New Digital Service Team

Kansas City, MO Health Department

About the Health Department

The Kansas City Health Department works to promote, preserve, and protect the health of Kansas City residents. The department is at the forefront of the city’s drive to bring health equity to all neighborhoods and is a national leader in its culture and outcomes. In the past two years alone, it has won the Robert Wood Johnson’s Culture of Health Prize as well as NACCHO’s Local Health Department of the Year award. Now, the Health Department is creating its first Digital Services team to lead the way in patient-centered technology and care.

Product Manager

The Health Department is hiring a Product Manager to lead and manage the work of this new three-person Digital Services team. As more and more of the Health Department’s core services require technology, this person is key to making sure that Kansas City residents receive the same high-quality services in a digital age.

The Product Manager will be responsible for maintaining and expanding department technology initiatives and manage the new Digital Services Team. This team will work collaboratively to create a vision for what best-in-the-country health technology could be. S/he will work closely with the Lead Developer and IT Senior Technician on the Digital Services team as well as stakeholders from across the Health Department.

A successful candidate is a mission-driven digital professional with multi-disciplinary experience with technology, design, user experience, research, and/or product management. S/he understands user-centered, iterative design and is skilled at bringing together cross-functional teams.

Details: Sample responsibilities: Desired Technical Skills:

Qualifications: Requires an Accredited Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of technology experience, OR, an equivalent combination of education and technology experience. We welcome and support technologists from traditionally underrepresented communities.

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Lead Developer

The Health Department is hiring a Lead Developer to perform work on large, complex projects requiring a high level of technical competency. The incumbent will participate and assist in defining and implementing technical direction of the Department. As more and more of the Health Department’s core services require technology, this person’s knowledge and expertise around coding, programming and design will help to ensure that Kansas City residents receive the same high-quality services in a digital age.

The Lead Developer will lead technical assignments on the newly created Digital Services Team and assist with the Department’s technology vision and initiatives. The new, three-person team will work collaboratively to create a vision for what best-in-the-country health technology could be. S/he will work under the general direction of the Product Manager and work closely with the IT Senior Technician on the Digital Services team as well as stakeholders from across the Health Department. A successful candidate is a mission-driven digital professional with multi-disciplinary experience with technology, design, user experience, research, and/or product management. S/he understands user-centered, iterative design and is skilled at bringing together cross-functional teams.

Details: Sample responsibilities: Desired Technical Skills:

Qualifications: Requires an Accredited Bachelor’s degree and five (5) years of technology experience, OR, an equivalent combination of education and technology experience. We welcome and support technologists from traditionally underrepresented communities.

Apply now