Software Development Associate Jobs in Pittsburgh, PA

7,000 Diseases - 500 Treatments - 1 Rare Pharmacy 

PANTHERx is the nation’s largest rare disease pharmacy, and we put the patient experience at the top of everything that we do. 

If you are looking for a career in the healthcare field that embraces authentic dedication to patient care, you don’t need to look beyond PANTHERx. In every line of service, in every position and area of expertise, PANTHERx associates are driven to provide the highest quality outcomes for our patients.  

We are seeking team members who: 

Are inspired and compassionate problem solvers;

Produce high quality work; 

Thrive in the excitement of the ever-challenging environment of modern medicine; and 

Are committed to achieving superior health outcomes for people living with rare and devastating diseases. 

At PANTHERx, we know our employees are the driving force in what we do. We cultivate talent and encourage growth within PANTHERx so that our associates can continue to explore their interests and expand their careers. Guided by our mission to provide uncompromising quality every day, we continue our strategic growth to further reach those affected by rare diseases.  

Join the PANTHERx team, and define your own RxARE future in healthcare!

Location: Pittsburgh, PA; Hybrid

Job Classification: Exempt

Job Status: Full-time

Reports to: Vice President, Software Development

Purpose

The Manager, Software Development manages a team of engineers responsible for building and supporting our enterprise pharmacy systems. This role is the strategic and technical leader of our software engineering team and collaborates across engineering, clinical operations, and product teams to ensure the successful planning, development, and maintenance of PANTHERx software and related services.

Responsibilities:

• Leads the development and maintenance of complex software applications that support the operations of a rare medicine specialty pharmacy.
• Accountable for end-to-end delivery of AI assisted development teams.
• Works closely with other members of the IT team and business stakeholders to ensure that software solutions are delivered on time, within budget, and meet the needs of the business.
• Manages a team of software engineers and provides guidance and mentorship to help them grow in their careers.
• Develops and maintains project plans, schedules, and budgets.
• Ensures that software development processes are followed, and that software is developed according to the industry’s best practices.
• Participates in code reviews to ensure that code is well-written, maintainable, and scalable.
• Develops high-quality code and oversees code reviews to maintain coding standards and best practices.
• Implements AI-driven features such as predictive analytics, natural language processing (NLP) for clinical documentation, and intelligent routing for workflows and surveys
• Partners with stakeholders across clinical, compliance, and IT to translate complex requirements into elegant solutions.
• Works with other members of the IT team to ensure that software applications are integrated with other systems as needed.
• Stays up to date with emerging trends in software engineering and applies them as appropriate.
• Develops and maintains documentation related to software solutions.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Minimum of five (5) years of experience in software engineering.
• Minimum of two (2) years of experience in managing software engineering teams.
• Experience with Agile development methodologies.
• Strong leadership skills.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Expertise inbuilding, testing, deploying, and supporting software using Microsoft technologies.
• Experience managing AI assisted development teams and experience with AI tools (GitHub Copilot & Claude Code).
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal/customer service skills; ability to work well with end users.
• Enthusiastic team player.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree in Computer Science or related field.
• Experience with pharmacy or healthcare industry
• Familiarity with NLP, predictive analytics, and AI model lifecycle management

Work Environment

This position operates in a home or professional office environment. This role routinely uses standard office equipment such as computers, phones, photocopiers, and fax machines.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, see, talk, or hear. The employee frequently is required to stand; walk; use hands and fingers, handle or feel; and reach with hands and arms. Visual acuity is necessary for tasks such as reading or working with various forms of data on computer screens for extended periods. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job.

Benefits: 

Hybrid, remote and flexible on-site work schedules are available, based on the position.  PANTHERx Rare Pharmacy also affords an excellent benefit package, including but not limited to medical, dental, vision, health savings and flexible spending accounts, 401K with employer matching, employer-paid life insurance and short/long term disability coverage, and an Employee Assistance Program!   Generous paid time off is also available to all full-time employees, as well as limited paid time off for part-time employees.  Of course we offer paid holidays too!

Equal Opportunity:

PANTHERx Rare Pharmacy is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate in recruiting, hiring, promotions or any term or condition of employment based on race, age, religion, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran's status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.