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 Portfolio Manager for Portfolio Management is responsible for identifying and qualifying Payment Integrity solutions to payment integrity customers. The successful candidate will be seasoned at managing a portfolio of projects and working across teams to meet client targets. Your passion to find repeatable methods to drive business development opportunities and client growth are key elements in the foundation of this role. This role will be a part of a team who will focus on the delivery of client initiatives to drive payment integrity savings across United Healthcare.

Day-to-day activities may include but are not limited to, oversight on current in-year initiatives, mitigating risks and issues to ensure successful delivery of plans, developing new strategies for growth, following up on customer inquiries or requests for proposals, conducting opportunity reviews. You will be responsible for finding ways to deepen and broaden the entire Optum Payment Integrity product line as well as assessing broader market developments and trends.

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:

• Development and execution of PI growth strategies and plans, including the development of new business capabilities.

• Build relationships with teams who focus on the integrity of claim payments and serve as the primary point of contact for growth delivery.

• Manage portfolio of initiatives to track, measure and report on program financials and operational impacts, keeping key stakeholders informed; developing new reports and enhancing existing reports as needed (e.g., dashboards, scorecards, reports)

• Review consolidated operational performance reports to determine overall effectiveness, make necessary changes, and identify opportunities for new programs or program consolidation or expansion.

• Ability to engage business partners in a matrix organization from individual to senior management, lead meetings, gather requirements, and meet deadlines.

• Provide timely written and / or verbal communications regarding project progress including deliverables, significant milestones, risks, and mitigation strategies to the management team.

• Create and maintain high-quality artifacts including PNP’s business requirements, test plans & results, meeting notes, process design & other documentation.

• Ability to function and maintain data integrity in a multi -project environment with changing priorities.

• Establishes best practices and tools to grow services.

• Represents clients and coordinates with other functions to implement new initiatives, complete projects, and address ongoing growth needs.

Required Qualifications:

• Previous experience in identifying process, reporting gaps, and implementing enhancements to solve a problem.

• Proven experience in developing, implementing, and delivering on growth strategies.

• Proven experience documenting processes and practices.

• Proficiency with MS PowerPoint (at least intermediate, will be creating and presenting slide decks)

• Proficiency with MS Excel (at least intermediate)

• Proficiency with Tableau (at least intermediate)

• Ability to prioritize multiple tasks, priorities, projects, and deadlines.

• High attention to detail with exceptional verbal and written communications skills

• Highly collaborative style, with ability to establish credibility and build relationships at all levels.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Undergraduate degree (ideally in Business or Finance)

• Project Management experience

• Experience in claims administration and payment integrity

• Business process knowledge related to technical applications within UHG-IT and/or Optum.

• Experience in financial experience such as budgeting, forecasting

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.