Manager Software Engineering

Company Introduction

Availity is one of the leading health information networks in the United States, processing more than 4 billion transactions annually and connecting more than two million healthcare providers and over two thousand technology partners to health plans nationwide. Our teams of technology, business, and customer service professionals in Bangalore, India, are working together to transform healthcare delivery in the United States through innovation and collaboration. Our technologists help develop cutting-edge revenue cycle solutions that help hospitals, health systems, and physicians maximize payments and optimize their workflows.

Availity is a diverse group of people whose talents, curiosity and passion steer the company to create innovative solutions for the US Healthcare industry. If you are a driven, creative and collaborative individual, with exceptional technology skills to drive innovation, we want to hear from you.

Job Description

Directs the activities of a software applications development function for software application enhancements and new products including cloud-based or internet-related computer programs. This position oversees the analysis, design, programming, debugging and modification of computer programs for commercial or end user applications, such as materials management, financial management, HRIS, mobile apps or personal applications products (e.g., spreadsheets, tax packages, personal finance programs). Analyzes and investigates applications engineering tasks and prepares design specifications, analysis and recommendations. Interacts with project managers, marketing, sales and users to define application requirements and/or necessary modifications. May also have responsibility for testing and documentation.

Roles & Responsibilities

Availity is a Healthcare IT company headquartered in Jacksonville, FL, with additional offices in Indianapolis, IN, and Bangalore, India, and a significant remote workforce throughout the US. Availity is the nation’s largest health information network, connecting over 2 million providers with health plans nationwide and processing more than 12 billion transactions a year, and growing! We work collaboratively with health plans and providers to disrupt an antiquated healthcare system by offering solutions that solve core issues in how these stakeholders communicate. Availity also provides revenue cycle management solutions to help providers, hospitals, and health systems receive accurate, timely payment for their services.

As the premier healthcare engagement platform, our mission is to create connections and deliver products that help healthcare businesses succeed. We connect, delight, and empower the nation’s premier healthcare ecosystem, providing multi-stakeholder solutions that simplify the business relationship between providers and health plans.

Reporting to the Senior Manager, Software Engineering, Applications Development manages the analysis, design, programming, debugging, modification, and delivery of software for commercial and end user applications. The Manager builds relationships and provides services to meet the needs of clients and takes responsibility for improving processes that are negatively affecting customer satisfaction. The Manager analyzes trends in technology and assesses the impact they have on the business providing solutions to address technology and business issues.

This position has corporate functional leadership obligations and is responsible for supervising hiring, career development, and day-to-day team and project management. The Manager will also be required to carry out other duties, projects, or activities as specified by their management.

This manager will be responsible for 2 teams, and the focus is Availity’s provider product line and revenue cycle management.

Sponsorship, in any form, is not available for this position.

Location: Hybrid India

Why You Want To Work On This Team

• Availity allows you to be part of something bigger than yourself as we drive down administrative costs and improve healthcare functions across the board.
• This Manager have an opportunity to build out a new team that is not utilizing legacy products or bogged down with technical debt.
  
  

• Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field of study or the equivalent in documented work experience.
• 8+ years of relevant technical and business experience in IT systems development management in a technology and/or health care environment
• Should have hands on experience on C#, .NET technology.
• Should have hands on experience on front end technologies like React.js.
• 2+ years of experience managing teams and products in an Agile environment.
• Ability to establish and maintains effective working relationships with internal and external clients/vendors.
• Proven understanding of the software development life cycle
• Proven understanding of web development methodologies, application design, navigation, and information architecture
• Proven understanding of data modeling, relational databases, data structures and design
• Ability to launch and deliver multiple, concurrent IT projects on time and within budget.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
  
  

• Extensive knowledge of the health care/payer insurance industry
• AWS or other cloud platform experience
  
  

• Managing teams dedicated to Availity’s platform (service provider).
• Responsible for the corporate functional relationships of all team members that report to you.
• You will be working with both internal and external teams to deliver solutions based on the proposed roadmap.
• Leading overall delivery responsibilities and proactively working to reduce roadblocks the teams may encounter.
• Following and promoting Agile practices across multiple teams
• Ensuring that the teams participate in daily stand ups, are conducting retrospectives, code reviews, etc.
• Defining and tracking team metrics
• Determining the percentage of each team’s time dedicated to new development, maintenance, etc.
• Monitoring efforts to eliminate duplicate design and promote solutions that reduce or eliminate technical debt.
• Analyzing trends in technology and assessing the impact of how the emerging technologies may impact product delivery.
  
  

• Resume review
• Video interview with India team
• Video interview with US team
• Senior Director Video Interview
• HR Interview