by Irma Moore | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
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OVERVIEW
A thriving, mission-driven multimedia organization, NPR produces award-winning news, information, and music programming in partnership with hundreds of independent public radio stations across the nation. The NPR audience values information, creativity, curiosity, and social responsibility – and our employees do too. We are innovators and leaders in diverse fields, from journalism and digital media to IT and development. Every day, our employees and member stations touch the lives of millions worldwide.
Across our organization, we’re building a workplace where collaboration is essential, diverse voices are heard, and inclusion is the key to our success. We are committed to doing the right thing in our journalism and in every role at NPR. This means that integrity, adherence to our ethical standards, and compliance with legal obligations are fundamental responsibilities for every employee at NPR.
INTRO TO POSITION
NPR Audience Technology is committed to delivering high quality listening, reading and viewing experiences across all platforms. As a mobile engineer, you will work on high-performing Scrum teams on Android feature development in a collaborative environment. You will be involved in all aspects of the SDLC for existing and new NPR apps, from planning to development to release and maintenance.
This is a union represented role covered under the terms of a collective bargaining agreement with NABET-CWA DMU.
RESPONSIBILITIES
- Coordinate with other Android Engineers to assist new product features, working closely with designers, product managers, our Editorial team and other stakeholders.
- Contribute to system architecture, processes, and other business requirements.
- Coordinate with stakeholders on requirements or business needs throughout core business hours.
- Break down statements of work into achievable goals and tickets for a given sprint.
- Effective communicator, able to articulate robust solution designs, as well as technology constraints, to audiences internal and external to the department.
- Maintain the existing codebase, optimizing performance, adding unit tests, refactoring existing code as needed using a test-driven development mindset.
- Contribute to all aspects of our SDLC, from planning to development to code reviews to release, maintenance, and after hours support.
- Participate in initiatives for system and/or process improvements. Evaluates and recommends new technology solutions.
The above duties and responsibilities are not an exhaustive list of required responsibilities, duties and skills. Other duties may be assigned, and this job description can be modified at any time.
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
- Experience leading and collaborating on Android feature development through deployment to production
- Experience documenting architecture and system designs
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- A passion for NPR’s content and/or familiarity with our digital products
- Creativity, initiative, thirst for innovation & learning
- Acute attention to detail
- Ability to analyze needs from both internal and external stakeholders & offer technical solutions based on those needs.
- Vigor for crafting well-tested, well-documented & elegantly structured code
- Thrives in a collaborative / cooperative environment.
- Empathy for users and passion for crafting great user experiences
- Good oral and written communication skills
WORK LOCATION
- Remote Permitted: This is a remote permitted role. This role is based out of our Washington, DC office but the employee may choose to work on a remote basis from a location that NPR approves.
REQUIRED SKILLS
- Experience working on a professional development team in an Agile environment
- Experience managing a production Android application with Google Play Console and other performance monitoring services
- Experience working with CI/CD tools (Jenkins, GitHub Actions)
- Experience with rapid prototyping
- Experience managing, updating, and replacing legacy code
- Expertise in Java, Kotlin
- Proficiency in object-oriented & protocol-oriented programming skills
- Experience in understanding of design patterns & software architecture (specifically concepts such as dependency injection, MVVM)
- Unit Testing frameworks
- Experience working with RESTful APIs
- Experience working with Git (bonus if you can use it via the command line.)
- Experience managing external dependencies
BONUS SKILLS
- Experience with media playback, ExoPlayer, Media3
- Experience with Jetpack Compose
- Proficiency in Room, Flow, Coroutines
- Programming experience with iOS, Chromecast, or Alexa
JOB TYPE
- This is a full time, exempt position.
COMPENSATION
Salary Range: The U.S. based anticipated salary range for this opportunity is $124,508.51 – $132,091.08 plus benefits. The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
Benefits: NPR offers access to comprehensive benefits for employees and dependents. Regular, full-time employees scheduled to work 30 hours or more per week are eligible to enroll in NPR’s benefits options. Benefits include access to health and wellness, paid time off, and financial well-being. Plan options include medical, dental, vision, life/ accidental death and dismemberment, long-term disability, short-term disability, and voluntary retirement savings to all eligible NPR employees.
Does this sound like you? If so, we want to hear from you.
The range displayed reflects the minimum and maximum salaries NPR expects to provide for new hires for the position across all US locations.
NPR Pay Range
$124,508.51 – $132,091.08 USD
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by Irma Moore | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
About the Role
SonderMind is searching for a Payor Contracting Specialist who is a dynamic and process-driven individual with a strong attention to detail to join our growing team. Reporting to the Manager of Payor Contracting, the Payor Contracting Specialist will be responsible for managing and supporting the administrative and operational functions of the managed care contracting department, on a regional and national level.
Essential Functions
The Payor Contracting Specialist will be a key member of the team supporting the overall strategy of the payor contracting department and will primarily focus on the following functions:
- Investigate, research and understand payor markets on a state level basis
- Payor mix analysis
- Reimbursement trends
- Products with commercial and government payors
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with payor partners
- Responsiveness to emails
- Identify and document chain of command
- Implementation of the contract life cycle process
- Communicate and follow up with payors to secure new in network agreements (application process)
- Load payor contracts into designated contract management database
- Track red-line agreements back and forth to the payors
- Prepare Agreements for signature
- Internal new payor announcements
- Payor Contract rate management
- Load new payor rates into designated database with accuracy as a focus
- Seek out fee schedules on a quarterly basis to identify any changes
- Proactively review fee schedules against insurance allowed amounts
- Lead payor account joint operating committee calls
- Set up recurring meetings
- Prepare agenda, organize meeting notes, and coordinate follow ups
- Create powerpoint presentations and drive the meeting
- Resolve and facilitate cross-functional payor related issues
- Contractual discrepancies
- Reimbursement discrepancies
- Credentialing delays
- Support new internal strategic partnerships and offerings
- Maintain documentation and organize the payor contracting department databases, shared drives and other tools
What does success look like?
- Within one month, have an understanding of SonderMind’s product/offerings and an ability to communicate this with confidence; develop a familiarity with internal systems needed to perform the role.
- Within three months, manage a portfolio of payor contracts (either new or existing), demonstrating a level of understanding of contract language terms and owning activities needed to administer and operationalize the contract(s).
- After three months, with the guidance and support of department leadership, contribute to the implementation of efficiences to decrease overall contracting timeframes and increase accuracy of contract administration tasks. Become a subject matter expert on the portfolio of payor contracts owned, acting as the key internal resource for cross functional partners and the external partner to assigned payors.
Who You Are
Education/Experience required for the role:
- Minimum 2 years experience.
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Motivated and detail oriented.
- Strong interpersonal skills: written, verbal and analytical.
- Ability to work independently, adhere to deadlines and work in a fast paced environment.
- Experience working on the payor side and/or provider side, preferably in payor contracting or managed care setting.
- Strong data management skills.
- Ability to use Microsoft and Google platforms.
Our Benefits
The anticipated salary range for this role will be $70,000-80,000 per year.
As a leader in redesigning behavioral health, we are walking the walk with our employee benefits. We want the experience of working at SonderMind to accelerate people’s careers and enrich their lives, so we focus on meeting SonderMinders wherever they are and supporting them in all facets of their life and work.
Our benefits include:
- A commitment to fostering flexible hybrid work
- A generous PTO policy with a minimum of three weeks off per year
- Free therapy coverage benefits to ensure our employees have access to the care they need (must be enrolled in our medical plans to participate)
- Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with plans to meet every need, including HSA ($1,100 company contribution) and FSA options
- Employer-paid short-term, long-term disability, life & AD&D to cover life’s unexpected events. Not only that, we also cover the difference in salary for up to seven (7) weeks of short-term disability leave (after the required waiting period) should you need to use it.
- Eight weeks of paid Parental Leave (if the parent also qualifies for STD, this benefit is in addition which allows between 8-16 weeks of paid leave)
- 401K retirement plan with 100% matching which immediately vests on up to 4% of base salary
- Travel to Denver 1x a year for annual Shift gathering
- Fourteen (14) company holidays
- Company Shutdown between Christmas and New Years
- Supplemental life insurance, pet insurance coverage, commuter benefits and more!
Application Deadline
This position will be an ongoing recruitment process and will be open until filled.
Equal Opportunity
SonderMind does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, religion, veteran and military status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including genetic information or characteristics), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
by Irma Moore | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
About SonderMind
At SonderMind, we know that therapy works. SonderMind provides accessible, personalized mental healthcare that produces high-quality outcomes for patients. SonderMind’s individualized approach to care starts with using innovative technology to help people not just find a therapist, but find the right, in-network therapist for them, should they choose to use their insurance. From there, SonderMind’s clinicians are committed to delivering best-in-class care to all patients by focusing on high-quality clinical outcomes. To enable our clinicians to thrive, SonderMind defines care expectations while providing tools such as clinical note-taking, secure telehealth capabilities, outcome measurement, messaging, and direct booking. To follow the latest SonderMind news, get to know our clients, and learn about what it’s like to work at SonderMind, you can follow us on Instagram, Linkedin, and Twitter.
Principal AI Engineer
At SonderMind, we are revolutionizing mental healthcare by leveraging technology to provide personalized and effective mental health solutions. We believe that generative AI and cutting-edge AI technologies can empower mental health professionals and create best-in-class self-care tools that help individuals achieve better mental health outcomes faster.
About the Role
As the most senior AI Engineer at SonderMind, you will be at the forefront of designing and implementing AI solutions that redefine mental healthcare. Reporting directly to Miguel Alvarado, you will lead the AI engineering team, set best practices, and mentor other engineers. You will collaborate closely with Applied Science, software engineers, product managers, and designers to create innovative AI/ML solutions that drive the next generation of mental health care tools.
Essential Functions
- Lead the design and implementation of AI agents and agentic patterns to enhance mental health solutions.
- Develop and optimize LLM workflows, balancing techniques such as many-shot in-context learning and fine-tuning.
- Evaluate and select appropriate LLMs for various tasks, ensuring high performance and reliability.
- Translate product requirements into comprehensive evals sets and processes, ensuring alignment with business goals and user needs.
- Establish and promote best practices in state-of-the-art prompt engineering, ensuring that our AI solutions are both innovative and effective.
- Cultivate a culture of continuous learning by encouraging the team to regularly review and discuss the latest research papers, ensuring that our AI solutions remain at the forefront of technological advancements.
- Build scalable and reusable AI infrastructure to support multiple teams and projects.
- Establish and maintain robust AI/ML Ops practices to ensure efficient deployment and monitoring of AI systems.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align AI initiatives with product goals and user needs.
- Mentor and guide junior engineers, fostering a culture of innovation, evals and continuous learning.
What does success look like?
Success in this role means leading the development of AI solutions that significantly improve mental health outcomes and user satisfaction. You will be measured by the impact of AI technologies on product innovation, the scalability and reliability of AI systems, and the growth and development of the engineering team.
Who You Are
- Education & Experience: Advanced degree in Computer Science, AI, or a related field. Extensive experience in AI/ML engineering, with a proven track record of leading AI projects in top-tier tech companies.
- Technical Skills: Mastery of programming languages such as Python and AI frameworks like TensorFlow, PyTorch, and Keras. Deep understanding of generative models, NLP, and AI infrastructure.
- Experience with low-level programming in C++ and Rust is a plus, as it will enhance our ability to optimize AI systems for performance and reliability.
- Soft Skills: Strong leadership and mentoring abilities, excellent problem-solving skills, and a collaborative mindset. Ability to communicate complex AI concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
- Passion for Innovation: A deep commitment to using AI to transform mental healthcare and improve lives.
Our Benefits
The anticipated salary rate for this role is between $160,000 – $190,000 per year.
As a leader in redesigning behavioral health, we are walking the walk with our employee benefits. We want the experience of working at SonderMind to accelerate people’s careers and enrich their lives, so we focus on meeting SonderMinders wherever they are and supporting them in all facets of their life and work.
Our benefits include:
- A commitment to fostering flexible hybrid work
- A generous PTO policy with a minimum of three weeks off per year
- Free therapy coverage benefits to ensure our employees have access to the care they need (must be enrolled in our medical plans to participate)
- Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with plans to meet every need, including HSA ($1,100 company contribution) and FSA options
- Employer-paid short-term, long-term disability, life & AD&D to cover life’s unexpected events. Not only that, we also cover the difference in salary for up to seven (7) weeks of short-term disability leave (after the required waiting period) should you need to use it.
- Eight weeks of paid Parental Leave (if the parent also qualifies for STD, this benefit is in addition which allows between 8-16 weeks of paid leave)
- 401K retirement plan with 100% matching which immediately vests on up to 4% of base salary
- Travel to Denver 1x a year for annual Shift gathering
- Fourteen (14) company holidays
- Company Shutdown between Christmas and New Years
- Supplemental life insurance, pet insurance coverage, commuter benefits and more!
Application Deadline
This position will be an ongoing recruitment process and will be open until filled.
Equal Opportunity
SonderMind does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, religion, veteran and military status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including genetic information or characteristics), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
by Irma Moore | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
About SonderMind
At SonderMind, we know that therapy works. SonderMind provides accessible, personalized mental healthcare that produces high-quality outcomes for patients. SonderMind’s individualized approach to care starts with using innovative technology to help people not just find a therapist, but find the right, in-network therapist for them, should they choose to use their insurance. From there, SonderMind’s clinicians are committed to delivering best-in-class care to all patients by focusing on high-quality clinical outcomes. To enable our clinicians to thrive, SonderMind defines care expectations while providing tools such as clinical note-taking, secure telehealth capabilities, outcome measurement, messaging, and direct booking.
About This Role
SonderMind is looking to hire an analyst with a background in data analysis and visualization to work with a high performing team of data analysts responsible for the insights that inform operational and strategic decision-making to drive our business forward.
This role will own or manage the end-to-end process to generate business insights and recommendations related to the Provider and Client Growth at SonderMind. You will be responsible for advising on or owning the data structure, integrity and governance and you will drive insights internally for our teams.
- Work flexibly across teams within the organization, owning (or driving recommendations on) data structure, integrity, accuracy and governance
- Provide analysis and insights for work streams related to client and provider growth to influence product decisions, support testing, and drive novel approaches to this vertical.
- Collaborate well throughout the organization, including with product, engineering, and go to market leaders and communicate recommendations to leaders and project managers
This role is ideal if you are curious, comfortable working in a dynamic and fast paced environment, and relish the opportunity to tackle complicated business problems. You should be excited about driving data exploration and enjoy learning new systems and tools.
You will be joining a Data Analytics team that is driven, passionate, and collaborative. Our ideal candidate should have exceptional attention to detail, strong work ethic, critical thinking skills, and high comfort communicating insights with leaders.
What does success Looks Like?
- Within one month, you have a clear understanding of the tech stack and the status quo reporting and data structure. You have a clear understanding of the metrics that drive the business area you support and understand the key players and technologies that will be essential to your job.
- Within two months you understand the drivers of your area of business and are taking lead in the insights and data that shape the product, including advising on data structure and governance. You are also owning, with assistance, the reporting cycle for the client and provider Growth.
- Within three months you are a trusted member of the business team and becoming the expert in your vertical. You are proactively tracking pilots and tests and surfacing insights to improve the GTM approach and product. You have developed and socialized the initial key metrics for your vertical and have a clear sense of what success looks like for the enterprise business unit.
Who you are:
- Technical abilities: You bring strong technical expertise and a flexible quantitative approach to problem solving and you know how to navigate complex data structures. You have experience with large data sets, business insight tools, SQL, and are comfortable learning new tools.
- Organized and Detail Oriented: You know how to organize and prioritize work and communicate progress and blockers in a timely manner. You double check work for accuracy and thrive in detail oriented work.
- Solution Oriented: Sees problems as opportunities. Understands, captures and enhances stakeholder vision. Adjusts the solution using data to solve the root cause of the problem and to suit the stakeholder; consistently brings solutions or viable ideas in addition to highlighting concerns or problem areas.
- Drive for results: Bias for action, intrinsic motivation, and knows how to prioritize time for impact.
- Team Player: Willingness to pitch in on work outside of your direct responsibilities with a strong sense of accountability. Collaborates comfortably with team members and cross-functional colleagues in a hybrid environment. Enjoys being part of a driven, collaborative, and passionate team.
- Comfortable Communicator: Ability to present data to key stakeholders. You understand the strengths of both written and spoken presentations and when to apply the correct method for communicating data driven insights.
- Resilience & Adaptability: Effective with limited information or direction; comfortable with risk and uncertainty and ambiguity; self-directed and proactive
- Learning Agility: Shows a strong willingness to learn and adjust to new people and environments. Actively works to understand strengths, identify opportunities to develop, embrace new ways of thinking and apply new information
Required Experience
- Working knowledge of SQL and statistical analytics / data visualization / business insight tools (e.g., Looker, Tableau, Alteryx, PowerBI). Python, R, Data Science, Snowflake experience is a plus.
- 2+ years of work experience in relevant analytics/analytics engineering roles
- Degree in statistics, computer science, applied math, business, or a quantitative behavioral sciences field, or equivalent combination of education and experience.
Preferred Experience
- Previous experience in an early or growth-stage startup or in a high-growth environment.
- Experience in digital healthcare.
Our Benefits
The anticipated salary rate for this role is between $75,000-80,000 per year.
As a leader in redesigning behavioral health, we are walking the walk with our employee benefits. We want the experience of working at SonderMind to accelerate people’s careers and enrich their lives, so we focus on meeting SonderMinders wherever they are and supporting them in all facets of their life and work.
Our benefits include:
- A commitment to fostering flexible hybrid work
- A generous PTO policy with a minimum of three weeks off per year
- Free therapy coverage benefits to ensure our employees have access to the care they need (must be enrolled in our medical plans to participate)
- Competitive Medical, Dental, and Vision coverage with plans to meet every need, including HSA ($1,100 company contribution) and FSA options
- Employer-paid short-term, long-term disability, life & AD&D to cover life’s unexpected events. Not only that, we also cover the difference in salary for up to seven (7) weeks of short-term disability leave (after the required waiting period) should you need to use it.
- Eight weeks of paid Parental Leave (if the parent also qualifies for STD, this benefit is in addition which allows between 8-16 weeks of paid leave)
- 401K retirement plan with 100% matching which immediately vests on up to 4% of base salary
- Travel to Denver 1x a year for annual Shift gathering
- Fourteen (14) company holidays
- Company Shutdown between Christmas and New Years
- Supplemental life insurance, pet insurance coverage, commuter benefits and more!
Application Deadline
This position will be an ongoing recruitment process and will be open until filled.
Equal Opportunity
SonderMind does not discriminate in employment opportunities or practices based on race, color, creed, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical conditions, religion, veteran and military status, marital status, registered domestic partner status, age, national origin or ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition (including genetic information or characteristics), sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
by Irma Moore | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Overview
Cayuse Commercial Services (CCS) delivers fresh solutions to business challenges in the technology and business services environment. Services available are application development, business process outsourcing, data services, and professional services. Cayuse helps clients to achieve impactful outcomes such as improved efficiency, reduced cost, increased profitability and accelerated time to market.
Title: Microsoft intune Analyst
Position Type: Independent Contract (1099 or Corp to Corp)
Contract Length: 10 months
Pay: $45-55/hr
Number of openings: 2
Responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement Microsoft Intune solutions for endpoint management, including device enrollment, policy configuration, and application deployment.
- Implement security policies and configurations to ensure the protection of endpoints through Intune.
- Manage security baselines and compliance policies to meet organizational security standards
- Package and deploy applications using Intune, ensuring proper distribution and version control
- Collaborate with application owners to streamline the deployment process.
- Create and manage configuration profiles to enforce settings and restrictions on devices
- Implement conditional access policies to control access based on device compliance.
- Plan and execute upgrades to Intune services and stay current with feature releases.
- Manage patching and updates for Intune-managed devices.
Qualifications
Qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or a related field (or equivalent work experience).
- Minimum 4 years of experience managing Intune
- Proven experience in designing, implementing, and managing Microsoft Intune solutions.
- In-depth knowledge of endpoint management, security, and compliance using Intune.
- Familiarity with modern management approaches, including co-management with Configuration Manager.
- Strong scripting skills (PowerShell, etc.) for automation and customization.
- Microsoft certifications such as Microsoft Certified: Intune and Azure Administrator Associate are a plus.
- Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
- Ability to work independently and collaboratively within a team.
Affirmative Action/EEO Statement: Cayuse embraces diversity and equal opportunity in a serious way. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating and building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills. Cayuse, and all of its subsidiaries, are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and are an affirmative action employer.
Pay Range
USD $45.00 – USD $55.00 /Hr.
by twochickswithasidehustle | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorized
Job Description
Administrative Assistant
$18-$20/hr
Contract Duration: 5 months
Remote (within EST/CST)
Must Haves:
- 1+ data entry experience
- Experience in a financial aid office (understanding of financial aid rules)
- Ability and willingness to use personal equipment
Preferred:
- Higher education industry experience
Job Description: Responsible for certifying private educational loans and keying processing information for federal PLUS loans in the PeopleSoft student information system (SIS). This role includes
- Refund processing
- Data entry
- Query review to support financial aid processing
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Planet Professional and The Planet Group of Companies are equal opportunity employers. It is our practice not to discriminate against any employee or applicant based on any criteria, condition or basis protected by laws or regulations in the locations where we do business. All qualified applicants are encouraged to apply. We celebrate diversity and are committed to providing an environment of mutual respect. We believe that diversity, equity and inclusion enable us to better meet our mission and values while serving our clients across the globe. If you have a disability or handicap and would like us to accommodate you in any reasonable way, please inform your recruiter, or contact us, so that we can discuss the appropriate alternatives available.
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