The Hilltop Institute at UMBC is seeking a Lead Front-End Engineer/Senior Programmer to join its Technology Innovation team. Hilltop is a university-based, non-partisan research organization conducting research, policy analysis and sophisticated data analytics to support health care financing and delivery system reform in Maryland and other states. Hilltop has a long-standing partnership with the Maryland Medicaid program, and is at the forefront of national efforts to find data-driven solutions to complex problems facing state policymakers as publicly funded health care systems transition to new models of care.

Hilltop’s Technology Innovation team has developed business intelligence and reporting solutions used by health care policy decision-makers. Clients include the Maryland Department of Health, the Maryland Health Care Commission, the Developmental Disabilities Administration and the Health Services Cost Review Commission, as well as the federal government, foundations and Medicaid agencies in other states.

The Front-End team develops primarily in Tableau and sometimes works in WordPress, Python and SQL. Experience with PowerBI, Qlik, QuickSight or similar applications will be considered.

The Lead Front-End Engineer will provide technical guidance to team members on front-end interface design and user experience, and should have experience in working with large, preferably health care, data sets. They will be called upon to lead the development of the user interface of the front-end components of each project Hilltop undertakes. Experience in git and with DevOps and best practices in using them as well as having mentored or managed team members are required. The incumbent will be responsible for the quality and data accuracy of reports and will work to reduce bugs during the software development lifecycle. They will have extensive experience in front-end design and will work to make sure all products have the brand applied correctly. They will be expected to work closely with other Hilltop team members from across the organization.

UMBC offers competitive compensation. This role has over 4 weeks of vacation for regular full-time roles. Tuition remission is also available.

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A hybrid telework schedule may be available. 

Specific responsibilities include:

• Design and lead the development of front-end components of Hilltop’s various projects, primarily built in Tableau, such as our Maryland Medicaid DataPort (https://www.hilltopinstitute.org/public-dataport/)
• Develop a quality assurance program for front-end validation, including using git for version control, and consistent application of design standards and branding
• Mentor and guide the front-end team as it continues to grow
• Maintain Hilltop’s reporting infrastructure on premise and in the cloud
• Develop training materials of front-end products and oversee delivery of training
• Communicate effectively with team members, business partners and clients
• Develop a working understanding of the business requirements that underpin complex health care data structures, such as Medicare beneficiary data (Parts A, B and D) as well as Medicaid eligibility rules, programs and processes, etc.
• Gather requirements for, develop and deliver visualization products to customers on an ad hoc basis as part of operations, including dashboards, reports and scorecards
• Perform other duties as assigned

This position will include access to protected health information (PHI) and the successful candidate will be required to complete training and must handle all PHI appropriately according to Hilltop policies and all applicable laws and regulations.

Requires a Master’s Degree and five years of experience as an engineer or in a relevant field. A Bachelor’s Degree plus seven years of experience as an engineer or in a relevant field may be substituted for the Master’s Degree. 

Hilltop is seeking these competencies in the successful candidate:

• Ability to work independently, in teams and in a collaborative environment
• Solution driven and can see the big picture
• Strong analytical skills, attention to detail and programming experience with Tableau (or equivalent)
• Experience in managing a portfolio of work in GitHub or equivalent
• Experience with one or more of the following: Python, SQL, R
• A commitment to quality and a customer focus
• Experience supervising a team of Tableau developers
• Experience with health care data sets and quality measures, developing 508/WCAG compliant websites, with modern frameworks such as Typescript and professional certifications in one or more programming languages is a plus

Applicants should provide a portfolio of previous work. Resumes will be accepted until the position is filled. Submit a cover letter, resume, samples of data visualizations and the contact information for three professional references.

UMBC offers a rich benefits package.

Regular and grant funded regular positions (Full benefits summary click here):

Generous Leave which includes accruing:

• 22 Days of Annual Leave  
• 15 Days of Sick Leave  
• 15 Holidays
• 3 Personal Days

Tuition Remission:

• 8 credit hours per semester
• Tuition remission at UMBC for eligible dependents after two years of FT employment

Additional Benefits:

• Life and disability insurance
• Retirement plans (including the choice of joining the pension plan)
• Professional development opportunities
• Wellness opportunities
• & Much more

Contingent II positions may include some benefits. 

Benefits offered align with type (Regular, Contingent II, etc.) of position. 

This position is Grant Funded, wherein employment is contingent upon award renewal.

While this position is onsite at The Hilltop Institute’s offices located on the UMBC campus, options for part-time telework/remote work are available.

If you require a reasonable accommodation for a disability for any part of the employment process, please contact the Human Resources Department at 410-455-2337 or MD TTY Relay Service 1-800-735-2258 between 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday.