Product Manager - Focused Claims Review - Remote

UnitedHealth Group; Hopkins (MN); Remote; USD 89,000 - 177,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Product Manager to enhance health outcomes through innovative product management. This role involves analyzing product performance, developing strategic goals, and collaborating with diverse teams to drive growth. You'll leverage your analytical skills to support decision-making and contribute to product planning. With a commitment to health equity and community impact, this position offers the chance to make a meaningful difference in people's lives. Join a culture of diversity and inclusion, and enjoy the flexibility of remote work while tackling challenges that truly matter.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package

Incentive and recognition programs

Equity stock purchase

401k contribution

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Product Management or Analytics.
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office suite and analysis tools.
• Proficiency with reporting platforms like Tableau and Power BI.

Responsibilities

• Develop reporting and analysis to support Product Management team.
• Design and present monthly Performance reporting for product.
• Identify efficiency shortfalls and manage teams for strategic initiatives.

Skills

Product Management

Analytics

Data Visualization

Financial Analysis

Statistical Analysis

Communication Skills

Problem-Solving

Tools

MS Office Suite

Tableau

Power BI

SQL

Visio

PowerPoint

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 startCaring. Connecting. Growing together.

The Product Manager reporting to the FCR Sr. Product Manager, is responsible for supporting the Focused Claims review and Audit and Recovery Products, which works with health plans, reinsurers and internal/external customers to contain the cost of claims through negotiation and claim audits.

The Product Manager provides performance reporting against expectations and facilitates or influences changes to product portfolio to improve competitive position and optimal product performance. Will work with internal leadership to determine product future direction or respond to product inquiries. May be project-based and involve working within multiple product functions.

This role is involved in evaluating product performance to help develop and update product goals and objectives.

Participates in analytical, experimental, investigative and other fact-finding work in support of product development. Collects and classifies new product ideas. Captures specifications for product requirements and functionality. May recommend changes to current product development procedures based on market research and new trends.

This role will be responsible for identifying and remediating efficiency shortfalls, product expansions, platform enhancements as well as managing all teams involved in strategic initiatives driving growth or process improvements.

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

Primary Responsibilities

• Develop reporting and analysis to manage to support Product Management team and Product goals
• Design, Manage and present monthly Performance reporting for product
• Target programs with negative trends and engage team to make adjustment for performance improvements
• Solid statistical and financial acumen; directing changes to P&L and solving for P&L improvements
• Ability to gather organize and interpret performance data to outline full picture of Product performance and trends to recommend updates and adjustments to improve performance
• Plan, prioritize, organize and complete work to meet established product or business unit objectives
• Develop functional/business specifications to drive product planning and development
• Support analysis that contributes to business plans to drive product planning efforts, and prioritize as necessary (e.g., ROI, potential risks, financials)
• Support analysis that is applicable to pricing plans (e.g., models, schedules guidelines, procedures, intersegment markups) and obtain required approvals (e.g., pricing reviews)
• Perform applicable financial analyses to drive product planning efforts (e.g., cost/benefit analysis, revenue potential/forecasts, budgets, membership/volume forecasts)

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:

• 5+ years of experience in Product Management or Analytics
• Experience visually communicating business problems and flows - for example with Visio and PowerPoint
• Experience visually presenting data for leadership to support strategic decision-making
• Intermediate proficiency in MS Office suite and analysis tools
• Proficiency with reporting platforms (i.e. Tableau, Power BI)
• Proficiency in Excel, SQL, or other Database management languages

Preferred Qualifications:

• 3+ years of experience in Healthcare
• Experience or certification in Project Management
• Proven solid independent problem-solving ability
• Proven excellent interpersonal and communication skills

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy.


The salary range for this role is $89,800 to $176,700 annually based on full-time employment. Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. UnitedHealth Group complies with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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.

Application Deadline:This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.