HL7 Interface Technical Liaison - US Telecommute - Mountain And Pacific Time Zones

UnitedHealth Group Incorporated

Position Description:

We'll put you in the driver's seat on vital projects that have strategic importance to our mission of helping people lead healthier lives. Yes, we share a mission that inspires. We need your organizational talents and business discipline to help fuel ours. It's the opportunity to do your life's best work.


Positions in this function conduct and manage outcomes of various studies that include analyzing, reviewing, forecasting, trending, and presenting information for operational and business planning. They support short and long term operational/strategic business activities by developing, enhancing and maintaining operational information and models. They also develop and implement effective/strategic business solutions through research and analysis of data and business processes.

Primary Responsibilities:
  • Responsible for the work flow of all projects 
  • Interact with customers both internal and external to gather project requirements and act as liaison between customer and design team 
  • Simultaneously lead several complex projects with varied, multiple deliverables, team members and audiences requiring ongoing prioritization and relationship management 
  • Communicate job status information to all team members 
  • Promote smooth workflow and communication between departments 
  • Create and manage timelines for all projects 
  • Ensure workflow progresses efficiently and projects/staff are organized as priorities shift 
  • Maintain job tracking and time keeping database 
  • Maintain and update project status report and run weekly status meetings 
  • Help enhance and improve department processes 
  • Communicate consolidated project milestones and deliverables for readiness 
  • The ability to generate detailed project status reporting (including critical path impact, dependencies, milestones, resources, cost, work breakdown structures, etc). 
  • The ability to work in a matrix environment across cross functional teams 
  • Workflow design, implementation and management experience 
  • Strong negotiation skills 
  • Comfortable leading client facing discussions 
  • Ability to produce results in a highly dynamic and formative environment
  • Generally work is self-directed and not prescribed.
  • Works with less structured, more complex issues.
  • Position does include travel (up to 50% of time). Travel is typically M-F, traveling on Mondays to client site, at client site Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday and traveling home on Friday's. Will be doing this approx 2 times per month.
  • Serves as a resource to others.
Required Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree or HS diploma/GED with 3+ years of equivalent experience
  • 2+ years of experience in an external client facing role
  • 2+ years of IT Technical Project Management experience
  • 2+ years of experience with all aspects of the System Development Life Cycle (SDLC)
  • 3+ years of experience with data gathering/analysis and writing system requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Finance, Health Administration or a related field
  • Experience with HL7 interface analysis or design and proficiency with system architecture diagrams
  • Proficiency with:
    • SQL
    • CloverLeaf
    • Gap Analysis

OptumInsight is part of the family of companies that make UnitedHealth Group one of the leaders across most major segments of the US health care system.

OptumInsight is one of the largest and fastest growing health information companies. We specialize in improving the performance of the health system by providing analytics, technology and consulting services that enable better decisions and results. We integrate workflow solutions that deliver data in real-time, and create actionable insights processing health information that relates directly to and affects one in four patients in the U.S, one in every three Medicaid dollars and one in every five emergency room visits. And we do it all with every action focused on our shared values of Integrity, Compassion, Relationships, Innovation & Performance.

What can YOU do with the right information? At OptumInsight, the possibilities and the impact are limitless. No matter what your role is at OptumInsight, you'll be empowered to ask more questions, develop better solutions and help make the health care system greater than ever. It's always fresh. It's always exciting. And it's never been more important.


Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status.


UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment. In addition, employees in certain positions are subject to random drug testing.



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