Manager, Applications Development

American College Of Physicians•Philadelphia, PA

63d•Hybrid

About The Position

The American College of Physicians (ACP) is looking for a Manager, Applications Development to join the Technology Division. ACP, a national organization of internal medicine physicians with headquarters in Philadelphia, is the largest medical specialty organization and the second-largest physician group in the United States with more than 162,000 members worldwide. This is a full-time hybrid position with 2 days in-office per week required. The Manager, Applications Development will set the architectural direction and oversee the development, deployment, and ongoing maintenance of IT applications and supporting services and systems. They will manage the development team, including nurturing a strong inter- and intra-team culture, optimizing team dynamics, as well as providing guidance for individual growth and professional development.

Requirements

College degree in an appropriate technology related field or proper certification credentials.
Minimum 3 years of demonstrated people management skills, with experience leading and developing a team.
Strong project management skills, with the ability to serve as technical leader for multiple, complex projects simultaneously.
Extensive, demonstrable experience and knowledge of full-stack, database applications and related developmental and architectural frameworks, e.g., Microsoft.NET framework and MVC architectures, modern data pipeline architectures and platforms, and API microservice architectures.
Exhibit strong and diverse development skills for data-rich, service-oriented architectures utilizing modern frameworks and agile methodologies.
Proven experience managing and supporting deployments within hybrid cloud environments. Experience with Azure or AWS is preferred.
Demonstrated ability to lead in the analysis of an organization s long-term technology architecture design, aligning resources and project plans to support those goals. Experience within a professional association environment is preferred.
Excellent oral and written communication skills required to communicate complex technical information to all levels of staff.

Nice To Haves

Experience with Azure or AWS is preferred.
Experience within a professional association environment is preferred.

Responsibilities

Work with divisional management on prioritization, scoping, scheduling, and resourcing of all new development projects and significant system enhancement requests.
Manage the full Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) for development projects, including: Scoping analysis and design leadership
Working with Technical Operations/DevOps, and system architects to identify and ensure compliance with relevant data privacy and security standards
Team oversight and directional leadership
Advise management on current and future architectural trends with high relevance to ACP.
Assist in developing and monitoring budgets as appropriate to ensure cost-effective operational spending.
Ensure all communications with stakeholders and business leads are appropriately aligned with departmental and divisional management.
Commit to availability for after-hours and weekend work as necessary to play key role in emergency response for business-critical applications. Weekend or other off-hours work may also be required for high-impact fixes, upgrades, and installations.