UnitedHealth Group is among the most ambitious Fortune 25 companies you'll ever meet. Through our family of businesses, we're working to make the health care system perform better for more people, in more ways than ever.
Simply put, we think the entire system can be greater than it's ever been. And that drives us to work harder, aim higher, and expect more from one another.
Here, you'll be empowered to make an immediate impact for millions of others. And you'll achieve more than you ever expected. How does that fit with your plans?
Dir IT Architecture - Strategic Planning and Alignment, Hartford, CT or Plymouth, MN-314925
UnitedHealth Group is an innovative leader in the health and well-being industry, serving more than 55 million Americans. Through our family of companies, we contribute outstanding clinical insight with consumer-friendly services and advanced technology to help people achieve optimal health.
Description UnitedHealth Group is working to create the health care system of tomorrow. Already Fortune 25, we are totally focused on innovation and change. We work a little harder. We aim a little higher. We expect more from ourselves and each other. And at the end of the day, we're doing a lot of good. Through our family of businesses and a lot of inspired individuals, we're building a high-performance health care system that works better for more people in more ways than ever. Now we're looking to reinforce our team with people who are decisive, brilliant - and built for speed.
As a Senior IT Director you will drive architecture and application capabilities to deliver the technology required to achieve strategic goals and align technology solutions with business strategies by working primarily with senior management.
We are seeking an executive with comprehensive health care industry experience, an end-to-end and strategic thinker with a strong future focus who is able to drive execution. This is an opportunity to have a large impact and drive transactional change in the Healthcare industry.
In this highly visible role you will be accountable to the product management organizations in the enterprise and accountable to:
- Establish effective working relationships with executives and key business partners to collaboratively develop product strategies and creative solutions to business challenges
- Understand the business strategy, translating business strategy to an IT program and project agenda and driving execution against the agenda
- Determine technology capabilities to enable the defined strategies
- Develop IT strategies to meet the business requirements by creating/enhancing Strategic Plans (roadmaps)
- Present to CIO and other senior level executives
- Technology investment prioritization from ideation to budgeted line item
- Define programs, investment plans, business cases and projects
- Apply technology best practices to drive change agenda
- Ensure effective and efficient alignment of technology to support business strategy
- Ensure delivery of technology solutions on schedule and within quality goals
- Providing leadership and accountability for the performance of managers and/or senior level professional staff
- Managing of a team of business solutions architects focused on product enablement
- Developing (and adhering to) annual budgets and staffing plans
Come to UnitedHealth Group, and share your ideas and your passion for doing more. We have roles that will fit your skills and knowledge. We have diverse opportunities that will fit your dreams. Qualifications
- 15+ years technology leadership experience
- 10 years healthcare technology experience
- 5 + in a senior healtcare technology management role
- Managed multiple layers of management staff with at least 3 - 4 direct reports and 5 - 10 indirect reports
- Demonstrated ability to engage with business leaders, C-level executives, UHG-IT key stake holders and external clients
- Demonstrated success in leveraging technology to meet business objectives
- Broad technology experience, including complex systems integration, infrastructure and application roadmap expertise
- Results-orientated individual with strong influencing, problem solving, negotiation, and a high level of emotional intelligence
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills with the ability to influence decisions and push back when necessary
- Ability to build and maintain strong, trusted business partner relationships
- Program Management skills
- Status reporting experience
- Willingness to travel 25%
- Graduate degree or equivalent experience
Assets:
- Six Sigma Black Belt
- Big 4 and or Professional Services Consulting
- SDLC and Agile methodology
- Provider healthcare technology connectivity and delivery
- Director level Healthcare IT Architecture
- Director level Healthcare Application Development management
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V
UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.
Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: equal opportunity employer M/F/D/V. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. |
