Principal Architect

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Reporting to the CTO, OptumServe Technology and Consulting Solutions, this position leads the architecture of complex health IT solutions from the industry-leading assets of the OptumServe business and UnitedHealth Group enterprise to meet the requirements of the Department of Veterans Affairs.

You’ll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges.

**Primary Responsibilities**:

- A detailed knowledge of the latest version of the VA’s Technical Reference Manual
- The ability to understand a broad set of commercial capabilities within the UnitedHealth Group enterprise and how they can be applied to meet federal customer’s objectives
- This position will lead teams of matrix partners to translate required capabilities into concrete operational processes and measurement plans
- Interpret vision and translate into requirements for engineering teams, when possible, validate requirements with marketplace via pilots and beta groups
- Pro-actively identify needs/priorities of audience and provide relevant information when sharing insights, including facts and explanation of decision-making criteria
- Work with internal or external business constituents to determine future solution needs based on customer needs and competitive insights
- Explain competitive landscape and how OptumServe solutions compare
- Anticipate what is happening in the market including customer priorities, needs and goals
- Execute on insights learned; Translate data into a compelling value story to shape customer desire
- Review solution performance against expectations and facilitates or influences changes to future solutions to improve competitive position and optimal contract performance
- Analyze data from KPIs and recommends appropriate actions including directing others in data and metric requirement

**Key Success Factors**:

- Fosters teamwork and collaboration
- Communicates with impact
- Presents effectively
- Listens actively
- Influences and negotiates
- Market intelligence
- Business acumen
- Executive presence
- Cross functional influence and collaboration
- Decision making
- Ability to navigate organizational complexity

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**:

- Bachelor’s degree in a Technical or Engineering discipline
- 10+ years of experience in federal health IT in a contractor capacity (business development, program delivery, or operations) or a federal employee
- 5+ years of experience in solution development or technical architecture, preferably in the VA IT space
- Experience in complex strategy development
- Experience in leading multiple, diverse and complex initiatives in an ambiguous environment with rapidly changing prioritie
- Detailed knowledge of the latest version of the VA’s Technical Reference Manual
- Understanding of Department of Defense (DOD), Veterans Administration (VA) and Health and Human Services (HHS) markets
- Demonstrated success in leading development of a federal health IT solution with a total contract value (TCV) of at least $75M involving at least three external teaming partners which was sold to the Department of Veterans Affairs,
- Department of Defense, or Department of Health and Human Services
- Demonstrated understanding of the complexities and key factors of the business; displays broad business perspective
- Demonstrated ability to work cross functionally with business lines and technology to define deliverables and solutions
- Demonstrated analytical skills and ability to review data and make fact based decisions and/or recommendations
- Demonstrated communication skills (persuasive written, oral, and presentation skills)
- Demonstrated ability to travel when needed

**Preferred Qualification**:

- Master’s Degree
- 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 enterpri