Applications Development Manager - GPS, Milwaukee WI
Requisition #: 2398
GENCO has an immediate opening for an Applications Development Manager with our Pharmaceutical Services Division located in Milwaukee, WI. The Applications Development Manager is responsible for planning, coordinating, and supervising all activities related to the design, development, and implementation of enhancements and fixes to existing custom applications, reporting systems, database systems, and EDI systems.
The Applications Development Manager is responsible for:
Management of development staff responsible for programming, unit testing and installing software to satisfy business and technical specifications
Leading, directing and motivating the applications development team
Working with customers (internal and external) to understand their systems needs and provide software solutions to address those needs
Working with the IT Operations Manager to develop the infrastructure for application development and testing environments
Working with the IT Business Engineering Manager to clearly define requirements and for timely testing of releases
Clear communication of project status and results to IT director, GPS business units, and external customers as appropriate
Maintaining Software Development Life Cycle (SDLC) and applications development Standard Operating Procedures (SOP's)
Ensuring that all GPS systems are validated as per the guidelines
Leading the research of technical solutions to meet strategic business objectives
Coordinating the development of and enforcing adherence to development standards
Participating in the development and management of departmental budget
Ensuring proper technology architecture for systems solutions
Conforming to and ensuring staff compliance with company policies
Participate in organizational continuous improvement opportunities
The successful candidate will have:
A BA/BS degree in Computer Science or related discipline, or equivalent combination of education and experience, MBA preferred
Three (3) plus years of related experience
Familiar with a variety of information systems concepts, practices, procedures and software development life cycle
OO Design and development skills
UML skills
Knowledge of service oriented architecture
Prior experience with technology research
Experience with design, development and leading Visual Basic, ASP, .Net & J2EE projects
Experience with commercial RDBMS like Oracle and MS SQL Server
Knowledge of reporting development
Ability to communicate in a professional manner at all times with end users, customers, vendors and teammates, including senior management
Ability to interact with diverse work teams
Proficient with Microsoft Office applications
Ability to organize and prioritize multiple tasks in order to meet deadlines
GENCO Teammates should apply/submit your resume by visiting the GENCO intranet at
