by Ronald Barron | Oct 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Instructional Designer
Location: San Jose United States
Job Description:
Job Summary
The Instructional Designer supports San José State University’s commitment to increase online access to higher education for working adult learners, particularly focusing on providing students from historically underserved communities with opportunities to advance their education and obtain their degree. The instructional designer will support the effective use of current and emerging technologies to develop innovative and engaging e-learning environments as part of SJSU Online, a fully remote academic program that provides opportunity for students with some college credits to earn a bachelor’s degree. The instructional designer works to enhance the faculty’s pedagogical understanding of technology in e-learning environments and serves as an advocate for institutionalizing e-learning within the culture and administration of the University. The incumbent will work in close collaboration with faculty, SJSU Online Colleagues, and other campus units to design and develop high quality online courses that reflect best practices.
Key Responsibilities
- Consult with faculty and staff to adapt existing courses and programs for online delivery and other forms of e-learning
- Design and develop online instructional materials that support academic courses/programs grounded in sound educational theory and best practices in instructional design
- Create instructional course content in collaboration and partnership with faculty, departments, SJSU Online Staff and other stakeholders
- Work with faculty to develop teaching and learning environments that emphasize active learning and incorporate appropriate instructional technologies
- Create and facilitate the creation of accessible instructional content
- Design, develop, and maintain course templates within the learning management system for different SJSU Online programs
- Leverage the learning management system and/or other instructional technologies to serve the educational and administrative community with resources in support of instruction
- Support e-learning by designing, developing, and implementing tools and resources for students
- Conduct online workshops and support online course events for faculty related to using different department-supported technologies
- Conduct testing, provide troubleshooting, and develop accompanying technical reference materials (text and media content) for instructional technologies
- Assist with helpdesk tickets from email and online ticketing systems
- Provide telephone and online (e.g., email, web-conferencing) contact for administrative and educational support and solutions
- Maintain certifications in Quality Assurance best practices (e.g., Quality Matters) and review all courses designed annually
- Assist with conducting course design feedback/evaluation processes
- Submit courses and assist with program reviews toward Quality Matters and/or Online Learning Consortium Certifications
- Coordinate with other SJSU Online Staff to share feedback and make course updates
- Assist with marketing and outreach efforts related to faculty and student professional development opportunities offered
- Generate reports and analysis for the Senior Director
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
- Thorough knowledge in using learning management systems and other instructional technologies, as well as knowledge of software administration
- Ability to understand, analyze and diagnose faculty, staff, and student needs and translate these needs into instructional solutions
- Knowledge of best practices in quality assurance in online course design
- Proficiency and hands-on experience in web and mobile technologies
- Ability to enhance web-based courses with knowledge of best practices and e-learning principles
- Thorough knowledge and demonstrable skills in applying a variety of software applications and web-based authoring and publishing systems: e.g., Camtasia, Photoshop, HTML editors, Zoom, Microsoft Office
- In-depth knowledge of systems analysis and development, applications programming, and database analysis
- Ability to design and develop user-friendly interfaces that comply with accessibility as defined in Section 508
- Strong written and oral communication skills
- Ability to communicate with constituents in a professional and respectful manner
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in computer science, information systems, educational technology, communications, or related fields, or similar certified coursework in applicable fields of study
- Three years of experience supporting information systems and technology
Preferred Qualifications
- Master’s Degree in a related field
- Experience in educational technology, instructional design, distributed learning, or an equivalent discipline
- Experience using and managing Learning Management Systems
- Experience with technical information systems and application program packages
- Experience and a working knowledge of common software application packages used in higher education teaching
- Experience in course development and design
- Experience in a team-based environment
- Experience in teaching workshops in higher education
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: Senior Analyst, Real World Evidence (RWE)
Location: Durham United States
Job Description:
As a leading global contract research organization (CRO) with a passion for scientific rigor and decades of clinical development experience, Fortrea provides pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device customers a wide range of clinical development, patient access and technology solutions across more than 20 therapeutic areas. With over 19,000 staff conducting operations in more than 90 countries, Fortrea is transforming drug and device development for partners and patients across the globe.
Senior Analyst, Real World Evidence (RWE) (Remote): This is a permanent, remote opportunity that can be worked from anywhere in U.S #LI-REMOTE
Are you ready to discover your extraordinary potential at Fortrea? A career here provides the unique chance to create a lasting impact and difference in patients’ lives. Joining our team will offer you a rewarding career, an opportunity to work in a high-energy, innovative & collaborative workplace, along with access to comprehensive benefits.
Job Overview:
- Providing programming and analysis support for Real World Evidence projects for Fortrea clients.
- • Having good understanding of the various sources on Real World Data to be used in the analysis.
Essential Job Duties:
- Provide programming support for analysis of real-world data from different sources including medical and pharmacy claims data, hospital data, electronic medical record data, and prospective observational study data.
- Contribute to development of programming specifications for conducting the analysis using requirement details and source data.
- Develop/validate analysis datasets from a variety of file and formats from either internal or external vendors as well as using diverse collection of data files in terms of the type, data format and size.
- Develop/validate graphs and tables primarily for exploratory investigations with analysis requirements that may change throughout the life of the project.
- Ensure excellence in the programming of analysis ready datasets, tables, listings, and figures, and associated validation work.
- Develop and maintain required documentation for the assigned deliverables.
- Communicate accurate and timely status updates to project lead and other project team members.
- Present and share knowledge at department meetings.
- Identify processes within programming that will increase productivity, quality, and efficiency.
- And all other duties as needed or assigned.
Qualifications (Minimum Required):
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computers, Engineering, Statistics, Health Informatics, Life Sciences, Mathematics, Economics, or Econometrics.
- Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
Experience (Minimum Required):
- Typically, 3-5 years of RWE analysis experience in the CRO or Pharmaceutical Industry, or an equivalent combination of education and experience to successfully perform the key responsibilities of the Job.
- Experience in handling data from EHR/Claims databases (Optum, Marketscan, Flatiron etc.) is required.
- Proficiency in SAS and SQL programming.
Preferred Qualifications Include:
- Experience in programming languages such as R and Python.
- Experience with handling big data, non-standard/new data, and complex data.
- Expertise in creating various types of graphs for data presentation.
- Strong analytical mindset and logical thinking capability.
- Positive attitude and willingness to learn and contribute to a team setting and communicate effectively within the team environment.
- Experience in working with real-world data from health insurance claims, retrospective analyses, manual chart reviews, prospective observational studies, and pragmatic clinical trials.
- Good understanding of advanced statistical and econometric methods in theory and practice.
- Ability to take detailed RWE study results and communicate them in a clear, non-technical manner to internal cross-functional teams, using language that resonates with the teams, while maintaining the integrity of key findings.
- Ability to work effectively in a constantly changing, diverse and matrix environment.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 8, 2024 | Uncategorized
Responsibilities/Job Description
Job Summary:
This position is responsible for leading all aspects including overall general supervision, policy and procedure compliance, personnel training and development, performance measurement and appraisals. This position will manage team supervisors and/or leads and agents. The Manager is responsible for delivering the highest quality of service as efficiently as possible while meeting financial, performance and quality goals. The Manager must have the ability to work cross-functionally with other colleagues and work cooperatively with all levels of the business including both internal and external partners and vendors. The ideal candidate will be results oriented with a consistent record of creating engaged employees and identifying ways to improve the patient experience.
Job Expectations:
- Creates and implements department strategy related to the patient experience, team performance and quality.
- Review and analyze business data to identify trends and provide recommendations to improve the patient experience
- Develops and implements methods and procedures to meet and exceed productivity, efficiency, financial and quality goals.
- Provides daily leadership and guidance, direction, and motivation to team.
- Understands workload and ensures that team is meeting all performance expectations related to phone calls and work queues.
- Ensures all productivity standards are met in a timely manner through measuring and monitoring. Analyzes weekly and monthly reports for performance measurement and efficiencies
- Review policy and procedures and ensure all process and training documentation is up to date
- Actively develop direct reports through coaching, feedback, and projects to ensure their success and to create a highly engaged, productive team while meeting all performance objectives
- Conduct regular team meetings ensuring a sense of community among team and sharing performance and overall updates to keep the team informed
- Responsible for overall team quality program ensuring that patient satisfaction is number one priority
- Handles patient issues to ensure complete patient satisfaction
- Evaluates team and individual training needs and assists in developing plans for immediate and long-term performance improvements
- Aids in the development and implementation of processes that improve efficiencies and quality within the department.
- Interviews and hires staff as needed and approved by senior management
- Conducts and reviews performance appraisals of direct reports, identifies performance problems, and initiates disciplinary actions. Evaluates subordinate’s performance by establishing objectives and measurements for supervisory and service personnel. Provides constructive feedback on a consistent basis
- Works collaboratively with other departments sharing insights and creating process and procedure to improve the overall patient experience
- Ensure that team meets all HIPAA requirements
- Represent the department and/or organization to external departments and organizations
- Ability to travel, one or more nights, for business when necessary. Ability to travel to individual hospitals for meetings, patient requests and employee oversight
- Perform ongoing staffing analysis based on current business needs and make recommendations as appropriate
- Assist in the review, analysis, and implementation of system work driver tools
- Assist in the budgetary process
- Performs any additional duties as assigned·
- Serve as a financial counseling program expert and lead resource for financial counselors and charity care coordinator regarding all types of funding programs, to ensure that all Fairview Health Services patients are screened and qualified for assistance.
- Responsible for providing lead support to Supervisors and Managers for Fairview Health Services hospitals and clinics
- Acts as mentor and trainer for new and veteran staff
- Must have a thorough working knowledge of third-party payers and insurance verification procedures and understand managed care and insurance contractual arrangements.
- Must have proven experience in interviewing patients for the purpose of financial eligibility determination
- Must be detail oriented, possess basic mathematical skills, and have sharp analytical skills to resolve financial issues as they relate to multiple groups including third party payers, physicians, patients, and the system.
- Must be able to handle potentially stressful situations and multiple tasks simultaneously including instructing and counseling patients regarding Fairview Health Services payment policies and public assistance programs.
- Must possess the ability to communicate effectively with patients, families, government entities, insurance companies, and Fairview Health Services staff.
- Basic medical terminology knowledge preferred
- Bilingual skills preferred
Qualifications
Required:
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in business, accounting, finance, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Experience: 4 years of professional supervisory and/or management experience.
- PC Skills: Proficiency in Windows, Microsoft Outlook, Excel, and Word.
Preferred:
- Experience with Epic Grand Central (ADT & Prelude) software.
- Knowledge of bad debt collections.
Preferred Characteristics:
- Strong creative prioritization and priority-setting skills.
- Focus on customer/patient service in all interactions.
- Excellent public relations and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to work effectively in teams.
- Proficiency in computer applications.
- Independent worker with strong critical thinking skills.
- Ability to embrace change and facilitate ongoing process improvement.
- Understanding of values such as Dignity, Integrity, Service, Kindness, and Innovation.
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
WordPress Developer (Remote- East Coast Candidates)
Remote
Remote (United States)
Full time
Job Description Summary:
The WordPress Developer, reporting to the Head of Website Development, will manage content, quality, and security updates for all of PTC’s global websites. This role involves collaborating with global and cross-functional teams to maintain and enhance PTC’s digital presence.
The developer must be able to explain complex technical terms, advise cross-functional teams, and support business needs. Attention to detail, high-quality work, and adaptability in a fast-paced environment are essential.
***** Must be authorized to work in the United States. Sponsorships for visa are not available now or in the future ****
Job Description:
Implement updates for all of PTC’s global websites
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to update sites, ensuring best practices, UX, and accessibility
- Ensure content adheres to messaging and brand guidelines
- Lightly proof web copy and graphics for quality and consistency
- Manage updates to WordPress, PHP, and plugins
Create and update websites
- Develop and configure WordPress as needed
- Provide solutions to challenges faced by cross-functional teams to meet goals
Participate in website optimization projects to enhance PTC’s global digital footprint
- Analyze and optimize site speed, performance, cross-browser compatibility, and responsiveness; identify areas for improvement with actionable insights
- Assist in configuring, deploying and hosting WordPress websites
- Troubleshoot and resolve website issues, including performance bottlenecks and security vulnerabilities
Growth and Development
- Stay current on web development trends, best practices, and WordPress plugins
Perform other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management
Qualifications:
Bachelor’s degree in Computer science, Web Development, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years building and maintaining WordPress websites
Technical Skills
• WordPress CMS publishing skills
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
• Familiarity with MySQL databases
• Google Analytics 4 knowledge
• Project management skills
• Strong understanding of responsive web design and mobile-friendly development
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues efficiently
• Knowledge of UX and UI Design
• Experience with web hosting and maintenance
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, Projects)
Non-Technical Skills
- Excellent verbal and written skills, with the ability to work with global stakeholders whose first language may not be English
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work within deadlines
- Team player, able to work independently and collaboratively
- Strong multitasking and time-management skills, able to juggle priorities
- Exceptional troubleshooting skills and perseverance with challenging problems
- High emotional intelligence and the ability to deal with ambiguity and a rapidly changing work culture
- Ability to maintain confidentiality and use excellent judgment on sensitive subjects
- Familiarity with life sciences industry preferred
- Travel requirements: 10%
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by Ronald Barron | Oct 7, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
Title: .NET Developer
Job ID Number: RQ185007
Atlanta, GA, US
Category: Information Technology
Employment Type: Full Time
Business Unit: GDIT
Job Description:
Full Part/Time: Full time
Job Req: RQ185007
Type of Requisition:
Regular
Clearance Level Must Currently Possess:
None
Clearance Level Must Be Able to Obtain:
None
Suitability:
Public Trust/Other Required:
None
Job Family:
Software Development
Job Qualifications:
Skills:
Agile Methodology, Microsoft .NET Development, Software Development
Certifications:
Experience:
5 + years of related experience
US Citizenship Required:
No
Job Description:
Deliver simple solutions to complex problems as a.Net Developerat GDIT. Here, you’ll tailor cutting-edge solutions to the unique requirements of our clients. With a career in application development, you’ll make the end user’s experience your priority and we’ll make your career growth ours.
At GDIT, people are our differentiator. As a .Net Developer you will help ensure today is safe and tomorrow is smarter. Our work depends on .Net Developer joining our team as a skilled .NET developer to join our dynamic team supporting a federal client. The .NET developer’s responsibilities include writing clean, scalable code using .NET programming languages, providing technical support to end users for our web-based applications, improving existing software, and improving technical operational procedures.
This role is fully remote in the US!
HOW A .NET DEVELOPER WILL MAKE AN IMPACT
Designs, develops, evaluates, plans and tests engineering specifications for software programs and applications
.NET Developer will work as part of the development team. Daily scrum meetings, weekly status meetings will help keep the work and deliverables on target.
The team member will develop code using .NET languages (C#, VB .NET). Revise, update, refactor, and debug code. Collaborate with internal team to design and architect software. Develop clean and scalable code using .NET programming languages.
Write clear, concise reports, requirements definitions, User Stories, detailed design documents, and online correspondence with clients. Maintain technical documentation throughout the software development life cycle (SDLC) .
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED:
Education: Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Science
Required Experience: 5+ years of related experience
Required Technical Skills: Proven experience as a .NET Developer or Application Developer. Familiarity with ASP.NET framework, SQL Server, and design/architectural patterns (e.g., MVC). Knowledge of at least one .NET language (e.g., C#, VB .NET) and HTML5/CSS3.
Required Skills and Abilities: Familiarity with architecture styles/APIs such as REST and RPC. Understanding of Agile methodologies.
Preferred Skills: Ability to handle multiple tasks within time constraints, including responding to break-fix requests while developing new products. Excellent presentation, verbal and written communication, and time management skills. Ability to perform in customer settings. Excellent troubleshooting and communication skills
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