Highmark Health

Highmark Health

2023-2026

Led a 9–17 person UX team across research, design, content, and digital project management within Highmark Health’s Research & Design organization. Owned strategic design initiatives, third-party platform integrations, and design system adoption to improve member- and provider-facing digital experiences.

  • Led end-to-end design of two new provider applications that improved patient outcomes and supported value-based reimbursement.
  • Designed a supplemental data application that simplified provider workflows.
  • Implemented a shared design system across multiple applications, increasing designer productivity by 30%.
  • Established a cohesive global identity aligned with member-facing experiences, improving usability by 20% based on user interviews and heuristic testing.

Skills leveraged include:

Stakeholder Management

User Experience (UX)

Interaction Design

Application Design

Information Architecture

Enterprise UX

Team Facilitation

Cross Functional Relationships

Product Design

Constructive Feedback

Digital Strategy

Cross-functional Initiatives

Design Collaboration

Cross-Functional Leadership

Figma (Software)

Cross-team Collaboration

Cross-functional Team Leadership

People Leadership

Design Thinking

Provider Analytics

Dashboard Analytics

Design System Integration


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