Tech Project Consultant

UnitedHealth Group; Chennai District; On-site; INR 15,00,000 - 25,00,000; Full time

Job summary

A global healthcare organization in Chennai is seeking a candidate to manage deliverables and projects, leveraging Agile methodologies and strong stakeholder management skills. Candidates should possess excellent organizational and communication abilities, working effectively with distributed teams. Join us in making health systems work better for everyone while advancing your career in a supportive environment.

Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of managing deliverables and projects using methodologies such as AgilePM, SAFe, DSDM, Prince2.
• Experience or understanding of commercial frameworks.
• Excellent planning, reporting and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Comply with the employment contract, company policies, and directives.
• Manage deliverables and projects to meet deadlines.
• Work effectively with offshore development teams.

Skills

Agile methodologies

Stakeholder management

Reporting tools

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Primary Responsibility

• Comply with the terms and conditions of the employment contract, company policies and procedures, and any and all directives (such as, but not limited to, transfer and/or re-assignment to different work locations, change in teams and/or work shifts, policies in regard to flexibility of work benefits and/or work environment, alternative work arrangements, and other decisions that may arise due to the changing business environment). The Company may adopt, vary or rescind these policies and directives in its absolute discretion and without any limitation (implied or otherwise) on its ability to do so

Required Qualifications

• Demonstrable experience of managing deliverables and projects using methodologies such as AgilePM, SAFe, DSDM, Prince2
• Experience or understanding of commercial frameworks
• Experience of delivery to deadlines alongside 3rd parties
• Experience of working with offshore development teams
• Experience of using a variety of Reporting and Delivery Life Cycle Management tools to monitor and report progress
• Excellent planning, reporting and organisztional skills
• Experience of working with teams and stakeholders across distributed locations
• Demonstrable experience of Agile methodologies and techniques
• Solid stakeholder management skills
• Well-honed written and verbal communication skills to audiences of all levels
• Proven excellent interpersonal skills
• A good understanding of Matrix Management and successfully operating in this type of environment
• A good understanding of software development lifecycles, technologies and concepts.

• A record of delivery within an environment of tight deadlines and competing priorities

Preferred Qualification

• An understanding of healthcare I.T. systems and the market they operate in

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.