Information Communications Technology Implementation Specialist (COVID-19 Response)

Job Description

About the position:

Dimagi is looking for an ICT Implementation Specialist to join our Solutions team. Dimagi’s technology is being utilized for the COVID-19 response, and we are seeking someone who wants to use their technical background to get things done and find solutions to complex problems to help in this response.

This position will be based out of our Cambridge, MA office but is also open to remote employment within the US. This role is a 12-month fixed-term position with the option for converting to a permanent status pending re-evaluation of requirements at the end of the contract.

The Solutions team helps to bridge the in-depth domain-knowledge of our partners and field team with the power of our technology platform. You’ll have the opportunity to work directly with partners in the field on national-scale health projects, alongside our product team driving requirements on the next generation of our tools, and with our software team translating real-world experience to design.

You’ll develop a deep understanding of our software platform and push the boundaries of what CommCare can do. That experience and training will help you to design the architecture, best practices, and design patterns that our field teams apply to their work. You’ll work with our world-class services team to help them adopt those patterns and build Dimagi’s global capacity

Responsibilities include:

• Implement advanced CommCare app features for Dimagi projects which require platform expertise and a high level of technical competency
• Provide early-stage design support to projects to scope the value and risk of complex technical components
• Develop, document, and champion best practices with our field teams for application deployment and release for large projects
• Provide product feedback and technical requirements to the tech team to inform the design of advanced features for the platform
• Work with Dimagi’s support team to backstop issues requiring in-depth knowledge of the platform. Develop tools and procedures to build capacity in the support team to resolve complex problems independently

Skills and Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering or an equivalent technical field and 2+ years of experience in a professional technical role, OR
• 5+ years of experience in a professional technical role
• Able to build an understanding of the scope of a (non-technical) problem and adapt novel technological solutions to it
• Aptitude and self-direction to quickly learn new technical systems
• Capacity to seek out, identify, and interpret unfamiliar technical components (configuration files, Http response, etc.) to identify and address problems
• Strong debugging skills
• Strong oral and written communication skills
• Ability to coordinate with and work within teams across multiple geographies
• Reliable, self-directed, and resourceful
• Eligible to work in the United States

Benefits Provided:

We aim to make a difference, not just as a company, but as an employer as well. The benefits we offer are geared towards having a strong impact on our staff’s well being. A few of our key benefits are outlined below:

• 100% employer-sponsored medical insurance paired with a generous Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) fund
• Access to voluntary dental and vision insurance plans
• A 401K plan with up to a 4% employer match
• 30 days paid time off inclusive of holidays
• Unlimited sick time, excellent parental leave policy, and a strong focus on work-life balance
• Access to a flex-time policy that allows employees to work based on a flexible work schedule
• Access to an Employee Assistance Program (EAP) through Magellan Healthcare
• 10 personal initiative days
• Occasional opportunities to travel internationally

Dimagi is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate and support diversity and are committed to providing a work environment that is inclusive and free of discrimination and harassment. All employment decisions are based on individual qualifications without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, family or parental status, veteran, or disability status.

About the Organization

Dimagi helps organizations deliver healthcare everywhere. We design clinical interfaces, health information systems, and mobile technologies to manage global disease. Since its founding in 2002, Dimagi has successfully executed numerous international and domestic public health informatics projects. Dimagi has a unique approach. We build health systems with patient-level interactions at the core. Each time a patient visits a clinic, we collect information. This influences the actual delivery of health care. To accomplish this, Dimagi's exceptional technical team designs elegant and intuitive interfaces on handhelds, cellular phones and low-cost mini-computers. From the patient-level databases, we create aggregate databases. This is for monitoring and evaluation purposes and helps organizations manage their health projects and comply with grantor requirements. To date, our clients have included NGOs, governmental organizations, academic institutions, businesses, and passionate individuals.