MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is looking for extraordinary people to join their team to deliver leading edge pharmaceutical and technology related solutions that dramatically improve the value of health care. The Director, IT Software Engineering oversees enterprise projects from initiation to production readiness, optimizing and streamlining processes and defining technology roadmaps.
Requirements
- Software architecture and design skills to guide the development of solutions that are secure, scalable, and reliable
- Background in: Oracle RDBMS and UNIX platforms
- Using JIRA for work management
- Web Services (SOAP and REST)
- Experience developing and managing high volume, real-time transaction processing systems
- Experience with Object Oriented Programming languages such as C++ or Java
- Familiarity with communication protocols such as NCPDP telecommunication standards
Responsibilities
- Works in partnership with technical experts, architects, business analysts, and developers from external strategic partners and within IT to design and guide new software solutions and to revise or integrate with existing applications.
- Manages and leads subordinate managers, software engineers, business system analysts, and quality assurance software engineers in the development and support of corporate business solutions in-line with client needs, including documentation and procedures.
- Creates and manages complex project plans by effectively leveraging resources and managing project scope based on available information; troubleshoots issues and provides timely resolutions; guides the software development process based on prior experience, research and analysis of current and future best practices.
- Provides technical guidance that strikes a balance with the need to deliver on a deadline and still meet long-term strategic objectives.
- Monitors and directs all software engineering functions to demonstrate solution design meets standard architecture considerations and approvals to include: (1) standard database structures, (2) code standards, (3) common components and reusable programs (4) security and performance levels, (5) system interfaces and dependencies.
- Oversees the effort to create and improve product releases through continuous integration and automation. Looks for ways to automate and improve current processes/solutions within the software development lifecycle (SDLC).
- Lead the assessment of current legacy systems, evaluate solutions in the marketplace, creates technical vision/roadmap for implementing state of the art systems and get buy-in from IT Leadership to execute.
Other
- This position must work on-site at the San Diego Headquarters for purposes of providing adequate support to internal clients; being available for face-to-face interactions and coordination of work with other employees, colleagues, clients, or vendors; as well as for facilitation of quick and effective decisions through collaboration with stakeholders. Remote work is not an option for these purposes.
- This is an exempt level position requiring the incumbent to work the hours required to fully accomplish job responsibilities and reasonably meet deadlines for work deliverables. The individual must have the flexibility to work beyond traditional hours and be able to work nights, at weekends or on holidays as required.
- This position requires no travel, however attendance may be required at various local conferences and meetings.
- BA/BS Degree or equivalent; plus 10 years’ related experience; 10 years of SME in respective area(s); (or equivalent combination of education and experience); and 8 years supervisory experience; Supervisory experience may be substituted with 10 years of MedImpact experience plus an appropriate external leadership training program and internal mentorship with a seasoned leader at the Director level or above that must be completed within 12 months in new position.
- This is an internal and external client facing position that requires excellent customer service skills and interpersonal communication skills (listening/verbal/written).
