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Senior Product Manager, Payer or Provider - Network Strategy and Optimization

Optum Eden Prairie, MN 🇺🇸 Remote

Eden Prairie, MN

1mo ago Closed

$113k - $193k/yr Full time Business Analytics Cost Optimization Network Optimization

This position is no longer accepting applications (closed Jul 14, 2026).

Job Description

Optum offers a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, an equity stock purchase plan, and 401(k) contributions. The Senior Product Manager for Network Strategy and Optimization will own the strategy, prioritization, and execution for the Network Optimization module within the Value Connect platform, focusing on capabilities that enhance payer and provider networks across access, cost, quality, and performance through data driven insights that drive measurable outcomes. This role is based in Eden Prairie, MN with remote work options and a salary range of USD 112,700 to 193,200 per year.

Responsibilities

Owns the vision and strategy for Network Optimization in Value Connect, accountable for business value, client relevance, and module performance
Defines goals, problem statements, and outcome based success measures tied to cost, access, performance, and operational efficiency
Identifies and prioritizes optimization use cases including network adequacy, steerage, leakage reduction, provider performance, cost efficiency, and cost of care improvement
Collaborates with network, actuarial, clinical, and business stakeholders to align solutions with real world network management workflows and analytics needs
Leverages customer, market, competitive, and performance data to guide tradeoffs, sequencing, and ongoing optimization strategy
Owns end to end roadmap and backlog for the Network Optimization module, from planning to sprint execution
Prioritizes roadmap, backlog, and sprint work based on business value, feasibility, data readiness, and delivery risk
Plans delivery sequencing to maximize financial impact, adoption, usability, and operational performance
Teaming with engineering, UX, and data science to define delivery plans, success metrics, and acceptance criteria for optimization outcomes
Manages delivery risks and sequencing related to data availability, model readiness, integration dependencies, and cross team capacity
Acts as the primary product partner to engineering, UX, and data science teams delivering network optimization analytics, workflows, and decision support
Translates optimization use cases into clear functional requirements, workflow expectations, data needs, and acceptance criteria
Ensures alignment with Value Connect data models, analytics standards, and architectural patterns to enable scale and reuse
Identifies opportunities to reuse data assets, analytical logic, and workflows across Value Connect modules to improve consistency and speed to value
Balances near term delivery with long term scalability, performance, explainability, and data quality across analytics driven capabilities
Applies agile product management practices to enable predictable, high quality delivery of network optimization features
Maintains a shared Definition of Done for analytics driven features, models, and insights with engineering and data teams
Uses agile planning and product development tools to manage priorities, dependencies, risks, and delivery transparency across workstreams
Collaborates with delivery leadership on capacity planning, sequencing, and execution readiness across engineering, analytics, and integration workstreams
Identifies execution risks related to data availability, model readiness, integration dependencies, or decision latency and drives early mitigation
Owns success metrics for the Network Optimization module, including financial impact, adoption, usability, operational performance, and value realization
Runs continuous discovery, testing, and validation to ensure focus on the highest value network optimization problems
Partners with internal and external stakeholders to validate product direction, workflow usability, and the value of optimization insights in real world use
Drives continuous improvement of optimization capabilities based on performance data, stakeholder feedback, and adoption trends
Communicates product outcomes, tradeoffs, progress, and risks clearly across highly matrixed senior stakeholders
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

Requirements

More than 10 years of experience in healthcare including product management, technology, or analytics driven environments
At least 5 years in product management roles supporting complex, data driven healthcare products or platforms
Minimum 5 years in payer and or provider network domains with solid expertise in network data, workflows, performance management, cost of care, and network optimization analytics
At least 5 years supporting go to market activities including product positioning, value proposition development, client facing demos, and sales enablement in partnership with product marketing
Proven experience translating network and healthcare analytics and complex business problems into product strategy, roadmap decisions, and measurable business outcomes
Ability to bridge technical and non technical audiences and translate complex network and analytics concepts for business and client stakeholders
Proven ability to lead cross functional initiatives across product, engineering, analytics, UX, and business stakeholders in a matrixed environment
Strong track record of product commercialization and delivering analytics driven and network focused solutions to market
Clear, credible communicator with ability to simplify complex concepts and influence diverse stakeholder groups
Solid product strategy ownership for analytics driven healthcare products with clear success measures and business outcomes
Deep understanding of payer and provider network management and analytics use cases including network adequacy, steerage, leakage, provider performance, cost efficiency, and cost of care
Ability to translate complex network, actuarial, clinical, and analytics concepts into scalable product requirements, workflows, and decisions
Experience owning roadmaps and backlog prioritization across delivery stages while managing dependencies tied to data, models, and integrations
Proven ability to drive adoption, influence senior stakeholders, and deliver measurable impact from analytics driven products in matrixed environments

Benefits

Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase plan
401(k) contribution

Application deadline

The posting will remain open for at least two business days or until a sufficient candidate pool is gathered; it may close earlier if applicant volume is high.

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