UnitedHealth Group - Associate Director - Healthcare Solutions & Architecture

Discipline : Information Technology

Industry : IT Architecture

Job Description :

UnitedHealth Group is a company that's on the rise. We're expanding in multiple directions, across borders and, most of all, in the way we think.

- Here, innovation isn't about another gadget, it's about transforming the health care industry. Ready to make a difference- Make yourself at home with us and start doing your life's best work.(sm)

Preferred :

- Field-of-Expertise Experience creating interoperable SOA systems, not isolated products or solutions. Must be passionate about reuse, common models & industry patterns for assembling a system.

- Experience in semantic technologies like coding, ontologies and taxonomies. Experience in knowledge based tech like fuzzy algorithms, policy based systems, etc.

- Experience in event-driven technologies for messaging, enterprise architecture integration patterns using ESB as integration medium, workflow (human & system) for managing long-running transactions.

- Cloud-based SaaS architectures - involves designing elastic solutions, distributed state, availability and scalability, etc.

- Modern persistence technologies for indexing, caching, search and analysis Has proven record of successfully motivating & directing a software development team.

- Good technical infrastructure performance modeling and benchmarking skills

No. of Openings - 1

Qualification :

- Undergraduate degree or equivalent experience.

RESPONSIBILITIES :

Present technical and business architectural solution to clients Lead technical architecture and design process during customer engagements Capability to execute in the context of 3rd party technology/architectures including Electronic Medical Record (EMR) systems, Enterprise Data Warehouses, Enterprise Imaging systems, Clinical Messaging systems and /or Patient Engagement systems etc..

- Partner closely with the Solution Engineering Team for successful architectural engagement Mentor field technical roles on Healthcare solutions, platforms & customer requirements & considerations Demonstrate thought leadership through publication, presentations, white papers and event participation

- Develop strong partner relationships to accelerate customer engagements and expand the OGS solution offerings Qualifications

Education :

- Bachelor's / Master's degree in Information Technology or related field 8-10 years of architecture experience in the healthcare industry and 15-20 years IT experience in developing large-scale, distributed, semantically interoperable systems.

- Experience with Enterprise Architecture modeling techniques to create the right-sized specification to which development teams design and implement. Product Development experience in a dynamic and Agile Healthcare environment.

- Healthcare IT experience that drives a better understanding of the stakeholders and customers benefiting from the solution.

- Strong experience designing and working with n-tier architectures as well as in design and architecture of interfaces/interoperability solutions for Healthcare products

- Specialized knowledge in EMR, HIMS, RCM, PHM, Care Management, LIMS, Public Health etc. technology and healthcare delivery. Ability to provide technical depth and business acumen.

- Ability to provide a complete and thorough presentation and explanation of solution components or concepts to senior level management, customers, or internal stakeholders.

- Ability to understand and add value to the software development lifecycle.

- Experience working with at UNIX, Linux, and Windows platforms, and associated integration techniques Experience working with Oracle and SQL Server databases

- Experience in designing and implementing solutions using SOA Application Integration technologies and methodologies

- Experience in JAVA Application and SOA Middleware development and SOA Governance Experience in implementing Healthcare standard messaging platforms, including HL7, EDI, 4010/5010, and healthcare adapters, interfaces, and services

- Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Specific healthcare standards experience : RIM 3, CDA, SNOMED, LOINC, HL7 2 and 3, Lab, Rx, IHE standards, S&I framework, ONC Exchange and Direct Specific technology experience : J2EE, OSGi, Web and Restful services, Drools, Service Mix, CXF, Apache MQ, jBPM, JMS, memcache and hazelcast, Apache foundation components, RDF, OWL, JSON, XML, W3C standards 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.

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