Optum · 5 months ago
Vice President, Digital Engineering - Optum Consumer
Eden Prairie, MN
Full-time
Hybrid
Director/Executive
$197K/yr - $337K/yr
15+ years expOptum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. In this leadership role, you will be responsible for leading a Product Engineering team for the Optum App and making our consumer obsessed digital vision come to life, overseeing the creation and transformation of digital experiences serving various stakeholders.
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Responsibilities
Define and execute a long-term engineering vision aligned with the company's digital health strategy and growth goals
Build, lead, and scale a high-performing global engineering organization with a culture of innovation, accountability, and inclusion
Recruit and mentor senior engineering leaders, fostering both technical and people management capabilities
Lead the development of robust, scalable, secure, and user-friendly consumer-facing applications accessed by millions of users
Ensure product performance, reliability, and uptime meet the highest standards for public-facing systems
Drive technical decision-making that enables speed, scalability, and flexibility across the stack
Oversee the integration of AI/ML-driven features (e.g., personalized recommendations, NLP, intelligent triage) into consumer products
Partner with data science and product teams to deliver data-informed user experiences that support improved health outcomes
Ensure responsible use of AI, including data ethics, explainability, and alignment with healthcare regulations
Ensure all systems are designed and maintained in accordance with HIPAA, HITRUST, SOC 2, and other relevant regulatory standards
Collaborate with Security, Legal, and Compliance teams to implement privacy and risk mitigation best practices
Proactively identify and address risks related to data integrity, patient safety, and information security
Manage delivery timelines, budgets, team structures, and prioritization across complex product portfolios
Establish and measure KPIs, engineering health metrics, and delivery benchmarks to drive continuous improvement
Implement and evolve best-in-class software development practices, DevOps, and infrastructure operations
Partner closely with Product, Clinical, Security, UX, and Executive teams to ensure technical strategy supports overall business and patient-impact goals
Act as a strategic voice for engineering in company-wide planning and decision-making
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field
15+ years of software engineering experience, with 5+ years in senior engineering leadership roles
Proven track record building and scaling consumer-grade digital products with millions of users (ideally in healthcare, wellness, fintech, or e-commerce)
Experience leading matrixed, geographically dispersed engineering teams across multiple time zones
Proven understanding of AI/ML integration in production environments (especially within consumer-facing products)
Demonstrated expertise in Agile methods, cloud platforms (AWS, GCP, Azure), microservices architecture, DevOps, and application security
Excellent communication, influence, leadership, and stakeholder management skills
Preferred
Experienced Product Engineering leader
Experience building at scale GenAI solutions in production environments
Healthcare industry experiences
All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy
Benefits
Comprehensive benefits package
Incentive and recognition programs
Equity stock purchase
401k contribution
Company
Optum
Optum is a healthcare company that provides pharmacy services, health care operations, and population health management. It is a sub-organization of UnitedHealth Group.
10001+ employees
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Funding
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Late StageLeadership Team
Daniel Castillo
Chief Executive Officer, Optum Care Delivery
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Jay Green
Chief Financial Officer
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