Manager, Application Development

FLSA Status: Exempt

Department: Information Technology

Reports To: Director, Application and Product Development

The Manager of Application Development is responsible for the supervision of the application development staff in the design, development, implementation and support of in-house and vendor applications and interfaces, including the accurate data exchange between trading partners in accordance with state and federal regulatory and contractual requirements and SCFHP policies and procedures as set forth for all lines of business.

• Supervise and mentor personnel performing design, development, implementation, maintenance, and reporting from application databases, data warehouse and data cube environments.
• Oversee the design, development, implementation and maintenance of electronic data exchange in multiple formats, including EDI X 12 transaction sets specific to healthcare transactions.
• Oversee the development and maintenance of enterprise data warehouse.
• Exercise staff oversight to ensure new operations plans, policies, procedures and transition/migration plans are consistent with the overall company goals and objectives.
• Define and modify IT development standards, policies and procedures to ensure they remain current with business and regulatory needs.
• Participate in the project approval and prioritization process with other IT management and business leaders.
• Contribute and participate in the strategic planning process and share in the development of SCFHP vision, goals and initiatives.
• Develop positive relationships with managers, directors and leaders by understanding business priorities and information technology enablers.
• Perform other related duties as required or assigned.

• Recruiting, interviewing, and hiring.
• Developing a high performing department culture and staff. This includes setting the standard for staff/peers and motivating employees to maximize organizational goals and objectives.
• Effectively assimilating, training and mentoring staff and (when appropriate), cross training existing staff and initiating retraining. This includes coaching to help increase skills, knowledge and (if applicable) improve performance.
• Setting goals and planning, assigning, and directing work consistent with said goals. This includes responding to employees’ needs, ensuring they have the necessary resources to do their work.
• Appraising performance, rewarding and disciplining employees, addressing complaints and resolving issues. This includes providing regular and effective feedback to employees and completing timely and objective performance reviews.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Computer Science, Public Health, or related field, or equivalent training/experience. (R)
• Minimum five years of experience in a lead or supervisory capacity. (R)
• Minimum ten years of experience in application development. (R)
• Minimum ten years of experience, with SQL programming, MS SQL database development, and T-SQL query generation. (R)
• Minimum five years of experience with MS SQL Business Intelligence tools (SSRS, SSIS, SSAS) or other enterprise business intelligence software. (R)
• Minimum five years of programming background in any of the following applicable languages/platforms; .NET, PERL, Java, SAS, VB, C++, C#, or other modern programming language or related software. (R)
• Demonstrated knowledge of software development life cycle (SDLC), coding standardization, peer review and user acceptance testing. (R)
• The ability to effectively manage multiple projects across multiple team members, including direct reports and other IT staff members. (R)
• Excellent data analysis skills. (R)
• Knowledge of and experience with healthcare management information systems. (R)
• Good working knowledge of Biz Talk, Sharepoint, Active Batch and other core integration tools and services. (D)
• Working knowledge of and the ability to efficiently operate all applicable computer software including a working knowledge of computer applications such as Outlook, Word and Excel. (R)
• Ability to use a keyboard…