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. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as we help advance health equity on a global scale. Here, you will find talented peers, comprehensive benefits, a culture guided by diversity and inclusion, career growth opportunities and your life's best work.(sm)

The health solutions marketplace is hungry for new ideas, innovative products and software that drives elevated performance for the business and the customer. The UnitedHealth Group family of businesses is feeding incredible solutions to that marketplace every day by bringing out the best in our software engineering teams. We serve customers across the health system. Not only do we have more of them every day, we also have more technology, greater data resources and far broader expertise than any competitor anywhere. We're out to change the way our businesses and consumers engage with technology. If you're in, you'll be challenged like never before. It's time to join this history making.

If you are located in Basking Ridge, NJ, you will have the flexibility to work remotely* as you take on some tough challenges.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Functions as a Sr Scrum Master /Agile Coach /Release Train Engineer with an ability to work with multiple Dev teams
• Adapts/implements methodologies approved by the organization (agile, scrum, LeSS)
• Collaborates with multiple teams and Product owners to ensure team members can articulate a clear, compelling product vision, aligned with portfolio vision
• Work with teams to measure progress / health using Agile methods, creates metrics and influences improvement in key indicators (e.g. MBOs, velocity, definition of done, and throughput)
• Facilitate PI Planning and Sprint planning and ensuring there is continual grooming process which drives the development of product Backlog
• Facilitate PMC meetings and works with Product Owners, Business and Technical Delivery Leads, Release Delivery Lead to review product backlog / roadmap health and capital/budget
• Works with leadership to support demand / capacity management / forecasting for multiple teams / products (team velocity, high level estimations, release planning)
• Tracks program financials and ensure budgets are being adhered to
• Collaborates with team to identify and understand roadblocks/challenges
• Manage risks and dependencies, escalate and track impediments
• Influence org and org behaviors (e.g. presenting and consuming
• Agile talks, wiki pages, blogs)
• Develops project/programs plans that include milestones, tasks, dependencies, critical path, and resource assignments
• Focuses on continuous improvement and optimization under organization, creates best Agile/development practices
• Flexible and adaptive in the face of change and obstacles
• Initiates opportunities and influences stakeholders with ideas that drive business value
• Has extensive familiarity with many technologies and applies knowledge to drive enterprise direction
  

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:

• Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience
• 6+ years of working with all aspects of System Development Life Cycle
• 6+ years of IT Project Management experience
• 3+ years of experience as Scrum Master/RTE on a large Agile project
• Proficient with CA Agile/Rally, Aha, and PPMO Optics
• Proficiency with MS Office (Including Project, Excel, Visio, PowerPoint, Teams and SharePoint)

Preferred Qualifications:

• PMP Certification
• CSM, CSP-SM Certification
• SAFe Agilist Certification
• LeSS experience
  

Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.(sm)

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to 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 marginalized 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: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.