Product Owner

UnitedHealth Group•Eden Prairie, MN

12h•Remote

About The Position

Explore opportunities with CPS, part of the Optum family of businesses. We’re dedicated to crafting and delivering innovative hospital and pharmacy solutions for better patient outcomes across the entire continuum of care. With CPS, you’ll work alongside our team of more than 2,500 pharmacy professionals, technology experts, and industry leaders to drive superior financial, clinical, and operational performance for health systems nationwide. Ready to help shape the future of pharmacy and hospital solutions? Join us and discover the meaning behind Caring. Connecting. Growing together. As a full-time, exempt Product Owner with Optum Health you will work directly with the customers to understand their point of view and market needs for the CPS Optimizer product. You will work directly with the CPS Development team to drive Agile/Scrum best practices in order to design and deploy innovative solutions that address the real user needs of the product. Priorities of the role include developing user stories and requirements documents through Rally, backlog prioritization, and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders to drive product innovation. You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week. You’ll be rewarded and recognized for your performance in an environment that will challenge you and give you clear direction on what it takes to succeed in your role as well as provide development for other roles you may be interested in.

Requirements

2+ years of related experience
Knowledgeable in technology and project management tools relevant to the role
Experience with Agile processes

Nice To Haves

Pharmacy and/or Healthcare experience
Demonstrated skills in facilitating the performance of cross-functional teams
Outstanding communication, presentation and leadership skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Ability to work under pressure, organize and prioritize responsibilities
Self-motivation with the ability to work independently as well as part of a team
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Responsibilities

Lead the planning of product releases and set expectations for delivery of new features
Play an active role in mitigating impediments impacting successful completion of team goals
Plan and prioritize a backlog of sufficient size
Communicate effectively at all levels with their team, stakeholders, senior executives, technical resources as well as other staff
Assimilate information from a variety of sources to develop coherent user stories and acceptance criteria
Work with team to align backlog to business priorities
Communicate product vision and benefits through demos and other forms of communication
Train other teams on the core product value proposition and the problems the product solves
Follow established processes like the SDLC to work with the team effectively in a structured manner
Lead requirements gathering effort by consulting with the business owners and other stakeholders
Conduct market research, ROI, customer feedback analysis and anything in between to recommend the right approach
Stay up to date on Agile best practices and new trends
Additional duties as assigned by management