Director Applications Development Jobs in Detroit, MI

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ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

1. Knows, understands, incorporates, and demonstrates the Trinity Health Mission, Vision, and Values in behaviors, practices, and decisions.

2. Establishes and documents UKG product specific standards, near/mid-term strategy, and roadmaps in support of Trinity standards and strategy, acting as product specific subject matter expert.

3. Research software and hardware components or services, identifies the technologies to employ based on price, performance, service agreements and organizational constraints.

4. Participates and leads research and development efforts (proofs of concept, prototypes), as subject matter expert, when introducing new technologies.

5. Responsible for creating and maintaining architectural diagrams and technical documentation.

6. Defines business, computational, and technical requirements for new capabilities based on business/functional requirements defined by Product Management and customers.

7. Designs proposed application architecture and interface requirements for new capabilities in collaboration with other solution architects, enterprise architects Product Engineering, Product Management and Service Optimization.

8. Leads teams in the design and building of new capabilities and reporting solutions; new applications development, third-party application integration.

9. Provides input for work plans and resource requirements. Provides technical expertise to propose level of effort estimates, work breakdown structures and technical resource planning for proposed and current work.

10. Interfaces with Enterprise Architecture and other solution architects to align solutions with existing platforms and products.

11. Participates in various phases of the UKG software development lifecycle to perform QA/architectural review functions and to ensure adherence to Trinity Health technology standards and product specific solutions architecture.

12. Works with Product Management, Product Engineering and Service Optimization to ensure technology solutions are production ready and meet the defined specifications, and that the solution can be maintained via production support methodologies and resources; following established Change Management procedures.

13. Reviews the ongoing implementation solution for improvement opportunities.

14. Provides instructional training and conducts informational presentations.

15. Keeps current and informed of related technologies and best practices within the industry.

16. Serves as technical design owner and point of contact for product specific solutions.

17. Reinforces the vision and direction of Trinity Health, TIS, and the Product Management organization.

18. Cultivates working relationships within the Product Management, Product Engineering and Service Optimization organizations, and with the business units, that are positive, professional and collaborative. Interfaces with director level and staff, and both business and technical positions.

19. Performs other duties as assigned.

20. Maintains a working knowledge of applicable Federal, State and local laws/regulations; the Trinity Health Integrity and Compliance Program and Code of Conduct; as well as other policies and procedures in order to ensure adherence in a manner that reflects honest, ethical and professional behavior.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS:

1. Bachelor's degree in healthcare or information technology and a minimum of seven (7) years of progressively responsible experience in information technology or an equivalent combination of education and experience.

2. Five (5) years of progressive experience with comprehensive knowledge of UKG/Kronos hardware, software, application, and systems engineering in at least two (2) IT disciplines (i.e., as strategic planning, solution architecture, technology architecture, network management, security management, change management, application development, middleware design, information analysis, database management, project management and operations management).

3. Advanced technical knowledge and understanding of multiple architectures, applications, systems design, entity-relationships, and Dell Boomi integrations.

4. Demonstrated thorough understanding of modern enterprise architecture.

5. Knowledge of healthcare processes and data linkages across clinical, financial, and patient administrative areas in acute care and outpatient settings.

6. Ability to understand how parts interact with the whole (big picture thinking). Knowledge of multiple components of enterprise architecture. Demonstrated knowledge of business re-engineering principles and processes. Basic knowledge of financial analysis and models.

7. Minimum five (5) years of experience in design and development of processing, reporting, analytics, and UKG/Kronos application solutions to support end-user decision-making.

Writing functional specifications and design specifications
Developing data enhancement processes and applications
Developing and integrating standard structures, processes, and delivery methods, and other comprehensive end user solutions
Experience with multiple technical architectures, and languages
Change management process development and enforcement

8. Excellent organization, analytical, interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills.

9. Must possess the ability to work collaboratively across product management methodology (Management, Engineering and Optimization) teams.

10. Demonstrated knowledge of healthcare nomenclature and clinical and financial business processes preferred.

11. Must be comfortable operating in a collaborative, shared leadership environment.
12. A personal presence which is characterized by a sense of honesty, integrity and caring with the ability to inspire and motivate others to promote the philosophy, mission, vision, goals and values of Trinity Health.

PHYSICAL AND MENTAL REQUIREMENTS AND WORKING CONDITIONS

1. This position operates in a typical office environment. The area is well-lit, temperature-controlled and free from hazards.

2. Incumbent communicates frequently, in person and over the telephone, with people in a number of different locations on technical issues.

3. Manual dexterity is needed in order to operate a keyboard. Hearing is needed for extensive telephone, video conferencing and in person communications.

4. The environment in which the incumbent will work requires the ability to concentrate, meet deadlines, work on several projects at the same period and adapt to interruptions.

5. The incumbent must be capable of traveling up to 20% in the course of completing project assignments.

6. Ability to meet established deadlines.

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 to be construed as an exhaustive list of duties so assigned.

Our Commitment

Rooted in our Mission and Core Values, we honor the dignity of every person and recognize the unique perspectives, experiences, and talents each colleague brings. By finding common ground and embracing our differences, we grow stronger together and deliver more compassionate, person-centered care. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other status protected by federal, state, or local law.