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Job Description

Join us as we work to create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

athenahealth is transforming healthcare by creating easy to use, ultra-powerful, cloud-based tools which allow medical professionals to focus on what they do best treat patients. Our product and services impact the practice of medicine for half of all physicians in the US. Our network covers over 46 million patient lives and 160 million visits per year.

We are a technology-enabled services company, and as we progress towards our vision of being the health information backbone for the entire nation, we need to ensure that athenas products are built on a truly elastic and performant platform. We have embarked on an initiative to deliver a new set of core services that will allow our own product teams, partners, as well as external 3rd parties, to efficiently consume and manipulate massive data sets and open up the ecosystem across many products and systems in order to service the health information needs of the country. Come join our team and help make this aspiration a reality.

Position Summary

The Sr. Manager of Engineering is responsible for directly managing 6-10 developers of varying cohort levels. A successful candidate will drive his/her teams to delivering high quality software that achieves their business goals, as well as coaching individuals and ensuring they grow along their chosen career path. The role also requires strong interpersonal and communication skills as a good candidate will collaborate with multiple stakeholders both on and off team and help evangelize the use of the teams new services across the company.

Responsibilities May Include, But Are Not Limited To

Primary Function/ People Management/Performance Management

- Provide managerial oversight over a technical area comprised of 2-3 scrum teams and maintain working knowledge of the product-line for area of assignment
- Sets and monitors performance goals & objectives, including providing feedback through performance appraisals and day-to-day discussions
- Drive tri-annual release planning for teams within span of control; Contribute to the annual strategic planning process
- Identify and manage team-based risks and dependencies in partnership with product management and TPM as applicable
- Look across all teams under scope of control and identify systemic blockers, risks and dependencies
- Clarify roles and responsibilities for direct reports
- Attend daily stand-ups often enough to be abreast of common occurrences
- Nurture the aspects of the culture we wish to retain and help drive changes to positively affect employee engagement
- Advocate up the management chain in support of the accomplishments and challenges of your team

Driving Execution

- Ensure delivery of quality releases through management of direct reports; conduct code reviews as needed
- Act as the Scrum Master including determining team meeting cadence to ensure efficiency in scrum ceremonies and alignment in work allocation
- Provide guidance and troubleshoot as appropriate on complex technical issues until resolution
- Share the team vision and strategy to foster an understanding of the overall direction and the 'why' behind decisions.

Talent Development

- Hold ongoing career pathing discussions; encourage lateral development in addition to readiness for upward mobility
- Coach and mentor your own team; also act as a mentor for other junior members of staff (e.g. architecture and new technologies)
- Provide feedback to direct reports, on both an ad hoc and scheduled basis. Identifies strengths and development needs.
- Identify timeframe and readiness for promotion of direct reports; solicit cross-functional feedback in support of promotions and employee rewards

Building Effective Teams

- Identify hiring needs for the team; Determine level of expertise and experience for openings.
- Interview candidates and provide feedback to influence hiring decisions for open roles on their team
- Encourage those on your team to take risks and learn from mistakes; create a safe environment for them to fail
- Look for holistic opportunities for work and people improvements across entire team in addition to helping individuals succeed

Education, Experience, & Skills Required

- 3-5 years of leading multiple teams in a technical environment
- Bachelors Degree or equivalent
- Track record of developing employees both technically and professionally
- Previous experience working in an Agile environment preferred
- Significant software engineering skills, object-oriented programming and computer science experience
- Knowledge of at least one programming language such as: Javascript (nodejs), Java, C#, C++, Perl, or Python
- Working knowledge of AI/ML, LLM integrations, and enterprise cloud solutions
- Handled projects in Python-based AI development, LLM orchestration, cloud deployment, and enterprise AI integration.

About Athenahealth

Heres our vision:To create a thriving ecosystem that delivers accessible, high-quality, and sustainable healthcare for all.

Whats unique about our locations

From an historic, 19th century arsenal to a converted, landmark power plant, all of athenahealths 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&apost take ourselves too seriously. But our work Thats another story. athenahealth develops and implements products and services that support US healthcare: Its our chance to create healthier futures for ourselves, for our family and friends, for everyone.

Our vibrant and talentedemployees 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 everyathenistafeels 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 athenahealths Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program, weve 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 collaborativeworkspaces 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, athenahealthenablesemployees to find a balance that feels fulfilling and productive for each individual situation.

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