Company: UnitedHealth Group

Location: Richmond Hill, ON

Expected salary: $61400 – 127500 per year

Job date: Fri, 24 Jan 2025 23:39:28 GMT

Job description: Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health equity on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.Optum, part of UnitedHealth Group (NYSE: UNH), is a leading information, technology-enabled health services, and software business dedicated to helping make the health system work better for everyone. We work with governments, employers, partners, and providers to care for over 146 million people and share a vision of a value-based system of care that provides compassionate and equitable care. With more than 190,000 people worldwide, Optum delivers intelligent, integrated solutions that help to modernize the health system and improve overall population health.This role is supporting our Enterprise Imaging (https://business.optum.com/en/operations-technology/enterprise-imaging.html) team within OptumInsight. Our Technical Project Manager is responsible for the coordination and completion of projects across various functional areas for our cloud-based solutions. They will provide subject matter expertise in areas including project scope definition, risk identification, project methodology, resource allocation, facilitation, and other areas of expertise based on established project management techniques.You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere in Canada as you take on some tough challenges. Candidates in the PST, MST and CST time zones are preferred.Primary Responsibilities:

• Manage Workstreams: Coordinate multiple workstreams within the newly created Clinical Excellence program to ensure alignment with project goals and timelines
• Drive Program Success: Implement strategies to achieve program objectives, ensuring high standards of clinical excellence and continuous improvement
• Stakeholder Engagement: Collaborate with internal and external stakeholders, including clinical staff, to facilitate effective communication and project execution
• Risk Management: Identify potential risks and develop mitigation plans to ensure project continuity and success
• Performance Monitoring: Track and report on project performance metrics, providing regular updates to senior management and stakeholders
• Working on customer communication
• Working on moving project forward and remaining within the timeline/budget
• Making sure the work is being completed from various cross-functional teams and stepping in to direct if it is not
• Tracking project progress
• Helping roll out various programs

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.Required Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in a project management role within the healthcare industry
• Experience managing multi projects simultaneously
• Proven ability to work independently in driving projects from initiation to completion
• Proven ability to facilitate meetings with all levels of project teams and stakeholders
• Currently reside in Canada
• Valid passport with the ability to travel up to 25% of the time in the U.S. and Canada

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP or equivalent project management certification
• 5+ years of experience in a project management role within the healthcare industry
• Experience collaborating with clinicians/clinical teams and technical/IT teams
• Experience with cloud hosting or working on projects with cloud-based solutions
• Experience with various project management tools (i.e. Smartsheet, MS Project, Jira, etc.)
• Intermediate level knowledge of healthcare imaging, specifically radiology and cardiology
• Advanced knowledge of the healthcare industry including clinical workflows
• Fluent in French
• Currently reside in the PST, EST or CST time zone

The salary range for Canada residents is $61,400 to $127,500 annually. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc.At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.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.