Senior Project Manager | Cloud Platform | Azure API Gateway

Job Title: Technical Program Manager
Work Location: Eden PrairieMN55344
Vendor Rate: 73.98
Contract duration: 6
Target Start Date: 19 Jun 2026
Does this position require Visa independent candidates only YES
**FULL ONSITE WORK**

Job Details:

Must Have Skills:
Strong technical communication skills with demonstrated leadership across engineering AI/ML and business teams.
Experience delivering AI/ML or data heavy platforms preferably in healthcare or regulated environments. Familiarity with Azure APIs compliance/audit processes and scaling solutions to multiple external clients. Healthcare payer or clinical decision support domain experience is strongly preferred.

Nice to Have Skills:
Lead end to end delivery of AI programs for CAVA OI Commercial ensuring on time on budget execution
Drive alignment across engineering data science product clinical and business teams
Manage dependencies risks and delivery milestones across a large 2026 roadmap (200 guidelines)
Provide clear executive level status metrics and risk reporting to Optum AI and OI leadership
Ensure compliance with data restrictions governance and enterprise delivery standards

Detailed Job Description
Technical Program Manager with 5 years leading complex cross functional technical programs. Strong technical communication skills with demonstrated leadership across engineering AI/ML and business teams.

Experience delivering AI/ML or data heavy platforms preferably in healthcare or regulated environments. Familiarity with Azure APIs compliance/audit processes and scaling solutions to multiple external clients.

Lead end to end delivery of AI programs for CAVA OI Commercial ensuring on time on budget execution
Drive alignment across engineering data science product clinical and business teams
Manage dependencies risks and delivery milestones across a large 2026 roadmap (200 guidelines)
Provide clear executive level status metrics and risk reporting to Optum AI and OI leadership
Ensure compliance with data restrictions governance and enterprise delivery standards

Healthcare payer or clinical decision support domain experience is strongly preferred.
Background in delivering enterprise AI solutions for external customers at scale.

AI Skills: All contractor resources are expected to demonstrate baseline proficiency in enterprise-approved AI tools as part of their day-to-day responsibilities. This includes but is not limited to:

o Consistent Use: Maintain a minimum of 90% weekly usage of AI tools such as GitHub Copilot Microsoft 365 Copilot and other GenAI platforms approved by the enterprise.
o Applied Productivity: Leverage AI tools to enhance coding documentation data analysis and decision-making workflows.
o Continuous Learning: Stay current with evolving AI capabilities and features and apply them to improve delivery quality and velocity.

Minimum years of experience
>10 years

Certifications Needed :No

Top 3 responsibilities you would expect the Subcon to shoulder and execute
Lead end to end delivery of AI programs for CAVA OI Commercial ensuring on time on budget execution Drive alignment across engineering data science product clinical and business teams Manage dependencies risks and delivery milestones
Provide clear executive level status metrics and risk reporting to Optum AI and OI leadership Ensure compliance with data restrictions governance and enterprise delivery standards

Interview Process (Is face to face required)
No

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