Vice President, Operations and Strategy - Remote

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This leader establishes and executes the operating strategy for the California IPA business, with accountability for technology enablement, network management, complex transitions, and cross-functional business outcomes. The role aligns market, regional, and national leaders around enterprise priorities, measurable results, and an integrated operating model. The primary accountability is the IPA business, with defined oversight of Group operations where shared technology, provider data, contracting, network processes, or transitions require an integrated approach.

• California IPA strategy and priorities, including performance, provider experience, growth, and investment needs
• IPA technology enablement and improvement of the supporting technology stack, including Optum Pro, CURO, Cozeva, DataCORE, VIM, and related tools
• Network management and provider-data coordination across national and regional provider contracting, provider relations, network services, and Partner Data Integrity (PDI)
• Executive oversight and governance of complex provider, practice, site, pod, network, and system transitions
• Defined oversight of Group operations where shared technology, provider data, contracting, network processes, or transitions require an integrated approach

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.

• IPA Strategy and Planning
  • Own the development and execution of the California IPA operating strategy and transformation agenda, establishing priorities and driving enterprise performance across provider experience, operational effectiveness, quality, affordability, growth, and financial outcomes
  • Partner with market, functional, and executive leaders to prioritize investments, establish strategic roadmaps, and ensure scalable capabilities that strengthen Optum's position as the preferred IPA partner in California
  • Assess performance, network needs, provider experience, technology gaps, and growth opportunities across regions
  • Define where IPA and Group capabilities should be aligned and where different approaches are needed
• Technology Enablement
  • Drive technology strategy, platform integration, workflow modernization, automation, and digital experience improvements to create a more unified, efficient, and data-driven provider operating environment
  • Lead the IPA technology roadmap around the needs of providers and practice staff
  • Align business priorities across Optum Pro, CURO, Cozeva, DataCORE, VIM, and related data and workflow tools
  • Identify fragmented workflows, manual processes, duplicative tools, and data issues, and prioritize practical improvements
  • Partner with technology, product, data, and operations teams to define requirements, ownership, dependencies, and outcomes
  • Represent California priorities in national technology and investment planning
• Network Management
  • Establish and lead cross-functional governance for provider network operations, including clear decision rights, accountability, performance expectations, and escalation pathways across national and regional provider contracting, provider relations, network services, credentialing, provider data management, and Partner Data Integrity (PDI)
  • Set California priorities and hold national and regional partners…