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 in making healthcare work better for everyone through people-led, responsible AI while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.
The Senior Director of Product will lead the strategy, development, commercialization, and performance of a portfolio of deidentified healthcare data products and analytics solutions for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and other life sciences organizations.
This leader will transform healthcare data assets and analytic capabilities into scalable, differentiated products that help customers generate evidence, understand patient journeys, identify market opportunities, support clinical development, and improve commercial decision-making. The role owns portfolio direction, investment priorities, product governance, adoption, customer value, revenue growth, and profitability.
The position also provides strategic product oversight for data and analytics capabilities supporting the Site Management Organization (SMO). SMO responsibilities are an adjacent focus and do not include direct ownership of clinical trial operations.
Why This Role Matters
This role will help Optum turn deidentified healthcare data into trusted, scalable products that create value for life sciences customers, strengthen clinical research capabilities, and drive responsible business growth.
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:
- Define and execute the long-term vision and portfolio strategy for deidentified healthcare data and analytics products
- Prioritize product investments and roadmaps based on customer needs, market opportunities, enterprise priorities, financial objectives, compliance requirements, and delivery feasibility
- Lead customer discovery and market analysis across evidence generation, clinical development, patient journey, market access, commercial analytics, and related life sciences use cases
- Transform data and analytic capabilities into scalable products with clear customer problems, value propositions, methodologies, quality standards, governance requirements, and success measures
- Drive commercialization, adoption, revenue growth, and profitability in partnership with sales, marketing, finance, client, data, analytics, engineering, and operations teams
- Define and monitor product performance, including customer outcomes, adoption, data quality, delivery, revenue, profitability, and return on investment
- Partner with privacy, legal, compliance, security, and data governance teams to support responsible, secure, and compliant use of healthcare data
- Lead, coach, and develop product managers while strengthening portfolio governance, decision practices, and cross-functional accountability
- Provide strategic product oversight for SMO-related data and analytics capabilities, including opportunities that support site identification, feasibility, patient recruitment, and site-performance insights
- Communicate product strategy, investment choices, performance, and roadmaps to executives, customers, and external partners
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:
- 10+ years of product management leadership experience with ownership of healthcare, data, analytics, or technology product portfolios
- Experience developing, scaling, or commercializing products in which data, analytics, or information assets are a primary customer deliverable
- Experience supporting life sciences customers, including pharmaceutical, biotechnology, or medical device organizations
- Experience creating product strategies, business cases, roadmaps, investment priorities, and measurable business outcomes
- Knowledge of healthcare data sources such as claims, electronic health records, pharmacy, laboratory, registry, imaging, device, or other real-world data
- Working knowledge of healthcare privacy, data governance, compliance, security, and responsible data-use considerations
- Executive-level communication, negotiation, customer engagement, and stakeholder-management skills
- Demonstrated ability to lead product teams and influence decisions across a complex, matrixed organization
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience commercializing healthcare data products or analytics solutions for life sciences customers
- Experience with real-world data, real-world evidence, clinical research analytics, or evidence-generation products
- Experience supporting clinical research, provider, investigator, site-network, or Site Management Organization environments
- Experience with product positioning, packaging, pricing inputs, forecasting, value propositions, and go-to-market planning
- Expertise in the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), healthcare deidentification, and data governance frameworks
- Knowledge of epidemiology, outcomes research, health economics, statistics, or advanced analytics methods
Responsible AI Leadership
Demonstrates the ability to lead responsible adoption of artificial intelligence, evaluate opportunities for AI-enabled products and workflows, and guide teams toward measurable customer and business outcomes while maintaining appropriate governance, privacy, security, and compliance standards.
*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group’s Telecommuter Policy
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 $159,300 - $273,200 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.
At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and help make the health system work better for everyone. Together, we are shaping the future of healthcare by harnessing technology and innovation to make care simpler to navigate, more affordable and more connected for the people we serve. We are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone feels welcomed, valued, heard and respected, empowering people to bring their authentic selves to work and strengthening our collective impact through diverse talents, backgrounds, experiences and perspectives.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
UnitedHealth Group and its affiliated brands are a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.
