Senior Backend Developer

Company Description

EVERSANA INTOUCH® is a leading full-service, global healthcare agency serving the life sciences and pharmaceutical industries. We provide next-generation creative and media services, enterprise solutions and data analytics services for clients. 

We combine the power of world-class creative and digital teams with deep market access, payer, and healthcare communications expertise to provide innovative solutions to life science companies that want to connect with consumers, healthcare professionals, and payers. 

We get fired up when people talk about getting—and staying—healthy. That’s where we find our inspiration: in the very human experiences of patients, doctors, and even each other. Then, we collaborate on ways to make caring for one’s health more achievable, connecting patients and physicians with the information and tools they need. 

And as a part of EVERSANA, a pioneer in next-generation commercial services, we connect dots that other agencies can’t, helping drive commercialization success. 

Our eight affiliates within the EVERSANA INTOUCH Network include EVERSANA INTOUCH Solutions, EVERSANA INTOUCH Proto, EVERSANA INTOUCH Seven, EVERSANA INTOUCH Oxygen, EVERSANA INTOUCH Engage, EVERSANA INTOUCH TTC, EVERSANA INTOUCH Media, and EVERSANA INTOUCH International. 

Across our growing organization, we embrace diversity in backgrounds and experiences. Improving patient lives around the world is a priority, and we need people from all backgrounds and swaths of life to help build the future of the healthcare and the life sciences industry. We believe our people make all the difference in cultivating an inclusive culture that embraces our cultural beliefs.  We are deliberate and self-reflective about the kind of team and culture we are building. We look for team members that are not only strong in their own aptitudes but also who care deeply about EVERSANA INTOUCH, our people, clients and most importantly, the patients we serve.   

Job Description

What Does a Senior Backend Developer Do?

The Senior PHP/Drupal Developer will work with and manage the development of applications in PHP with an emphasis on the Drupal CMS platform. This role will interact with project teams to manage expectations for development efforts as well as provide subject matter expertise for technical assistance. They may communicate with the clients and/or client IT teams to offer solutions and technical assistance for projects that align with the client’s goals and objectives for new tools and technologies. The developer will oversee changes to existing web applications, as well as the development and implementation of new applications. This includes working with your Team Lead to manage competing priorities and timelines and communicating with other teams. This person will identify solutions to fix issues or errors with the applications, and they will also be responsible for the design of new solutions. The developer will oversee the team’s unit and stress testing of applications and collaborate with the QA team. The person will assist in maintaining project documentation and overseeing project repository management.

Qualifications

What Are We Looking For?

• Bachelor (or equivalent) in Computer Science or related scientific discipline
• 5-7 years of PHP development experience
• 3+ years of experience and proficiency in Drupal - 9/10 
• Experience using and/or certification from Acquia
• Proficient with PHP, Object-oriented design and programming, Web Service development and MySQL database development
• Proficient in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and developing cross-browser compatible websites
• Expert-level experience with Drupal CMS implementation, custom module & template development, and CMS best practices
• Deep understanding of web architecture concepts and integrating with third-party systems (RESTful APIs, Web Services, client-side data binding)
• Working knowledge of Drupal configuration import/export and Config Split and how to use them in environment deployment processes
• Experience deploying code and Multidev environments in Pantheon
• Can demonstrate the use of component architecture
• Demonstrated understanding of code optimization and software design principles and system development lifecycle
• Working knowledge of build and deployment automation using tools such as Jenkins or Azure Pipelines
• Experience with Docksal, Lando, or Docker-compose
• Good understanding of source versioning systems (GIT)
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops a plus.

Additional Information

OUR CULTURAL BELIEFS:

Patient Minded I act with the patient’s best interest in mind.

Client Delight I own every client experience and its impact on results.