As Silicon Valley stalls, Optum sees opportunity for talent

With massive layoffs taking place across big tech, UnitedHealth Group’s Optum is looking to grab top talent.

Advertisement

“We aren’t slowing down investment, we are accelerating,” Optum CIO Phil McKoy wrote on LinkedIn Nov. 16.

This month, Twitter laid off half its workforce amid the Elon Musk takeover, Facebook parent Meta cut 11,000 employees from its payroll, and Amazon plans to lay off about 10,000 employees.

“If you are looking for that next opportunity, Optum Technology is looking for passionate technologists that want to help solve the tough healthcare challenges that we face,” Mr. McKoy wrote.

At the Becker's 5th Annual Fall Payer Issues Roundtable, taking place November 17–19 in Chicago, payer executives and healthcare leaders will come together to discuss value-based care, regulatory changes, cost management strategies and innovations shaping the future of payer-provider collaboration. Apply for complimentary registration now.

Advertisement

Next Up in Workforce

  • Payers are continuing to trim their workforces amid financial pressures, growing medical and pharmacy utilization, Medicaid funding cuts and strategic…

  • Molina Healthcare President and CEO Joseph Zubretsky earned $18.3 million in 2025. The company reported the earnings of its top…

Advertisement

Comments are closed.