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Our staff comes from all corners of CHHS and all levels. Specialized skills are a great bonus: software engineers, program/policy analysts, managers, lawyers, data scientists, designers, product managers, project managers, human resource specialists, procurement specialists, bureaucracy busters, organizers, inventors, “intra-preneurs” and more!

We look for people with the following qualities:

  • Highly curious people with proven track records of getting things done.
  • EQ & Grit - Empathy and tenacity are just as important as expertise in your field.
  • Team players.
  • Demonstrate humility and work collaboratively with others
  • Diverse disciplines - in work and in life.
  • Shows dedication to strengthen our communities.
  • Display leadership regardless of rank.
  • Self-starters who can work well independently and without close day-today oversight/management.

OI does not hire outside staff. Instead, we take talented state staff and teach them modern digital service delivery skills. Working in teams of four, OI staff engage with departments to define problems, transform ideas into prototypes and test them to ensure the best ideas move forward.

Our success depends on support from leadership at the CHHS Agency and across the Departments to break down silos, create a safe space for experimentation and provide air cover while the teams define and untangle these complex challenges.

Our staff comes from all corners of CHHS and all levels. Specialized skills are a great bonus: software engineers, program/policy analysts, managers, lawyers, data scientists, designers, product managers, project managers, human resource specialists, procurement specialists, bureaucracy busters, organizers, inventors, “intra-preneurs” and more! Highly curious people with proven track records of getting things done by looking at problems differently and who know there multiple creative and powerful ways to solve problems EQ & Grit - Empathy and tenacity are just as important as expertise in your field. Team players - demonstrate humility and work collaboratively with others Diverse disciplines - in work and in life. Enjoy working with different perspectives or show dedication to strengthen our communities. Display leadership regardless of rank - Successful applicants have already demonstrated meaningful impact in their programs, gaining recognition among their peers for their contributions. Self-starters who can work well independently and without close day-today oversight/management.

Our structure is that existing state staff join the office either as full time or part time members for 2 years stints. Then, they return to their home departments to spread the skills and mindsets they learned with OI.
  • Each cohort last 2 years.
  • A new cohort starts every year in June, so the cohorts overlap by one year.
  • The maximum staff size is 24 comprised of 16 full time and 8 part time regardless of cohort.
  • Therefore, the size of each incoming cohort varies based on the amount of available openings.

Since the OI launched in 2018, the OI staff have worked on successful engagements with 13 CHHS departments. Our efforts have helped departments improve worksflows by 60%, cut processing times by more than half, helped deliver prioritized product value, improved software delivery times and improved service delivery for key populations.

Our other key deliverable is skills exchange with your department. The OI teams work shoulder to shoulder with your staff teaching our methods as we build solutions. These methods continue to help your organization after the engagement to continue tightly defining problems so they spend less time fixing the wrong problems and more time fixing the right ones. Staff returning to your department after training and experience working on projects will:

Have a better holistic view of CHHS and State government services, specifically:

  • The dependencies and interrelations of departments and services:
    1. How your department fits into the larger scope of the services provided by the state
    2. The value of multiple departments working collaboratively to realize larger goals
  • Have connections in many other CHHS Departments/Agency staff A better understanding of the roles and specific services provided by each department to know where there might be value in collaboration for your department
  • Be well versed on Governance processes and work happening at the CHHS agency level.
  • Have experience with a wide variety of processes/technologies that may benefit your organization Bring knowledge of process improvements that have been successful in other areas that may be scalable for your department.
  • Bring a new eye towards creating efficiencies and making your department processes more lean.

To learn more about this role see the Office of Innovation Position Description.

To nominate your staff for the upcoming cohort, please fill out a short survey form above. We ask you to share with us a little bit about the candidate you are nominating, their expertise, interests, and why you think they should become an OI team member. Please let us know if the candidate is being nominated for full or part time. During the interview process we will also ask to speak with the candidate’s direct supervisor(s) to get a better idea of their abilities, interests and opportunities for growth.

Important Note: All candidates must be nominated by their department's Chief Deputy. If you are an interested candidate, you cannot self-nominate; please speak with your management chain for their consideration and approval. Applications not approved by the departmental chief deputy cannot be considered.

Click here to nominate your staff.