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Core Competencies
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Demonstrates expertise in Human-Centered Design and qualitative research methodologies, with a strong ability to translate complex findings into actionable insights and formal deliverables. Proficient in stakeholder engagement and communication, ensuring effective collaboration with diverse healthcare stakeholders and subject matter experts.
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Human-Centered DesignQualitative ResearchStakeholder EngagementProfessional WritingFederal Healthcare Experience
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Hard Skills
User ResearchInterview PlanningData SynthesisReport DevelopmentExperience MappingService BlueprintingProcess MappingExecutive SummariesResearch AnalysisDocumentation Management
Soft Skills
Attention to DetailFacilitation SkillsEffective CommunicationIndependent Management
Certifications & Qualifications
HCD CertificationUX Research CertificationPublic Health CertificationAgile Certification
Industry Keywords
Healthcare ResearchPublic HealthVeterans AffairsDigital HealthComplex Health ProgramsStakeholder WorkshopsTrauma-Informed EngagementInclusive DesignSBIR InitiativesBehavioral Health
About the role
Key responsibilities & impact- Lead development of the Magnify Report, the formal HCD deliverable for each assigned SBIR contract.
- Establish research approaches, stakeholder-engagement plans, interview strategies, synthesis methods, and report-development processes.
- Plan and conduct expert and stakeholder interviews with VA stakeholders, healthcare leaders, program representatives, subject matter experts, end users, and other participants.
- Analyze interview notes and qualitative information to identify patterns, themes, relationships, gaps, and opportunities.
- Develop personas, stakeholder maps, journey maps, experience maps, service blueprints, process maps, and related HCD artifacts.
- Translate research findings into user needs, opportunity statements, design considerations, recommendations, and executive-ready narratives.
- Integrate interviews, research findings, HCD artifacts, and supporting evidence into cohesive formal deliverables.
- Maintain traceability between research evidence, synthesized findings, and recommendations.
- Coordinate reviews with project leadership, subject matter experts, and stakeholders and incorporate feedback into final deliverables.
- Conduct background and contextual research on VA healthcare programs, stakeholders, policies, services, and operational environments.
- Validate complex healthcare and program information with subject matter experts.
- Create executive summaries, presentations, briefing materials, research summaries, and stakeholder documentation.
- Maintain organized HCD research repositories, supporting documentation, decision records, and source materials.
- Collaborate with HCD designers, UI/UX specialists, developers, analysts, evaluators, program managers, and healthcare subject matter experts.
- Facilitate research readouts, synthesis sessions, stakeholder workshops, and working sessions.
- Present findings and recommendations to client and internal audiences.
- Work independently with limited oversight and support multiple HCD efforts or SBIR activities as priorities require.
- Participate in LMI's HCD community of practice and contribute methods, templates, writing practices, and lessons learned.
Requirements
What you’ll need- Bachelor's degree in Human-Centered Design, Psychology, Sociology, Anthropology, Public Health, Health Administration, Healthcare, Communications, Human-Computer Interaction, Design Research, or a related field.
- 5-7+ years of experience in human-centered design, qualitative research, user research, healthcare research, program research, consulting, or a related discipline.
- Experience supporting federal healthcare, public health, healthcare delivery, or other complex health-related programs.
- Demonstrated experience planning and conducting stakeholder, subject matter expert, or user interviews.
- Strong qualitative research and synthesis skills, including the ability to identify themes and translate findings into actionable insights.
- Exceptional professional writing, editing, and documentation skills.
- Demonstrated ability to develop formal reports, research deliverables, executive summaries, findings, recommendations, or comparable written products.
- Ability to quickly understand complex programs, organizational structures, workflows, and subject matter.
- Strong facilitation and stakeholder-engagement skills.
- Ability to communicate effectively with executives, subject matter experts, healthcare stakeholders, technical teams, and end users.
- Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy across complex documentation.
- Ability to independently manage research activities and deliverables with limited oversight.
- Ability to obtain and maintain a Public Trust clearance.
- Desired: Master's degree in a related field; prior U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs or Veterans Health Administration experience; experience with suicide prevention, mental health, behavioral health, public health, Veteran services, healthcare stakeholder populations, HCD or government consulting reports, HCD artifacts, federal healthcare policy or digital-health environments, SBIR or digital-modernization initiatives; knowledge of accessibility, inclusive design, trauma-informed engagement, or sensitive-subject research; relevant HCD, UX research, public health, qualitative research, Agile, or facilitation certifications.