IMPAQ International, a growing and dynamic social science research firm, provides high-quality research and impact evaluation services, policy analysis, survey research, technology solutions, organizational development, technical assistance and consulting services to U.S. and international government agencies, foundations, and the private sector.  IMPAQ’s mission is to bring together exceptional people to develop innovative and rigorous approaches to evaluate the real-world impact of social policies and programs. IMPAQ offers four locations: our Corporate Headquarters in Columbia, Maryland, rated one of America’s Best Small Cities; Downtown Washington, D.C., Boston, Massachusetts and a Bay Area office in Oakland, California. IMPAQ has a diverse and collegial work environment and is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (M/F/Disability/Veterans).

IMPAQ is seeking a contract Developer who is highly proficient at independently developing data-driven web applications that are intuitive, easy to use, and accessible via mobile devices. Selected candidate will have excellent communication skills and experience with responsive design and the ability to deliver functioning applications that visually meet the business requirements, satisfy design aspects, and have reuse value for future development. The ideal candidate will be proficient in web-tier development using HTML5, JavaScript, CSS3, and toolkits such as jQuery, Prototype, backbone, Angular, and bootstrap; and have demonstrated experience designing and implementing web applications that support:

•   Administrative, clinical, and/or survey data transmission, ingestion, and storage

•   Calculation and analysis of performance and/or quality measures

•   Display and manipulation of performance metrics and/or quality measure results using
     combinations of interactive dashboards, static reports, and structured data exports

• Developing secure web applications for data collection and reporting purposes for large-scale performance and quality measurement efforts
• develop wireframes and UI specifications for interactive as well as static reporting and analysis features
• Strong background in .NET, Java, HTML5, backbone, JavaScript, jQuery, CSS3, and bootstrap.
• Implementing, deploying, and maintaining systems for data collection purposes and provide access to the collected information via a visually appealing user interface.
• Strong organizational, visual design, layout, and graphic design skills with attention to detail.
• Developing UI to interact with reporting engines.

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineer, or a related field required

Knowledge and Experience

• 3+ years of hands on experience of web development design and development
• Strong web application development experience based on user experience (UX) principles
• Must have experience with .NET, C# and/or Java development
• Must have experience Open Source Technologies related to static site development (e.g. Jekyll)
• Familiar with technology packages and their impact to creating quality user experiences
• Healthcare quality measurement experience a major plus
• Sharepoint development a plus

Skills

• Development experience with view technologies – HTML5, JavaScript and JavaScript MVC Framework (e.g. Backbone, Angular, Ember), CSS, JQuery, Prototype, AJAX, JSON
• Web development experience working in IDEs like Eclipse; demonstrated experience working in source control tools like Github
• Strong understanding of web design conventions and best practices
• Demonstrated experience working in an Agile / Scrum environment
• Strong analytical and organizational skills
  • Good oral and written communication skills
  • Ability to learn quickly and work in a collaborative team environment
  • Preferred: Familiarity with health informatics and coding standards including ICD9, ICD10, CPT, LOINC and HL7 Documents.

IMPAQ International, LLC is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer (M/F/D/V).