Development Manager - Healthcare Technology

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

- Provide strategic direction and guidance to the software engineers within the IT Applications Development team in support of application design, software development, and software integration.

- Define the key priorities in pursuit of the vision and goals associated with the Software Engineering practice.

- Ensure Software Engineering staff are following best practices around application design, software development, and software integration throughout the system development lifecycle.

- Leads and directs the work of other employees and has responsibility for personnel actions including; hiring, performance management, and termination.

- Provide leadership and direction to staff for completeness of application design, software engineering, and software integration.

- Work toward the improvement of the software life cycle time by increasing the quality of requirements and reducing the amount of time spent in the application design, development, and integration phases.

- Manage the Software Engineering staff as a shared service to support multiple projects.

- Ensure that the Software Engineers have the appropriate tools, skills, and training to support the project needs.

- Manage geographically distributed staff to maximize staff utilization.

- Work closely with delivery managers and product managers to support product delivery and enhancements.

- Drive all aspects of engineering recruiting including but not limited to; attracting great talent and retaining a highly skilled, proficient engineering team.

- Hands-On Technical & Delivery Leadership

- Lead day-to-day development activities while remaining actively engaged in design, architecture, and technical decision-making.

- Review code regularly to ensure adherence to engineering standards, security practices, and maintainability.

- Provide technical guidance and hands-on problem-solving support to development teams.

- Partner closely with architecture, QA, DevOps, security, and product teams to deliver high-quality software at scale.

-Team Leadership & Management

-Manage and mentor a team of software developers, including performance management, coaching, and career development.

-Set clear expectations around technical excellence, delivery commitments, and professional growth.

- Build a collaborative team culture focused on accountability, quality, and continuous improvement.

- Development Process & SDLC Management

- Oversee development using multiple SDLC methodologies focusing on a solid design, quality process and adherence to standards and timelines.

-Adapt delivery approaches to meet enterprise governance, compliance, and business requirements.

- Plan and manage capacity, estimates, dependencies, and delivery risks.

Process Improvement & Quality Focus

- Design, implement, and evolve development processes to improve predictability, velocity, and product quality.

- Establish and enforce best practices for source control, cod...