Associate Tech Project Manager

UnitedHealth Group; Muntinlupa; On-site; Confidential; Full time

Job summary

Optum, a part of UnitedHealth Group, seeks an experienced IT project manager to plan, execute, and deliver technology projects for healthcare clients in the Philippines. The role acts as a liaison between the client and Optum Connect, ensuring smooth coordination and successful project delivery.

You will lead cross-functional teams across clinical, administrative, and IT domains, develop detailed plans, manage risks, and provide regular updates to leadership while maintaining audit-ready

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, IT, or related field.
• 7+ years IT project management experience.
• Healthcare projects experience and working with onshore clients.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end IT projects for client initiatives.
• Define scope, objectives, and deliverables.
• Develop plans, timelines, and resource allocations.
• Identify risks and implement mitigation strategies.
• Coordinate with clinical, administrative, and IT teams.
• Provide status updates to leadership and stakeholders.
• Ensure audits and compliance documentation.
• Facilitate meetings and maintain progress transparency.

Skills

IT project management

Agile practices

Communication skills

Leadership

Cross-functional teams

MS Project/ServiceNow

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

MS Project

ServiceNow

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.

This role is responsible for planning, executing, and delivering technology projects for healthcare organizations. The individual will act as a key liaison between the client and Optum Connect, ensuring smooth coordination and successful delivery of projects within the healthcare domain.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Person will be responsible for managing end-to-end projects (clinical and non-clinical) running for the client's initiatives
• Will be responsible of defining project scope, objectives, and deliverables aligned with healthcare regulations and organizational goals
• Develop detailed project plans, timelines, and resource allocation
• Identify risks and create mitigation strategies
• Will be responsible for collaborating with clinical, administrative, and IT teams to gather requirements
• Provide regular status updates to leadership and stakeholders
• Maintain documentation for audits and compliance
• Facilitate meetings and ensure transparency in progress tracking
• 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 regards 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:

• Bachelor's degree in business, computer science, information technology, or related field
• Licenses/Certifications
• 7+ years of progressive experience managing IT project and/or other process improvement teams and implementations
• 3+ years of experience in IT project management, preferably in healthcare
• Good experience of any of the project management tool e.g. MS Project, ServiceNow
• Experience in Agile practices across teams or organizations
• Solid understanding of Agile principles, frameworks, and best practices
• Basic understanding of the IT infrastructure/SDLC
• Proven solid team-oriented skills and ability to lead cross functional teams
• Proven solid communication skills. Must have prior experience working with onshore clients
• Proven ability to handle multiple tasks
• Proven to be oriented to customer service and teamwork

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP or equivalent certification
• Agile experience
• Familiarity with HIPAA or other compliance standards

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.

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