Chief Growth Officer - Optum Life Sciences

Optum; United States; Hybrid; USD 300,000 - 600,000; Full time

Job summary

Optum Life Sciences seeks a Chief Growth Officer to define and drive a comprehensive growth agenda across manufacturers, biopharma, med-tech, and ecosystem partners.

You will orchestrate enterprise growth initiatives spanning market strategy, portfolio expansion, and solutioning, operating with executive presence across Optum Health, Insight, Rx, and Enterprise Growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 10+ years leading enterprise growth strategy in complex, matrixed organizations.
• 5+ years in Life Sciences ecosystem, incl. payer/provider/data/analytics/regulatory.
• Operate across silos, integrating strategy, product, and commercial levers.
• Executive presence to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Willingness to travel 25–50%.

Responsibilities

• Define and own the Life Sciences growth strategy, with market prioritization and multi-year plans.
• Identify and size new growth opportunities, adjacencies, and business models.
• Translate market dynamics, regulatory shifts, and client needs into growth priorities.
• Shape portfolio strategy, influencing roadmap decisions, investment, and build/buy/partner choices.
• Partner with Product, Strategy, and Business leaders to ensure scalable, differentiated offerings.
• Drive coherence across offerings for integrated Life Sciences solutions.
• Serve as single point of growth orchestration across Optum Health, Insight, Rx, and Enterprise Growth.
• Align cross-functional stakeholders to Life Sciences growth priorities.
• Influence outcomes across a matrixed environment with executive presence and strategy clarity.
• Establish enterprise go-to-market strategies including positioning and market entry.
• Partner with Sales, Client Executives, and Growth Enablement to translate strategy into execution.
• Act as executive sponsor for priority Life Sciences clients, partnerships, and strategic pursuits.

Skills

Growth strategy

Executive presence

Stakeholder management

Matrixed org experience

Travel willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience

Job description

The Chief Growth Officer (CGO), Optum Life Sciences is the senior executive accountable for defining and driving Optum's Life Sciences growth strategy across manufacturers, biopharma, med‑tech, and emerging ecosystem partners.

This role owns where and how Optum grows in Life Sciences - spanning market strategy, portfolio expansion, enterprise solutioning, and long‑term value creation. The CGO operates at an enterprise level, orchestrating capabilities across Optum Health, Optum Insight, Optum Rx, and enabling functions to unlock differentiated, scalable growth for Life Sciences clients.

The CGO is a strategic architect, integrator, and enterprise influencer, operating above day‑to‑day sales execution and focused on shaping Optum's future Life Sciences growth agenda.

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

For all hires within 30 minutes of an office in Minnesota or Washington, D.C., you'll be required to work a minimum of four days per week in-office.

Primary Responsibilities:

Enterprise Growth Strategy

• Define and own the Life Sciences growth strategy, including market prioritization, growth vectors, and multi‑year expansion plans
• Identify and size new growth opportunities, adjacencies, and business models aligned to Life Sciences market needs and Optum's enterprise capabilities
• Translate external market dynamics, regulatory shifts, and client needs into actionable growth priorities
• Shape the Life Sciences portfolio strategy, influencing solution roadmap decisions, investment allocation, and build / buy / partner choices
• Partner with Product, Strategy, and Business leaders to ensure offerings are designed for scale, differentiation, and enterprise leverage
• Drive coherence across offerings to deliver integrated, client‑centric Life Sciences solutions, rather than fragmented products
• Serve as the single point of growth orchestration for Life Sciences across Optum Health, Optum Insight, Optum Rx, and Enterprise Growth teams
• Align cross‑functional stakeholders across clinical, analytics, technology, operations, and finance to deliver against Life Sciences growth priorities
• Influence outcomes across a highly matrixed environment through executive presence, clarity of strategy, and enterprise credibility
• Establish enterprise go‑to‑market strategies for Life Sciences growth, including solution positioning, value articulation, and market entry approaches
• Partner with Sales, Client Executives, and Growth Enablement to ensure growth strategy is translated into disciplined execution
• Act as executive sponsor for priority Life Sciences clients, partnerships, and strategic pursuits

Partnerships & External Leadership

• Build and maintain senior‑level relationships with Life Sciences clients, partners, and ecosystem stakeholders
• Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships and alliances that accelerate growth and extend Optum's Life Sciences footprint
• Represent Optum as a senior growth leader in the Life Sciences market, reinforcing Optum's role as a trusted, innovative partner
• Champions AI as a core driver of their team's success and proactively shapes how that AI is developed, deployed, and utilized

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:

• Bachelor's degree of equivalent experience required
• 10+ years' experience leading enterprise growth strategy in complex, matrixed organizations
• 5+ years of experience with deep understanding of the Life Sciences ecosystem, including payer, provider, data, analytics, and regulatory intersections
• Ability to operate above functional silos, integrating strategy, product, and commercial levers
• Executive presence to influence senior stakeholders without direct authority
• Track record of translating strategy into scalable, long‑term growth outcomes
• Ability and willingness to travel between 25-50%