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SHIFT:Day (United States of America)Seeking Breakthrough MakersChildren's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) offers countless ways to change lives. Our diverse community of more than 20,000 Breakthrough Makers will inspire you to pursue passions, develop expertise, and drive innovation.At CHOP, your experience is valued; your voice is heard; and your contributions make a difference for patients and families. Join us as we build on our promise to advance pediatric care-and your career.CHOP's Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and InclusionCHOP is committed to building an inclusive culture where employees feel a sense of belonging, connection, and community within their workplace. We are a team dedicated to fostering an environment that allows for all to be their authentic selves. We are focused on attracting, cultivating, and retaining diverse talent who can help us deliver on our mission to be a world leader in the advancement of healthcare for children.We strongly encourage all candidates of diverse backgrounds and lived experiences to apply.A Brief Overview
The IS Developer will:
Develop greenfield applications and enhance/extend existing applications in support of clinical and business operations using modern web technologies for full stack development.
Exhibit in-depth knowledge of at least two (2) modern programming languages and the application development life cycle.
Have strong full-stack development, problem solving, and troubleshooting skills.
Demonstrate intermediate knowledge of project management software and related tools.
Need to work closely with other developers, clients, and external vendors to gather requirements, estimate timelines, and execute implementation plans.
Have the ability to become subject matter experts in the applications they develop or are responsible for.
Exhibit knowledge of and contributes to developing best practices, policies, and procedures.
Exhibit the ability to work with minimal supervision in support of team initiatives.
Be familiar with Agile software development and project management methodologies.
The position requires outstanding written and verbal communications skills, high emotional intelligence, and ability to develop strong relationships with internal and external customers across the organization.What you will do
Develops complex applications in required platforms and languages as defined in specifications prepared by IS personnel or vendors.
Independently modifies existing or creates new code to meet specific user requirements.
Participates in the creation and updating of project plans, issue logs, etc. in accordance with departmental standards.
Prepares formal change implementation plans and monitors their implementation.
Prepares unit and system test data to meet predefined requirements and conducts testing.
Provides technical input into current production design as well as planned systems maintenance and enhancements.
Provide tier II support to resolve intermediate problems with supported applications.
Generates moderate to complex documentation, including design specifications, flowcharts, etc.
Provides instruction on various technical topics to other staff members and assist in training intermediate and end-users.
Testing and Test Automation:
Authors automated unit, behavioral and functional tests where appropriate and executes test suites as part of development efforts.
Information Security:
Authors code in compliance with documented general information security standards and guidelines.
Application Performance and Maintenance:
Troubleshoots application performance issues
Routinely monitors and examine logs for issues and uses them to assist in resolution.
Code and Component Reuse:
Utilizes available code libraries, components, and frameworks to accelerate development efforts.
Quality Activities:
Participates in code reviews, design reviews, and requireme ts reviews.
Conduct code, design, and requirements reviews on items of low complexity. Participate in defect analysis.
Requirements:
Participates in requirements elicitation meetings with clients. Seek clarification of business requirements with the goal of being able to convert them to technical requirements and implement them into application code.
Elicits business requirements from clients for small, low complexity work using basic techniques (e.g. meetings; use cases; user stories) and convert to technical requirements. Participate in requirements analysis sessionsEducation Qualifications
Bachelor's Degree Computer Science, Information Systems, Business RequiredExperience Qualifications
At least one (1) year Relevant application and integration development experience Required
At least one (1) year within a healthcare environment PreferredSkills and Abilities
JavaScript development experience
Experience with JavaScript frameworks like jQuery, React or Angular.
Software development experience with a primary language such as PHP, Python, or ColdFusion
Experience using Agile/Scrum or other development methodology
Knowledge of best practices regarding development, documentation, and secure coding.
Strong communication and customer facing engagement experience.
Understanding of DevOps principles and Continuous Integration/DevelopmentTo carry out its mission, CHOP is committed to supporting the health of our patients, families, workforce, and global community. As a condition of employment, CHOP employees who work in patient care buildings or who have patient facing responsibilities must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 and receive an annual influenza vaccine.Employees may request exemptions for valid religious and medical reasons. Start dates may be delayed until candidates are immunized or exemption requests are reviewed.|Children's Hospital of Philadelphia is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, age, religion, national or ethnic origin, disability or protected veteran status.
