Senior Product Manager, (Payer/Provider )Network Strategy & Optimization - Remote at UnitedHealth Group
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Senior Product Manager, (Payer/Provider )Network Strategy & Optimization - Remote
Requisition number: 2373553 Job category: Product Primary location: Eden Prairie, MN Date posted: 06/26/2026 Overtime status: Exempt Travel: Yes, 10 % of the Time
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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 inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Senior Product Manager - Network Optimization is responsible for owning the strategy, prioritization, and execution of the Network Optimization module within the Value Connect platform. This role focuses on capabilities that optimize provider networks across access, cost, quality, and performance, enabling payers and providers to make data-driven network decisions.
This role partners closely with engineering, data science, network operations, actuarial, clinical, and business stakeholders to translate complex network performance and cost-of-care challenges into scalable, analytics-driven product capabilities. The Senior Product Manager operates with strong technical and analytical product acumen, driving disciplined execution across discovery, delivery, and optimization while aligning to broader Value Connect platform strategy.
You"ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. For all hires in the Minneapolis or Washington, D.C. area, you will be required to work in the office a minimum of four days per week.
Primary Responsibilities:
Network Optimization Product Strategy
Owns the product vision and strategy for the Network Optimization module within Value Connect
Defines clear product-level goals, problem statements, and outcome-based success measures tied to network cost, access, and performance
Identifies and prioritizes optimization use cases such as network adequacy, steerage, leakage reduction, provider performance, and cost efficiency
Partners with network, actuarial, and clinical stakeholders to ensure solutions align to real-world network management workflows
Incorporates customer, market, and competitive insights to inform product tradeoffs and sequencing decisions
Roadmap Ownership, Prioritization & Delivery
Owns the end-to-end product roadmap and backlog for the Network Optimization module
Drives prioritization across the Product Development Roadmap, Product Backlog, and Sprint Backlog based on value, feasibility, and risk
Ensures delivery sequencing maximizes measurable financial impact, operational efficiency, and customer adoption
Partners with engineering and data science to define and track OKRs tied specifically to network optimization outcomes
Monitors delivery progress and recommends scope or sequencing adjustments to maintain focus on highest-impact optimization capabilities
Technical Product Leadership & Data Alignment
Serves as the primary product partner to engineering and data science teams delivering network optimization analytics and workflows
Translates optimization use cases into clear functional requirements, data needs, and acceptance criteria
Ensures alignment to Value Connect data models, analytics standards, and architectural patterns
Identifies opportunities to reuse data assets, analytics, and workflows across Value Connect modules
Balances near-term delivery with long-term scalability, performance, explainability, and data quality
Agile Execution & Operational Excellence
Applies agile product management best practices to drive predictable, high-quality delivery of optimization capabilities
Reinforces a shared Definition of Done for analytics-driven features and insights
Uses agile product development tools to manage roadmaps, dependencies, and delivery metrics
Partners with delivery leadership on capacity planning and sequencing across analytics and engineering workstreams
Identifies execution risks related to data availability, model readiness, or integration dependencies and drives mitigation plans
Customer Outcomes & Product Performance
Owns success metrics for the Network Optimization module, including financial impact, adoption, usability, and operational performance
Ensures the right optimization problems are being solved through continuous discovery, testing, and validation
Partners with internal and external customers to validate network optimization insights and workflows
Drives continuous improvement of optimization capabilities based on performance data and customer feedback
Provides transparent reporting on product outcomes, learnings, and tradeoffs to stakeholders
Cross-Functional Collaboration & Influence
Collaborates closely with engineering, data science, network operations, actuarial, clinical, and business teams
Communicates product decisions, tradeoffs, and progress related to the Network Optimization module to senior stakeholders
Anticipates cross-module dependencies and proactively addresses alignment challenges within Value Connect
Navigates competing priorities through data-driven, customer-centric decision-making
You"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:
Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer 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 us, you"ll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $112,700 - $193,200 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.
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