Principal Enterprise Architect

Principal Enterprise Architect

$149,504 - $210,800 - $272,096

"Pay scale information is not necessarily reflective of actual compensation that may be earned, nor a promise of any specific pay for any selected candidate or employee, which is always dependent on actual experience, education, qualifications, and other factors. A full review of our comprehensive pay and benefits will be discussed at the offer stage with the selected candidate."

This position is not eligible for Sponsorship.

MedImpact Healthcare Systems, Inc. is looking for extraordinary people to join our team!

Why join MedImpact? Because our success is dependent on you; innovative professionals with top notch skills who thrive on opportunity, high performance, and teamwork. We look for individuals who want to work on a team that cares about making a difference in the value of healthcare.

At MedImpact, we deliver leading edge pharmaceutical and technology related solutions that dramatically improve the value of health care. We provide superior outcomes to those we serve through innovative products, systems, and services that provide transparency and promote choice in decision making. Our vision is to set the standard in providing solutions that optimize satisfaction, service, cost, and quality in the healthcare industry. We are the premier Pharmacy Benefits Management solution!

The Scoop:

The PBM business is a data-intensive business with much of MedImpact's value to its clients deriving from the careful organization, processing, and sharing of data. The IT Principal Engineer, Enterprise Architect plays a key, visible role within MedImpact IT as well as Business organizations. Operating with a clear understanding of the current-state of the MedImpact Architecture, the IT Principal Engineer, defines, refines, promotes and drives-adoption of the MedImpact future-state architecture. This role also has primary responsibility for establishing through collaboration, formally defining, and ensuring adherence to software design and development standards in all software development efforts within MedImpact.

What You Get To Do:

As an IT Principal Engineer, the following overarching duties and responsibilities apply:

• Provides individual contribution as well as technical leadership in the following areas:
  • Identifying & translating ambiguous, unstated, and understated business needs into holistic technical solutions
  • Researches, identifies, plans, evangelizes, and socializes appropriate new technologies and technical solutions with IT as well as with business stakeholders
  • High-level as well as detailed design and specification of technical solutions
  • Represents MedImpact IT as a technology subject-matter expert internally and externally (with clients & partners) as necessary
• Mentors and guides other technical personnel on technology, techniques, and best-practices
• Assists in MedImpact IT recruitment efforts with candidate-interviews
• Identifies, documents, and helps protect MedImpact intellectual property where appropriate
• Leads "matrixed" teams when necessary without formal supervisory authority within the context of a specific situation or a project
• No permanent supervisory functions required
• Interfaces with clients to understand needs and concerns, suggests solutions, and may manage sensitive customer-relationship situations with patience and maturity
• Suggests refinements to current or institutes new IT policies and procedures

As the Enterprise Architect the following duties and responsibilities apply:

• Provides technical leadership in analyzing needs and translating them into robust, operationally sustainable, and extensible technical solutions
• Identifies through research and prior experience, optimal methods, and approaches to translating business needs into software solutions
• Makes recommendations for technical solutions by addressing application, data, and technology architectures
• Identifies optimal methods and approaches for translating business needs into software solutions
• Guides cross-functional teams including Business Analysts, Software Engineers, and Quality Assurance Engineers in implementing technical solutions in line with MedImpact architecture standards and best-practices
• Helps software development teams implement industry-appropriate and regulation-compliant software solutions
• Facilitates and participates in business requirements analysis
• Participates and provides technical know-how on new product development or major product enhancements
• Translates business needs into solution architectures within the Application, Data & Technology paradigms
• Guides and reviews software, database, and systems designs
• Creates, maintains, and promotes architecture policies, procedures, and standards
• Identifies, evaluates, and guides implementation of appropriate vendor-technologies
• Assists with resolution of business-critical issues within the operational environment as needed

Supervisory Responsibilities

No supervisory responsibilities, however, this position will be called upon to facilitate and lead "matrixed" teams and act as a "dotted" line informal technical supervisor.

Education and/or Experience

For consideration candidates will need:

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or equivalent technical discipline (or equivalent combination of education and experience) required
• At least twelve (12 ) years' experience in an Enterprise Architect position building and deploying enterprise-class applications along with prior experience in a technical leadership role
• Experience and/or exposure to PBM, managed health care or pharmaceutical industries is a plus

Computer Skills

Expert level knowledge and experience is required in the following:

• Java, J2EE, JSF, SPRING, Struts, XML, Hibernate and related technologies
• ORACLE RDBMS tools & technologies (Forms, PL-SQL, UNIX Scripting); UNIX and ORACLE RDBMS platforms
• Architecture and design skills including background in Web Applications, SOA, Object-oriented Analysis & Design
• Translation/re-engineering 2-tier legacy applications into re-usable, distributed solutions is valuable
• Application architecture design and creation
• Programming experience in one or more language

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None required.

Other Skills and Abilities

Demonstrated ability in the following areas essential:

• Design of complex software solutions including, architecture, design, data-modeling, and systems engineering
• Strong background in programming, testing and deployment of software systems
• Analytical-thinking, critical-reasoning, and problem-solving skills as applied to complex business-technology subject areas
• Written, verbal and presentation skills to educate, inform and facilitate decision-making at management level
• Planning and organization skills to conceive and execute small projects and work independently
• Initiate and influence change in a "matrixed" environment with limited formal authority
• Technical troubleshooting and root-cause analysis skills in service-disruption scenarios
• Experience in all phases of software development lifecycle
• Proficiency in sizing, capacity-planning, and performance-tuning software applications
• Demonstrated skills in problem solving, solution analysis & visualization
• Excellent organizational, communication (written, verbal and presentation) facilitation, collaboration and influencing skills
• Fluency in Microsoft Office products such as Excel, PowerPoint, Word to communicate complex technical topics to a non-technical audience

Travel

This position may require domestic travel as well as attendance at various local conferences and meetings.

The Perks:

• Medical / Dental / Vision / Wellness Programs
• Paid Time Off / Company Paid Holidays
• 401K with Company match
• Life and Disability Insurance
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Referral Bonus

This position is eligible for Employee Referral Bonus at Level I

To explore all that MedImpact has to offer, and the greatness you can bring to our teams, please submit your resume to www.medimpact.com/careers

MedImpact, is a privately-held pharmacy benefit manager (PBM) headquartered in San Diego, California. Our solutions and services positively influence healthcare outcomes and expenditures, improving the position of our clients in the market. MedImpact offers high-value solutions to payers, providers, and consumers of healthcare in the U.S. and foreign markets.

Equal Opportunity Employer, Male/Female/Disabilities/Veterans

OSHA/ADA:

To perform this job successfully, the successful candidate must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Disclaimer:

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this classification. They are not intended to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required of personnel so classified.