Product Manager

Optum is a global organisation 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 start Caring.
Connecting.
Growing together.
In healthcare, evolution doesn't just happen.
It takes innovation, imagination, and a passion for solving problems in new and better ways.
And innovation is taking place at a lightning-fast pace every day at Optum.
As the fastest growing part of the UnitedHealth Group family of businesses, we're expanding our team in Ireland and creating excellent opportunities for those who want greater purpose and more impact in their work.
We'll provide the investment, support, and resources to advance your career.
You'll provide the talent, ambition, and drive.
Optum Rx is looking for an experienced, curious, and self-motivated individual to lead a team that will be responsible for the development of new products and services for the organization.
Partnering with business stakeholders, data science teams and technology teams, you will build strong relationships with our internal stakeholders, acquiring knowledge of the business and driving strategic platform build.
You will join a team of product managers, product owners, data scientists, and analysts who are responsible for building the pricing platform for over $ Billion of prescription drug spend in the US Market annually.
The team bring integrity, experience and calmness to what is a mammoth business.
We have thousands of US clients, each with thousands of FDA approved drug prices to be managed.
We are using our predictive models to optimize millions of individual drug prices to ensure we deliver value for clients and ultimately people who are filling over million prescriptions per year.
We are accountable to manage one of the most complex areas of UnitedHealth Group, one of the largest companies in the world.
We have to bring initiative, innovative thinking and curiosity to constantly evolve in a highly regulated environment.
The changes we make have impact the next day for millions of people in the US market.
Our team culture is built on trust.
We give our team the space they need to deliver results and the environment to ensure they can have fun doing it.
Primary Responsibilities: Roadmap ownership and prioritization Writing clear product requirements (PRDs, user stories) Stakeholder communication and alignment Familiarity with AI/ML concepts (model accuracy, training data, inference) Own the product lifecycle from discovery to delivery Collaborate with the Lead Data Scientist to ensure AI features are feasible, ethical, and valuable Work closely with Product Owners to manage backlogs and sprint planning Represent the voice of the users in all product decisions Agile mindset product development You will be rewarded and recognised 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 providing development for other roles you may be interested in.
Required Qualifications: Bachelor's degree (or higher) in a relevant subject or equivalent experience.
Proven extensive experience in product management Scaling Agile for Enterprise frameworks certifications ( SA, SP, POPM) Proven track record of managing all aspects of a successful product throughout its lifecycle Proven stakeholder management skills across multiple levels Please note you must currently be eligible to work and remain indefinitely without any restrictions in the country to which you are making an application.
Proof will be required to support your application.
All telecommuters will be required to adhere to the UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy.
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 marginalised 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: Optum is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to gender, civil status, family status, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, race, and membership of the Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by law.
Optum is a drug-free workplace.
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