Director of Product- Quality - HEDIS or Stars - Remote

Senior Product Manager

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 is a strategic product leader responsible for defining and executing the product strategy for one of Optum Payment Integrity's Facility Claim Review products. These are established, widely adopted products operating at significant scale which means the innovation you drive reaches the market fast and shows up in real client and financial outcomes, not someday but now.

Optum Payment Integrity helps health plans and healthcare organizations ensure claims are paid accurately and fairly, reducing unnecessary medical spend across the full claim lifecycle through a combination of advanced analytics, AI, and deep healthcare reimbursement expertise. You will own the product vision, roadmap, and performance ensuring the product delivers measurable client value, scales effectively, and remains differentiated in the market.

Why this role

• Own a product that's already winning and take it further. You're not starting from zero. You'll inherit a proven, in-market product with a strong client base and clear runway to scale new value quickly.
• Build at the intersection of healthcare reimbursement and applied AI. You'll partner daily with AI/ML, analytics, and data science teams to turn some of healthcare's most complex reimbursement problems into intelligent, data-driven solutions.
• Real influence, real visibility. You'll set strategy, drive execution, and shape decisions alongside senior leaders across product, engineering, and go-to-market with your impact measured in client outcomes and business growth.

This is a high-impact role for a strategic product leader who thrives at the intersection of data, technology, and market opportunity, and who is equally adept at setting vision and driving execution.

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 the Market Vision and Product Strategy
• Lead Product Development and Execution
• Measure and Optimize Product Performance
• Collaborate to Drive Market Growth
• Stay Ahead of Market and Industry Trends

At Optum, product leaders are builders and connectors - translating complex healthcare challenges into scalable, data-driven solutions that improve affordability and trust in the healthcare system. You will collaborate closely with other Product Managers and cross-functional teams to advance a unified roadmap and shared vision for building AI-powered solutions that transform healthcare payment integrity.

If you thrive on turning insight into impact and working across teams to drive innovation, you'll find your next challenge here.

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:

• 7+ years of experience in product management, product strategy, and/or business transformation
• 3+ years of experience in payment integrity
• Experience with inpatient and outpatient reimbursement methodologies (ex. DRG) and facility claims
• Experience developing product strategies, roadmaps, business cases, and implementation plans for complex healthcare products or initiatives
• Experience leading cross-functional initiatives and influencing stakeholders across Product, Clinical, Technology, Operations, and Growth organizations
• Experience partnering with…