JOB SUMMARY
This job will conceptualize, prototype, and deliver compelling natural language interactions for our members and healthcare providers. In this role, the individual will expand upon your passion for conversational problem-solving to define multi-modal experiences for our chat and voice agents, as well as emerging conversational products. The individual will leverage both traditional Natural Language Understanding (NLU) systems and Generative AI/Large Language Models (LLMs) to deliver dynamic, personalized, and clinically safe automated interactions.
ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES
Core Conversation Design and Strategy
Collaborate with cross-functional teams to address complex healthcare needs for the members and providers we serve using empathetic conversational frameworks and user-centric storytelling.
Gather experience and product requirements to design, prototype, and scale intuitive, multi-platform chat and voice experiences.
Own the creation of dialog interactions, while documenting guidelines and best practices that ensure a consistent experience in line with Highmark CXD Principles.
Advocate for conversation design standards across product teams to enhance the overall customer experience and push for innovative changes.
Prompt Design & Behavioral Modeling
Design hybrid conversational systems that effectively blend deterministic, rule-based NLU models with dynamic, generative LLM and agent-driven experiences.
Write and refine prompt templates, instruction sets, and system personas to guarantee accurate, helpful, and brand-aligned generative outputs.
Partner with engineering and data teams to improve intent classification accuracy and ensure customers are seamlessly routed to contextually relevant responses.
Establish robust conversational fallback strategies, implement hallucination and error mitigation rules, and follow data privacy safeguards to protect Protected Health Information (PHI).
Continuous Optimization
Analyze user interaction data, business requirements, and stakeholder feedback to draw out actionable insights that drive ongoing improvements.
Other duties as assigned or requested.
EDUCATION
Required
Bachelor's degree in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Technical Writing, Computer Science or a related field, or relevant experience and/or education as determined by the company in lieu of bachelor's degree
Preferred
Coursework in Generative AI UX, Prompt Design, Conversation Experience Design, or AI Training.
EXPERIENCE
Required
3 years of professional experience as a Conversation Designer, VUI Designer, Content Designer, or a closely related role, with a proven track record of shipping production-ready chat or voice experiences.
A portfolio demonstrating end-to-end conversation design artifacts, including system architecture, dialog turn-taking flows, agent personas, NLU intent structures, or prompt design and modeling examples.
Preferred
Prior experience designing conversational products within highly regulated industries (healthcare, insurance, or finance) with a foundational understanding of HIPAA and PHI safeguards.
Experience using conversational analytics tools (e.g., Dashbot or internal data dashboards) to read transcripts, run intent-classification audits, and optimize live bot performance.
LICENSES or CERTIFICATIONS
Required
None
Preferred
Specialized certification in Generative AI UX, Prompt Design, Conversation Experience Design, or AI Training.
SKILLS
Hands-on experience designing for traditional NLU platforms (e.g., Dialogflow CX, AWS Lex, Cognigy, Genesys) alongside Large Language Models (LLMs) and Generative AI applications.
Proficiency with tools like Voiceflow, Figma, or alternative enterprise-grade Conversational AI platforms to map multi-turn dialogues and logic trees.
Understanding of technical concepts like APIs, webhooks, SSO, token management, context windows, and how front-end interfaces interact with back-end AI models.
Familiarity with advanced generative design concepts such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), context window, prompt chaining, or agentic frameworks.
Appreciation for user experience (UX) design, design thinking exercises, and human-centered design (HCD) facilitation methods.
Highly organized self-starter capable of managing multiple concurrent projects with some oversight in an Agile environment.
Strong communication skills with the ability to present design logic and technical strategies clearly to cross-functional teams.
Language (Other than English):
None
Travel Requirement:
0% - 25%
PHYSICAL, MENTAL DEMANDS and WORKING CONDITIONS
Position Type
Office-based
Physical work site required
No
Disclaimer: The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job.
Compliance Requirement: This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
As a component of job responsibilities, employees may have access to covered information, cardholder data, or other confidential customer information that must be protected at all times. In connection with this, all employees must comply with both the Health Insurance Portability Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA) as described in the Notice of Privacy Practices and Privacy Policies and Procedures as well as all data security guidelines established within the Company’s Handbook of Privacy Policies and Practices and Information Security Policy.
Furthermore, it is every employee’s responsibility to comply with the company’s Code of Business Conduct. This includes but is not limited to adherence to applicable federal and state laws, rules, and regulations as well as company policies and training requirements.
Pay Range Minimum:
$94,200.00Pay Range Maximum:
$151,000.00Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate’s qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations. The displayed salary range does not reflect any geographic differential Highmark may apply for certain locations based upon comparative markets.
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Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in HCI, Linguistics, Cognitive Science, Technical Writing, Computer Science or related, or equivalent experience
- Minimum 3 years professional experience as a Conversation Designer, VUI Designer, Content Designer, or closely related role with production-ready chat or voice experience
- Portfolio demonstrating end-to-end conversation design artifacts (system architecture, dialog flows, agent personas, NLU intent structures, prompt design examples)
- Hands-on experience designing for traditional NLU platforms (e.g., Dialogflow CX, AWS Lex, Cognigy, Genesys) alongside LLMs/Generative AI
- Proficiency with tools like Voiceflow, Figma, or alternative enterprise conversational AI platforms to map multi-turn dialogues and logic trees
- Understanding of technical concepts: APIs, webhooks, SSO, token management, context windows, and front-end/back-end interactions with AI models
- Familiarity with generative design concepts such as Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), context window, prompt chaining, and agentic frameworks
- Strong communication skills, ability to present design logic and technical strategies to cross-functional teams
- Highly organized self-starter capable of managing multiple concurrent projects in an Agile environment
- Prior experience designing conversational products within regulated industries (healthcare, insurance, or finance) and understanding of HIPAA/PHI safeguards
- Experience using conversational analytics tools (e.g., Dashbot or internal dashboards) to analyze transcripts and optimize bot performance
- Coursework or specialized certification in Generative AI UX, Prompt Design, Conversation Experience Design, or AI Training
Highmark Health Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Highmark Health and has not been reviewed or approved by Highmark Health.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, prescription, dental, and vision coverage are emphasized alongside 100% coverage for preventive exams, with onsite pharmacy access and fitness center availability at major campuses.
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Retirement Support — An employer‑sponsored 401(k) with a company match is highlighted, with AHN materials illustrating a 100% match on the first 4% plus an additional 1% employer contribution as an example within the enterprise.
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Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Wellness programs include stress‑management classes, health coaching, incentives for healthy activities, team‑member discounts, and volunteer incentives, with paid volunteer time also noted in the overall package.
Highmark Health Insights
What We Do
Highmark Health, a Pittsburgh, PA based enterprise that employs more than 40,000 people who serve millions of Americans across the country, is the second largest integrated health care delivery and financing network in the nation based on revenue. Highmark Health is the parent company of Highmark Inc., Allegheny Health Network, and HM Health Solutions. Highmark Inc. and its subsidiaries and affiliates provide health insurance to nearly 5 million members in Pennsylvania, West Virginia and Delaware as well as dental insurance, vision care and related health products through a national network of diversified businesses that include United Concordia Companies, HM Insurance Group, and Visionworks. Allegheny Health Network is the parent company of an integrated delivery network that includes eight hospitals, more than 2,800 affiliated physicians, ambulatory surgery centers, an employed physician organization, home and community-based health services, a research institute, a group purchasing organization, and health and wellness pavilions in western Pennsylvania. HM Health Solutions focuses on meeting the information technology platform and other business needs of the Highmark Health enterprise as well as unaffiliated health insurance plans by providing proven business processes, expert knowledge and integrated cloud-based platforms. A national blended health organization, Highmark Health and our leading businesses support millions of customers with products, services and solutions closely aligned to our mission of creating remarkable health experiences, freeing people to be their best. Headquartered in Pittsburgh, we're regionally focused in Pennsylvania, Delaware, West Virginia and New York, with customers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. We passionately serve individual consumers and fellow businesses alike. Our companies cover a diversified spectrum of essential health-related needs, including health insurance, health care delivery, population health management, dental solutions, reinsurance solutions, and innovative technology solutions. We’re also proud to carry forth an important legacy of compassionate care and philanthropy that began more than 170 years ago. This tradition of giving back, reinvesting and ensuring that our communities remain strong and healthy is deeply embedded in our culture, informing our decisions every day.
