Director of Product, Behavioral Health - Remote

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The Director of Product, Behavioral is responsible for developing a behavioral health solution for the intellectual developmentally disabled (IDD) population and a behavioral health delegation strategy including evaluating potential partners. This role is accountable for delivering solutions that not only meet the expectations of our members and state customers but also differentiate C&S competitively through measurable consumer impact.

A critical component of this role is deep partnership with the C&S clinical team. The Director will work side by side with clinical leadership to translate clinical strategy into scalable product, partner, and market approaches-ensuring clinical priorities are embedded in partnerships, operational execution, and member experience.

The Director will also collaborate closely with local markets to understand market-specific nuances, the growth team to identify market needs and help develop RFP responses, the consumer experience team to develop an experience strategy, and the policy team to proactively assess how the evolving policy landscape influences product design. The overarching vision is a continuously refined strategy, grounded in clinical insight, data, customer feedback, and enterprise capabilities.

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:

• Partner closely with the C&S clinical team to design and operationalize a behavioral health strategy that meets the unique clinical and social needs of the IDD population
• Build and maintain a comprehensive external market view for the IDD population, including market dynamics, competitive landscape, state trends, and member and population health insights
• Partner with the consumer experience team to deliver a cohesive, clinically aligned end-to-end member experience
• Develop a behavioral health delegation strategy, including defining clinical and operational requirements, evaluating partners, negotiating contracts, and monitoring ongoing performance
• Work with growth and marketing teams to develop RFP responses and sales materials that clearly articulate our differentiated strategy
• Continuously refine the product strategy by incorporating data, clinical insights, and market feedback into forward-looking plans
• Partner with finance, actuarial, and clinical teams to interpret pricing models and cost and utilization trends, identify affordability opportunities, and own year-over-year pricing recommendations informed by product, clinical, and market strategy

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 product development/management
• Healthcare Industry experience.
• Experience in leading complicated, cross-functional projects
• Experience with behavioral health product design
• Experience in complex, matrix organizations; knows how to get things done both through formal channels and the informal network
• Demonstrated leadership ability with cross-functional teams and consensus builder
• Proven good negotiation, problem solving, planning and decision-making skills. Accurately scopes out projects, sets objectives and goals, develops schedules and resource assignments, measures performance against goals, and evaluates results
• Proven ability to manage projects simultaneously and achieve goals. Uses resources effectively and efficiently
• Prove solid analytical skills. Demonstrates ability to use data to drive action

Preferred Qualifications:

• Experience with Medicare Advantage, Medicaid Managed Care and/or DSNP health plans
• Experience with intellectual developmentally disabled (IDD) population
• Experience with delegation of health plan functions
• Knowledge of health plan management (network, operations, clinical)

*All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy

Pay is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience, certifications, etc. In addition to your salary, we offer benefits such as, a comprehensive benefits package, incentive and recognition programs, equity stock purchase and 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). No matter where or when you begin a career with us, you'll find a far-reaching choice of benefits and incentives. The salary for this role will range from $134,600 to $230,800 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.

Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants.

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 enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug - free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.