Success in these careers relies on many factors, your ability to deal with ambiguity, your ability to adapt and embrace change, and a long-term commitment to making health care better for everyone.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Thinks strategically, and creatively, about how the consumer experience within UnitedHealth Group should look a few years out


• Leads market and consumer research to inform the elements of future service model designs


• Designs and develops solution models based on internal and external best practices


• Articulates future state product vision and breaks down the steps to get there


• Engages professionally with leaders across various business divisions within the organization


• Supports the development of market and sales strategies and value proposition


• Forecasts revenue or savings opportunities associated with product development initiatives


• Prioritizes multiple demands and ideas based on available resources


• Supports decisions and acts quickly and effectively to sustain progress


• Adapts departmental plans and priorities to address business and operational challenges.


• Navigates and influences multiple cross-functional teams in a complex, matrix work environment


• Influences innovation across teams to ensure aligned, cohesive progress across multiple areas including technology, marketing, and service operations


• Analyze market and understand size, segments, prospects and buyers


• Set and track performance metrics and accurate revenue targets within product plan


• Respond to revenue and profit budget variance and provide rolling projections


• Ability to demonstrate ROI, including direct and indirect costs and product line profitability

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree


• 10+ years of marketing, product and/or project management experience within a matrix organization


• Demonstrated ability to influence teams and prioritize deliverables


• Proven organizational skills


• Ability to be flexible


• A self-starter who can operate well in a changing environment and sometimes ambiguous environment 

Preferred Qualifications:

• MBA degree


• Previous experience in the healthcare industry


• Able to balance strategic thinking with the urgency to drive work forward


• Adapt quickly to changes in work direction and able to pivot work accordingly


• Creative problem solver


• Naturally curious


• Team player with strong ability to form working professional relationships


• Experience using data and research to formulate logical business recommendations

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.

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