Medical Director Clinical Informatics - Remote 2376794 | Minneapolis, Minnesota | Remote

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Touch device users, explore by touch or with swipe gestures. Go Explore remote jobs Pursue your passion and potential Medical Director Clinical Informatics - Remote Minneapolis, Minnesota Apply Internal apply Bookmark job Jump to Our values Job description Benefits Testimonial Awards & recognitions Related content Caring. Connecting. Growing together. With these values to guide us, our people are committed to making a meaningful difference in the lives of those we are honored to serve. Integrity Compassion Inclusion Relationships Innovation Performance Back to nav Medical Director Clinical Informatics - Remote Requisition number: 2376794 Job category: Medical & Clinical Operations Primary location: Minneapolis, Minnesota Date posted: 08.23.2026 Overtime status: Exempt Travel: No Share this job Facebook X LinkedIn Email Optum Insight is improving the flow of health data and information to create a more connected system. We remove friction and drive alignment between care providers and payers, and ultimately consumers. Our deep expertise in the industry and innovative technology empower us to help organizations reduce costs while improving risk management, quality and revenue growth. Ready to help us deliver results that improve lives? Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together. The Medical Director Clinical Informatics will lead and develop innovative approaches to clinical decision support (CDS) content authoring in support of electronic health record (EHR) embedded applications. This role will primarily be responsible for deeply understanding and translating clinical practice guidelines from their native narrative form into structured logic representations that faithfully interprets and disambiguates the guidelines. This work will be done with attention to detail and incorporate adherence to clinical ontologies/terminologies, information model and interoperability standards. The role will work collaboratively with our technical teams on transforming the structured logic into executable content, maintenance and QA of the content. In addition, this role will serve as a thought leader in helping to optimize our content development pipeline including thoughtfully incorporating Artificial Intelligence (AI) into the process. You'll enjoy the flexibility to work remotely * from anywhere within the U.S. as you take on some tough challenges. Primary Responsibilities: Author, maintain, and support QA of CDS content Translate clinical guidelines from a narrative format into a structured logical representation Break down clinical guidelines to the semantically precise clinical concepts referenced in the Clinical Guideline Collaborate with peer reviewers to ensure that content is clinically accurate, current, and supported by the best available evidence from the medical literature Collaborate with clinical terminologists to identify and represent clinical concepts using industry standard terminologies; Partner with technical informaticists for implementation of the logical structured representation of the content using well defined data structures and algorithms Act as a content and process steward related to the development of clinical content, author and maintain policies related to curation Provide training and support for content authoring colleagues to leverage the tools, process and policies of content development Clinical Product Development Participate in cross functional collaboration between clinical content, clinical product and software development teams to optimize utilization of clinical content in relevant clinical workflows within clinical applications embedded and external to the EHR Provide clinical informatics and clinical subject matter expertise and best practices to cross functional clinical product design to improve user adoption and experience of clinical applications Train new teams of content authors in the use of tools, techniques, and best practices for content authoring Innovation/Leadership Design, test and implement new methods and process related to clinical content development Collaborate in the development of ongoing strategy related to incorporation of AI capabilities into content development pipeline ensuring appropriate safeguards Provide thought leadership internally on clinical content development best practices 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: Medical Graduate (MD/DO or MBBS) 5+ years of clinical practice experience 5+ years of experience in Clinical Informatics 2+ years of experience related to CDS Experience collaborating with Clinical subject matter experts, product and software architects Experience with evidence-based medicine framework Experience with FHIR Experience with leveraging AI, Large Language Models, generative AI in informatics process Significant experience translating clinical guidelines into structured logical representation Deep understanding and use of clinical terminology Preferred Qualifications: Advanced degree in Clinical Informatics, Healthcare, or related clinical discipline Current and non-restricted MD license Board certification in Clinical Informatics Experience authoring and maintaining clinical terminology content Experience with clinical terminology content authoring platforms Experience with Clinical Quality Language Experience with CPG on FHIR Experience with decision modeling frameworks *All employees working remotely will be required to adhere to UnitedHealth Group's Telecommuter Policy Compensation for this specialty generally ranges from $xxx,xxx - $xxx,xxx. Total cash compensation includes base pay and bonus and is based on several factors including but not limited to local labor markets, education, work experience and may increase over time based on productivity and performance in the role. We comply with all minimum wage laws as applicable. 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. Application Deadline: This will be posted for a minimum of 2 business days or until a sufficient candidate pool has been collected. Job posting may come down early due to volume of applicants. At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone-of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income-deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes - an enterprise priority reflected in our mission. UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer under applicable law and qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, national origin, religion, age, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, or protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations. UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. 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The problems you work on here have an impact on someone’s life. Achala S. Senior Director and AI Architect Being able to connect with so many people that all have the same goal in giving the best care possible is something truly special. Brooke G. Senior Pharmacy Technician Next slide Go to slide 1 Go to slide 2 Go to slide 3 Back to nav We’re honored to be recognized for our exceptional work culture Back to nav Discover our family of businesses See how we’re structured to help build a modern, high-performing health system. Learn more Explore our hiring process Learn what to expect when you pursue an opportunity with us. Learn more How we’re transforming care Find out how we’re making care smarter and more personalized. 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