Chief Architect, Optum Rx
Schaumburg, IL

Job Description

The Chief Architect is responsible for providing overall leadership, establishing and maintaining a technical strategy , defining the architecture progression to achieve the strategy and lead the technology transformation to enable a $70B Pharmacy Care Services business. S/he is responsible for leading business specific Enterprise Architecture capabilities, as well as collaborating with other Chief Architects across the entire UnitedHealth Group enterprise.

Core responsibilities will include:

* Engage with business and technology leaders to fully understanding business strategy and vision


* Create and drive a technology strategy to enable the vision to be realized


* Develop and maintain a rolling 3-year strategic architecture roadmap (and socialize, evolve and obtain buy-in for the roadmap)


* Define a step-by-step process to deliver incremental results on the roadmap


* Consult with engineering teams to solve problems at their root cause


* Define and lead an application modernization and rationalization agenda, including cloud migration


* Create deliverables that provide exceptional clarity and connections to business objectives


* Package presentations concisely for executives


* Provide direct leadership to a team accountable for the Architecture capabilities but also capable to work on solving the hardest technology challenges, assess emerging technologies and perform proof of concepts


* Set / mature the vision and strategy for the team


* Create and foster an environment of innovation - including: remove roadblocks and enable strategic risk taking; advocates and drives change management, enable and model adoption of innovative behaviors and practices



Required experiences:

* 15 years of progressive technology leadership experiences


* Demonstrated expertise applying Enterprise Architecture practices to drive business value


* Track record of success with application modernization and rationalization


* Experience migrating from on-premise to cloud-based platforms (Public, Private and hybrid)


* Proven success creating business-enabling 3 year technology roadmaps


* Experience architecting scalable technology solutions that adjust to cyclical business patterns


* Demonstrated strategic thinking abilities and an enterprise-wide perspective


* History of executing with excellence: setting purposeful goals and achieving them through intelligent actions, which balancing competing priorities without losing momentum behind execution


* Experience leading through influence in a complex, large, matrixed, global environment


* Prior people management responsibilities with senior level team members as direct reports


* Leadership style which fosters accountability, transparent communication, innovation and leading by example


* High level of emotional intelligence and confidence


* Outstanding collaboration, strong influencing, problem solving and negotiation skills


* Proven ability to sell ideas to others outside of your direct team members



Desired experiences:

* History of working within an Agile delivery model


* Data streaming (Kafka)


* Experience with open source technologies


* Direct to consumer background (Digital, eCommerce and mobile)



Technology Careers with Optum. Information and technology have amazing power to transform the health care industry and improve people's lives. This is where it's happening. This is where you'll help solve the problems that have never been solved. We're freeing information so it can be used safely and securely wherever it's needed. We're creating the very best ideas that can most easily be put into action to help our clients improve the quality of care and lower costs for millions. This is where the best and the brightest work together to make positive change a reality. This is the place to do your life's best work.SM

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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