EOHS Risk Incident Program Manager - Remote

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

10d•$91,700 - $163,700•Remote

About The Position

This role provides enterprise leadership for Environmental, Occupational Health, and Safety (EOHS) risk and incident management workflows, governance, compliance alignment, and continuous improvement. Serving as an enterprise expert and strategic resource, the individual leads complex risk assessment, incident response, corrective action, and workflow optimization efforts; anticipates stakeholder and business needs; and delivers scalable solutions that strengthen risk visibility, operational learning, compliance assurance, and risk reduction. The role partners across UHG segments, businesses, enterprise EOHS teams, and operational stakeholders to advance consistent execution, data-informed decision-making, and a Just Culture (SAFE) grounded in accountability, learning, fairness, trust, and transparency.

Requirements

5+ years of relevant EOHS experience in the private and/or public sector
3+ years supporting EOHS risk management, incident management, compliance adherence, auditing, assessment, corrective action, or workflow improvement in a global corporate environment
Advanced computer skills and technical aptitude, including solid proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite and related enterprise tools
Subject matter expertise in one or more EOHS risk or incident management areas, including risk assessment, incident reporting, investigation support, root cause analysis, CAP management, regulatory compliance, OSHA programs, environmental compliance, or healthcare-related safety risks
Experience using data, dashboards, reports, or enterprise systems to evaluate risk trends, incident patterns, corrective action status, compliance gaps, and improvement opportunities

Nice To Haves

EOHS certification, such as M.S., CSP, CIH, CHMM, ASP, or equivalent
EOHS experience in health care settings and/or experience with ISO 14001, ISO 45001, or other recognized management system frameworks
Experience with risk management, incident management, compliance, regulatory technology, Origami, or similar enterprise risk, incident, audit, assessment, or corrective action management systems
Demonstrated ability to perform under pressure, communicate with clarity, influence without authority, and lead effectively through ambiguity, change, risk, and uncertainty

Responsibilities

Lead enterprise deployment, training, and adoption of EOHS risk and incident management workflows, tools, procedures, job aids, templates, presentations, and related resources
Serve as an enterprise subject matter expert for workflow design, Origami use, risk assessment, incident reporting, corrective action tracking, assessment interpretation, and continuous improvement
Establish and lead review cadences for assigned businesses/entities to evaluate regulatory applicability, operational risk, control maturity, incident trends, corrective action effectiveness, and alignment to enterprise requirements
Lead risk assessments to define regulatory program applicability, applicable minimum standards, risk impact, control maturity, and residual risk
Translate risk assessment results, incident data, corrective action trends, workflow gaps, and enterprise dependencies into priorities, strategies, and improvement plans.
Lead Risk Action Plan and incident management improvement processes, including action development, stakeholder alignment, intake, triage, classification, investigation support, root cause analysis, CAP alignment, escalation, follow-up, and closure
Review risk assessments, incident records, corrective action plans, investigation outputs, implementation evidence, and related work products to improve quality, consistency, alignment, and compliance effectiveness
Partner with Enterprise EOHS, business EOHS leaders, and operational partners to improve reporting quality, regulatory response, learning, tool use, risk evaluation, and gap closure
Identify enterprise risk, incident, program, and enablement gaps; develop scalable solutions that improve adoption, data quality, operational learning, compliance outcomes, and risk reduction
Provide dashboards, reports, and trend analysis to highlight recurring risks, incident themes, best practices, improvement progress, and opportunities for leadership action
Lead functional or segment-level risk and incident management projects, workflow implementations, reporting initiatives, and cross-functional improvement workstreams
Plan resources and escalate deviations or high-risk items based on enterprise priorities, incident trends, maturity gaps, training needs, tool requirements, and governance expectations
Maintain knowledge of applicable EOHS rules and regulations and support regulatory, customer, and internal audits or information requests with documentation and evidence of compliance
Apply a customer-centric approach by understanding stakeholder needs and delivering practical, scalable EOHS solutions to complex risk and incident management challenges
Strengthen trust, collaboration, open communication, SAFE Culture, safety learning, and proactive risk reduction through consistent engagement with business and enterprise stakeholders