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 start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

About the Role:

As a Fortune 5 business, we’re one of the world’s leading healthcare companies. There are no limits here on the resources you’ll have or the challenges you’ll encounter.

We have been supporting global healthcare systems from Ireland and the UK for more than 20 years, building a dynamic and diverse team of more than 2,100 talented individuals. With a continued record of growth and stability, we're on the constant lookout for fresh talent to join our expanding teams.

The Optum Rx Product Owner will be responsible for the operational performance, strategy, P&L and growth of an external facing Pharmacy Analytics product. This position oversees the strategic direction, roadmaps and implementation of new features for this revenue generating product.

Careers with Optum offer flexible work arrangements and individuals who live and work in the Republic of Ireland will have the opportunity to split their monthly work hours between our Dublin and telecommuting from a home-based office in a hybrid work model.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Ownership of product, roadmap features and goals to drive performance and growth

• Liaise with external customers to understand their needs and be able to translate those needs to a functional, scalable product.

• Maintains the Product Implementation Plan and ensures its accuracy

• Works with Product Leadership to identify new product features, prioritize them in a backlog and add to Roadmap

• Monitors performance of Product and identifies opportunities for process improvement

• Oversight of product marketing strategy, creating a plan for growth

• Oversight of SOW creation and maintenance of performance goals with vendors

• Ensure effective performance of product in marketspace, and identifying strategic opportunities for future growth

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:

• Product development experience in pharmacy , Healthcare consultancy or related fields

• Experience driving project teams and executing in a complex organization

• Experience communicating/presenting to senior leadership

• Excellent familiarity with the Product Development Lifecycle

• Experience with strategic thinking: analyze market data, create strategic/long range plans, interpret competitive intelligence & identify opportunities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience in designing reporting and measuring performance against product goals

• Experience with P&L and budgets associated with products

• Experience with Marketing and/or Sales – directly or indirectly

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office suite and data analysis tools

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. © 2023 Optum Services (Ireland) Limited. All rights reserved.