Software Development Manager

Job role: Software Development Manager

Location: Martinez CA 50% hybrid

Duration: 6 Contract to Hire

Job Description:

Minimum Qualifications:

Education: Possession of an Bachelors Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Computer Science Medical Informatics Healthcare Administration Health Sciences Business Administration Public Administration Engineering Epidemiology Biostatistics Social/Behavioral Sciences or a closely related field.

Experience: Four (4) years of fulltime or its equivalent experience as a manager supervisor or project manager in a healthcare information technology environment having responsibility for one or more of the following areas: application support development/programming systems analysis technical support and network or server administration; OR Four (4) years of fulltime or its equivalent experience as a clinical lead supervisor or manager performing systems analysis in a healthcare information systems environment; OR Four (4) years of fulltime or its equivalent experience as a manager supervisor or project manager in a public health health care delivery or academic institution setting one (1) year of which must have included direct supervision of staff in epidemiology surveillance or program evaluation activities.

Certification: May be required to obtain and maintain vendor specific certifications on applications supported. The incumbent will be required to obtain the certification requested within 6 months of notification from their supervisor.

Substitution for Experience: Possession of a Masters Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in one of the fields noted above may be substituted for one (1) year of the required experience.

Substitution for Education:

• One (1) additional year of qualifying experience noted above may be substituted for the required academic major; OR
• Additional qualifying experience may be substituted for the required education on a yearforyear basis up to a maximum of two years; OR
• Possession of professional technical certifications can substitute for up to a maximum of two (2) years of the required education. Each of the following current and valid certifications can be substituted for six (6) months of required education:
• Any of the following Epic certifications: Ambulatory Tapestry Epic Resolute Hospital Billing Epic Care Everywhere Health Information Management Prelude (Grand Central) EpicCare Inpatient (ClinDoc) Epic Client Systems Administrator/Manager (ECSM) or Operational Database Administrator
• Certified Associate in Healthcare Information and Management Systems (CAHIMS)
• Health Level 7 (HL7) certification
• VMWare Certified Professional (VCP) VMWare Certified Advanced Professional (VCAP) VMWare Certified Design Expert (VCDX)
• Cisco Certified Network Professional (CCNP) Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert (CCIE)

Knowledge Skills and Abilities

Knowledge of:

• Principles of healthcare administration and health plan operations
• Principles of leadership management supervision training and performance evaluation
• Budget development and management
• Operations services and activities of information technology support and analysis program in a health care environment
• Detailed understanding of information systems design implementation and management strategies
• Methods and techniques used to develop test and implement systems
• Project and change management

Ability to:

• Supervise organize and review the work of subordinate professional and technical personnel
• Select supervise train and evaluate staff
• Analyze business requirements and design and implement appropriate system solutions
• Respond to escalated requests and inquiries from system users
• Communicate clearly and concisely both orally and in writing
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with others
• Provide and promote excellence in customer service for internal and external customers
• Acknowledge and respect cultural and linguistic differences of the Countys diverse population

Typical Tasks

Management Responsibilities:

• Leads manages supervises coordinates and participates in the operational activities for an assigned information systems work group which may include: application development application support end user support and education network or server administration or systems security
• Selects trains motivates and evaluates information technology personnel
• Plans prioritizes assigns supervises and reviews the work of staff responsible for developing implementing and maintaining hardware and software applications and providing technical and nontechnical support to system users
• Manages assigned projects and budgets; monitors project and budget performance and compliance with applicable specifications rules regulations and laws related to information systems analysis; and ensures quality and timeliness of work performed
• Analyzes information systems requirements and designs and implements processes and/or improvements that promote increased efficiency and effectiveness; identifies resource needs drafts or updates system documentation; coordinates and provides user training as appropriate; and allocates resources accordingly
• Provides technical leadership and direction in all phases of software and hardware selection product development implementation testing and support
• Conducts research on new and evolving computer technologies and recommends systems and improvements for the Department
• Prepares Requests for Proposal or Information (RFP/RFI) and works with other teams on the selection process
• Conducts research and prepares analytical and statistical reports on operations and activities
• May oversee development and implementation of public surveillance systems IT systems and technologies to support disease surveillance case management program workflow and program evaluation
• May oversee and direct data interpretation for reports abstracts and publications
• May oversee dissemination of epidemiological findings to a variety of audiences and building partnership with community organizations and academic institutions