What are the responsibilities and job description for the Senior Engineering Manager - epocrates position at Epocrates?
Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
The epocrates team at athenahealth is seeking a Senior Software Engineering Manager who will lead the development of the epocrates Enabling Capability zone. epocrates is the #1 mobile application used by clinicians to make point of care patient decisions, delivered via native iOS and Android apps and web-based experiences. The role will have the opportunity to improve the quality of healthcare for millions of patients through capability enablement for data and development management of full-stack software technologies to ensure that the prescribing clinicians get the answers they need fast.
Position Summary:
We are looking for a strong people, project and process leader with full-stack software implementation experience to help enhance a culture of nimble software delivery that provides high-quality, maintainable, and usable software solutions. We want someone excited to build and maintain high-performing, agile teams and help engineers at every experience level develop their craft and soft skills. You will work in partnership with product management and user experience to build services and applications for epocrates product. You will also have an opportunity to participate in site leadership to help steward the culture and cohesiveness of our Austin location.
Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:
People Leadership
- Clarify roles and responsibilities for direct reports
- Set and monitor performance goals & objectives, including providing feedback through day-to-day discussions and performance appraisal cycles
- Determine both individual performance and team goals and ensure alignment with the overall product line goals and objectives
- Interview and make hiring decisions for roles on your own team; review candidate selection for other teams as needed
- Advocate up the management chain in support of the accomplishments and challenges of your teams
- Coach and mentor your team; hold ongoing career pathing discussions; encourage lateral development in addition to readiness for upward mobility
- Provide feedback to direct reports both ad hoc and on a scheduled basis
- Identify your staff’s strengths and development needs and propose individual or team training as appropriate
- Identify timeframe and readiness for promotion of direct reports; solicit cross functional feedback in support of promotions and employee rewards
Project Leadership
- Maintain working knowledge of the product line in terms of usage, business value, road map, and user perspective for their area of assignment
- Work closely with product counterparts to ensure proper planning and contribute to strategic planning process as requested
- Drive execution to ensure on-time delivery of product and technical roadmap initiatives.
- Attend and/or lead Scrum ceremonies including daily stand-ups, retrospectives, planning sessions, sprint reviews, etc. for scrum team/s reporting to you
- Identify and manage team-based risks and dependencies in partnership with product management
- Share the team vision and strategy to foster an understanding of the overall direction and the "why" behind decisions
Process Leadership
- Eliminate barriers to productivity; determine strategies and tactics to help teams avoid distractions during sprints
- Provide influential connective tissue by encouraging teams to utilize best practices and ensure the team follows established software engineering processes to ensure delivery of quality releases
Technical Leadership
- Maintain technical knowledge of the product line in terms of architecture, tech stack, dependencies, scale and performance for area of assignment; build technical knowledge in direct reports in support of improving the team’s execution results
Education, Experience, & Skills Required:
- 5 years of experience as an engineering manager leading software development teams delivering complex software solutions
- Bachelor's degree in computer science or engineering related field or equivalent
- Track record of developing employees both technically and professionally
- Experience working in an Agile Scrum environment
- Proficient leading full-stack web and mobile development teams
- Experience with DevOps principles and automated testing best practices is highly preferred
Behaviors & Abilities Required:
- Follows through on commitments and owns the outcome; holding self and team accountable
- Ability to understand risks and benefits and make decisions that will benefit the business
- Strong communication skills with a variety of audiences
- Understands development needs of the team and provides opportunities for growth and learning
- Ability to understand others’ strengths and utilize all individuals to the fullest potential
- Is approachable; spends the extra effort to put other people at ease; builds rapport
- Appropriately balances business needs with a healthy team culture and provides work/life balance to the team
About athenahealth
Here’s our vision: To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.
What’s unique about our locations?
From an historic, 19th century arsenal to a converted, landmark power plant, all of athenahealth’s offices were carefully chosen to represent our innovative spirit and promote the most positive and productive work environment for our teams. Our 10 offices across the United States and India — plus numerous remote employees — all work to modernize the healthcare experience, together.
Our company culture might be our best feature.
We don't take ourselves too seriously. But our work? That’s another story. athenahealth develops and implements products and services that support US healthcare: It’s our chance to create healthier futures for ourselves, for our family and friends, for everyone.
Our vibrant and talented employees — or athenistas, as we call ourselves — spark the innovation and passion needed to accomplish our goal. We continue to expand our workforce with amazing people who bring diverse backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives at every level, and foster an environment where every athenista feels comfortable bringing their best selves to work.
Our size makes a difference, too: We are small enough that your individual contributions will stand out — but large enough to grow your career with our resources and established business stability.
Giving back is integral to our culture. Our athenaGives platform strives to support food security, expand access to high-quality healthcare for all, and support STEM education to develop providers and technologists who will provide access to high-quality healthcare for all in the future. As part of the evolution of athenahealth’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, we’ve selected nonprofit partners that align with our purpose and let us foster long-term partnerships for charitable giving, employee volunteerism, insight sharing, collaboration, and cross-team engagement.
What can we do for you?
Along with health and financial benefits, athenistas enjoy perks specific to each location, including commuter support, employee assistance programs, tuition assistance, employee resource groups, and collaborative workspaces — some offices even welcome dogs.
In addition to our traditional benefits and perks, we sponsor events throughout the year, including book clubs, external speakers, and hackathons. And we provide athenistas with a company culture based on learning, the support of an engaged team, and an inclusive environment where all employees are valued.
We also encourage a better work-life balance for athenistas with our flexibility. While we know in-office collaboration is critical to our vision, we recognize that not all work needs to be done within an office environment, full-time. With consistent communication and digital collaboration tools, athenahealth enables employees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.
athenahealth is committed to a policy of equal employment opportunity—that’s why we recruit and hire applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, sexual orientation, veteran status, genetic information, gender identity, gender expression, or any other factor prohibited by law. We’re happy to provide a reasonable accommodation, for those with a disability, to complete any part of the application process. If you are unable to access or use this online application process and need an alternative method for applying, please contact us at taoperations@athenahealth.com for assistance.
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