Technical Product Owner - Telecommute

Combine two of the fastest-growing fields on the planet with a culture of performance, collaboration and opportunity and this is what you get. Leading edge technology in an industry that's improving the lives of millions. Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about making health care data available wherever and whenever people need it, safely and reliably. There's no room for error. Join us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

Optum DocASAP is the world’s most advanced, cutting edge, online patient access and booking platform that connects millions of consumers with the right providers (doctors) at the right time. Our platform is integrated with dozens of technology partners and processes millions of transactions every day.  As part of our Optum’s Product Team, the Product Owner hired for this role will play a significant part in supporting delivery of strategic technology solutions. Product Owner will act as the domain specialist who will support end-to-end coordination for integration related activities and serve as the primary liaison between clients, technology partners and technical team, responsible for gathering, documenting and prioritizing business and technical requirements in support of critical business needs. This person will serve as the SME for User Acceptance Testing activities, including providing support for hands-on testing and troubleshooting when necessary and will drive findings through to satisfactory resolution.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to telecommute* from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Creating solutions for the state of art data extraction and transformation services that our clients use to book online appointments

• Work with major US Healthcare software applications to understand their data structure, map those to DocASAP framework, optimize the performance

• Work in Agile environments employing SCRUM, Lean, and Kanban methodologies

• Achieving goals in a matrixed environment and for working collaboratively and influencing others; previous successes are required with each

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:

• Working knowledge of developing, testing and troubleshooting APIs
• Working knowledge of Relational Database Management and SQL

Preferred Qualifications:

• 2+ years of experience writing User Stories, Requirements, Testing and Collaborating with Development/Engineering teams

• Healthcare domain experience, with Health Level Seven HL7

• Experience with ETL tools, Realtime Data Injection

• Experience with Electronic Health Record /Electronic Practice Management solutions like Epic, AllScript, and Cerner is a plus 

• Background in software development / QA testing

• Ability to interact comfortably with all levels of team/organization, vendors and third parties

To protect the health and safety of our workforce, patients and communities we serve, UnitedHealth Group and its affiliate companies require all employees to disclose COVID-19 vaccination status prior to beginning employment. In addition, some roles and locations require full COVID-19 vaccination, including boosters, as an essential job function. UnitedHealth Group adheres to all federal, state and local COVID-19 vaccination regulations as well as all client COVID-19 vaccination requirements and will obtain the necessary information from candidates prior to employment to ensure compliance. Candidates must be able to perform all essential job functions with or without reasonable accommodation. Failure to meet the vaccination requirement may result in rescission of an employment offer or termination of employment.

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)

Colorado, Connecticut or Nevada Residents Only: The salary range for Colorado residents is $82,100 to $146,900. The salary range for Connecticut / Nevada residents is $90,500 to $161,600. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, UnitedHealth Group offers benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with UnitedHealth Group, you’ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives.

*All Telecommuters will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and 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.