Lead Programmer- Marketing

Job Description

Join one of the nation’s premier academic medical centers, UChicago Medicine, as a Lead Programmer – Marketing. This is a remote, work from home opportunity, and you may be based outside of the greater Chicagoland area.

The Lead Programmer – Marketing, under general direction, has duties of architecting, designing, and implementing the front-end of scalable, high-performing digital solutions that provide a seamless user experience. Collaborates with marketing operations and other cross functional business and IT teams to ensure the front end meets business and technical requirements. This is a hands-on technical contributor who must understand underlying code, establish or work within existing coding standards, optimize performance, and ensure scalability. Must be knowledgeable with cutting-edge tools and technologies that may enhance the UI and UX, as well as user behavior and design trends that may affect website performance.

• Perform quality assurance reviews
• Work with marketing department on requirements
• Develop code to support business and technical requirements
• Employ multiple test strategies
• Communicate ongoing status and outcomes

• Minimum three years of experience with Sitecore
• Certification in Sitecore front end
• Experience with headless architecture
• Familiar with one or more web testing frameworks
• Experience modern JavaScript technologies/frameworks, such as React, Vue, or Angular
• Expertise in UI/UX principles
• Familiar with WCAG 2
• Minimum three years of experience leading IT-related projects and project/work teams
• Six years of directly applicable experience in systems analysis, programming, and technical design
• Minimum six years of experience programming in one or more languages
• Proficiency in all phases of the system development life cycle, including requirements definition, analysis, design, programming, testing, implementation, and maintenance
• Demonstrated ability to identify areas for improvement, capable of making recommendations and implementing solutions
• Demonstrated ability to lead group discussions
• Demonstrated skills in conflict resolution
• Must work well in a team environment and be able to partner with both business and technical team members
• Demonstrated ability to self-direct, multitask, and partner with technical staff from different departments
• Strong organizational and consensus-building skills
• Requires technical creativity and a strong understanding of information technology in healthcare

• Experience working in Agile environments
• Familiarity with tools such as Webpack, Babel, and RESTful APIs
• Familiarity with version control systems such as Git
• Familiarity with modern frameworks such as React, Angular, and Vue
• Certifications in modern front-end technologies

• Job Type/FTE: Full Time
• Shift: Days
• Job Location: Remote
• Unit/Department: Digital Shared Services
• CBA Code: Non-Union

UChicago Medicine is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, civil union status, parental status, religion, national origin, age, disability, veteran status and other legally protected characteristics.

As a condition of employment, all employees are required to complete a pre-employment physical, background check, drug screening, and comply with the flu vaccination requirements prior to hire. Medical and religious exemptions will be considered for flu vaccination consistent with applicable law.