The Vice President, Clinical Insights & Analytics Product is a senior leader within the Optum Insight Product organization responsible for defining and building a next generation product portfolio. This role sits at the intersection of clinical data, advanced analytics, and product commercialization, transforming Optum's differentiated data assets into market-leading solutions that improve outcomes, enable decision-making, and drive growth.
This leader will transform clinical data, analytics and decision intelligence into commercialized products embedding actionable insights into provider and payer workflows and supporting Optum Insight's broader strategy in AI-enabled, insight-driven care delivery.
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: - Identify, validate, and scale commercial opportunities utilizing diverse clinical datasets, including EHR, claims, and clinical notes, to solve complex healthcare ecosystem challenges
- Lead the design, prioritization, and deployment of products that embed advanced insights and decision-support engines directly into clinical workflows and clinician decision-making systems, in partnership with engineering, clinical, data science, and go-to-market teams
- Lead development and deployment for AI-powered LLM solutions that transform clinical, provider, and consumer data into actionable insights, enabling improved care pathways, quality outcomes, and personalized wellness while driving measurable impact on utilization, cost, and health outcomes
- Own Optum Insight clinical data across the businesses
- Partner cross-functionally with Product Management, Engineering, Sales, Clinical, Data Science, Operations, and Compliance leaders to translate analytical capabilities into scalable, market-relevant product features and client-facing solutions
- Apply AI, machine learning, and advanced analytics to solve problems, unlock commercial opportunities, and deliver measurable business, clinical, and customer value
- Integrate enterprise-approved AI tools and advanced technical capabilities into product development pipelines, setting goals to accelerate adoption and remove barriers to innovation
- Champion responsible use of AI and clinical modeling within the product portfolio by embedding transparency, fairness, clinical validation, and accountability throughout the product development lifecycle
- Establish robust clinical validation and data governance frameworks to ensure alignment with clinical safety, quality, privacy, and regulatory expectations
- Serve as key advisor to leadership on clinical data and insights strategy
- Monitor competitive landscape and emerging trends to inform product 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:- 10+ years of experience in healthcare product management, clinical analytics, healthcare data science, or technical data product leadership
- 5+ years of experience leading teams and influencing cross-functional partners across product, engineering, clinical, analytics, commercial, and operational functions
- Proven track record commercializing clinical data assets, including launching or scaling data products, clinical APIs, workflow-integrated analytics, or decision-support capabilities
- Demonstrated experience integrating clinical analytics, predictive models, or decision support tools into EHR workflows (e.g., Epic, Cerner) using industry standards
- Demonstrated experience deploying advanced analytics, machine learning, or AI models in a production healthcare product environment
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in healthcare analytics, data product commercialization, health informatics, product management, or a related field
Preferred Qualifications:- Master's degree, PhD, or MD in Health Informatics, Data Science, Computer Science, Public Health, or a related clinical or quantitative field
- Deep understanding of clinical data architectures, healthcare terminologies, and data privacy regulations
- Proven success in high-growth, matrixed corporate environments, with exceptional executive stakeholder communication and change-management skills
- Experience applying AI strategy, adoption practices, and responsible AI governance within healthcare product development or analytics-enabled product portfolios
- Knowledge of healthcare reimbursement models, value-based care, and payer/provider business workflows
*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 $200,400 to $343,500 annually based on full-time employment. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable.
