Principal of Design Manager - Remote

Company: UnitedHealth Group
Location: Fort Worth
Posted on: March 20, 2023

Job Description:

Opportunities at Change Healthcare, part of the Optum family of businesses. We are transforming the health care system through innovative technology and analytics. Find opportunities to make a difference in a variety of career areas as we all play a role in accelerating health care transformation. Help us deliver cutting-edge solutions for patients, hospitals and insurance companies, resulting in healthier communities. Use your talents to improve the health outcomes of millions of people and discover the meaning behind: Caring. Connecting. Growing together.------ -The Principal of Design Manager position oversees staff responsible for the front and back-end design of our pharmacy network applications. The team is responsible for the analysis, creation and maintenance of computer programs and services for commercial or end user applications, such as health care claims processing, financial management, reporting, and other functions associated with healthcare networks. The role is also responsible for and implementing best practices across the Software Designers. This position will identify areas for improvement and provide guidance and training to make the necessary changes.You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. -Primary Responsibilities: - -

• Directs the activities of a software Design team for software application enhancements and new products. Selects, develops, and evaluates personnel ensuring the efficient operation of the function. Establishes operational objectives, work plans and delegates assignments to subordinates
• Responsible for creating and implementing design standards across the applications and the Change Healthcare Pharmacy enterprise. This includes creation of, documenting and training the teams across all applications and services
• Hire, mentor, and coach a team of Designers at various levels, grow and develop the next generation of Design Architects
• Plays a key role in collaborating and influencing indirect reports to meet product quality expectations. This may involve meeting with customers to understand their business needs, satisfaction with our products and team members to help maintain positive relationships
• Leads direct reports to meet product quality expectations. This may involve meeting with customers to understand their business needs, satisfaction with our products and team members to help maintain positive relationships
• Works with vendors on current and potential integration and maintains those relationships
• Collaborates with cross-functional teams to drive continuous improvements and cost reductions in our applications
• Primary Duties/Responsibility 8: Stay up do date on industry trends and performs analysis on the best design strategies. Directs the team leaders to further develop and implement chosen strategiesYou'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: - -
  • BA in related field or 12+ years of equivalent business experience
  • 12+ years of experience in software design or business analysis and 5+ years of experience leading teams along with demonstrated success at meeting delivery expectations
  • Ability to travel 10% as needed for customer site visitsPreferred Qualifications: - -
    • Experience with agile development
    • Pharmacy business experience
    • Experience with Jira
    • Skilled in negotiation
    • Exceptional communication skillsCareers with Optum. Our objective is to make health care simpler and more effective for everyone. With our hands at work across all aspects of health, you can play a role in creating a healthier world, one insight, one connection and one person at a time. We bring together some of the greatest minds and ideas to take health care to its fullest potential, promoting health equity and accessibility. Work with diverse, engaged and high-performing teams to help solve important challenges. -*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy -California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island, or Washington Residents Only: The salary range for California, Colorado, Connecticut, Nevada, New York, Rhode Island or Washington residents is $101,200 to $184,000. 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. -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. - - - - -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. - - - - -

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