Sr Business Product Owner-UM Intake Automation

Centene Corporation•Remote-MO, MO

1d•$107,700 - $199,300•Hybrid

About The Position

Centene is transforming the health of our communities, one person at a time. As a diversified, national organization, you’ll have access to competitive benefits including a fresh perspective on workplace flexibility. This role requires the candidate to be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future. Sponsorship and future sponsorship are not available for this opportunity, including employment-based visa types H-1B, L-1, O-1, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, or CPT. The position's purpose is to analyze moderately complex business objectives and engage closely with stakeholders to define product requirements and ensure the implementation of the product vision. The role owns the end-to-end product strategy from concept to production. The Sr Business Product Owner will research and analyze complex business system issues, develop recommendations to improve processes, and lead meetings to surface issues, identify fixes, and advance projects. They will continuously communicate product objectives, build a backlog of product features ensuring all items are clearly described, estimated, and prioritized, and collaborate with technical teams to build modular and reusable solutions. The role involves simulating and testing process systems improvements considering usability and industry standards, approving each feature, and continuously communicating with technical and business teams to ensure adherence to product vision and to proactively evaluate risks. Additionally, the Sr Business Product Owner will drive sprint and release plans and communicate changes to business teams.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Information Technology, or related field; or equivalent experience in lieu of degree.
5+ years of product management experience or equivalent work experience.
Deep knowledge of specified product domain and industry trends.
Knowledge of Information Technology.
Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future.
Experience with UM intake or prior authorization workflows (including intake channels, routing, or turnaround management).
Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards and integrations (FHIR, HL7, X12, APIs, EHR systems).
Exposure to automation and advanced tools supporting UM (rules engines, AI tools like NLP or RPA, auto-approval capabilities).

Nice To Haves

Product Owner, Scrum Master, or Agile Coach experience preferred.

Responsibilities

Analyze moderately complex business objectives and engage closely with stakeholder to define product requirements and ensure implementation of product vision.
Own the end-to-end product strategy from concept to production.
Research and analyze complex business system issues and develop recommendations to improve processes.
Lead meetings to surface issues, identify fixes, and advance projects continuously communicating product objectives.
Build a backlog of product features ensuring all items are clearly described, estimated and prioritized.
Collaborate with technical teams to build modular and reusable solutions.
Simulate and test process systems improvements considering usability and industry standards.
Approve each feature and continuously communicate with technical and business teams to ensure adherence to product vision and to proactively evaluate risks.
Drive sprint and release plans and communicate changes to business teams.