• UX developer with Medicaid/SNAP - Primarily remote

    MSys Inc. (Harrisburg, PA)


    * Webcam interview *** Long term contract*** primarily remote onsite if needed*

    Job Description:

    OBJECTIVE OF ENGAGEMENT:

    This includes conducting user research through interviews, shadowing, and observation of frontline staff; analyzing current systems and data flows; and mapping the end-to-end user journey. The goal is to uncover pain points and inefficiencies, and produce actionable outputs including a journey map, user stories, and research artifacts to inform a prioritized roadmap of automation opportunities to reduce staffing burdens and modernize operations in anticipation of upcoming federal regulation changes.

     

    The expert will communicate insights to cross-functional teams; working with the project, design, and development teams, product managers, and program staff on implementing the modifications to production.

     

    Develop strong, trusted relationships with stakeholders to understand their challenges and constraints in a unique, public-sector environment; represent the voice of the user.

    Required Skills:

    + Experience in Health and Human Services or Benefits Delivery on Federally funded programs including SNAP, Medicaid, TANF or Unemployment Insurance

    + From ideation through execution, including information architecture, low-fidelity design, high-fidelity design, design systems, accessibility prototyping and user research

    + Two or more years of UX experience, with a focus on building and designing products, platforms, or services at scale.2 Years

    + Experience delivering technology for HHS or Federally funded programs including SNAP, Medicaid, TANF or Unemployment Insurance (or similar programs).

    + Deep technical subject matter experience in User Experience (UX) Research and User Centered Design practices

    + Experience building successful product design based on research

    + Experience across the full UX design spectrum

    + Experience building alignment with stakeholders

    + Experience leading design for a product, platform, or service

    + Experience with iterative or agile development methodologies

    + Experience communicating complex information or ideas in an effective manner to foster understanding and acceptance of findings and recommendations.