Principal Software Engineer (Remote)

Synergie Medication Collective is a new medication contracting organization founded by a group of Blue Cross and Blue Shield affiliated companies to serve both Blues and select independent health plans. Synergie is focused on improving affordability and access to costly medical benefit drugs — ones that are injected or infused by a health care professional in a clinical setting — for nearly 100 million Americans. The Principal Software Engineer will be a key resource at Synergie, supporting the Technology team in developing creative and innovative solutions to support business and analytic outcomes. In this exciting role on a small team, you will have a big impact by working closely with all aspects of Synergie in developing new and enhanced software applications and systems that support “Lowering Medication Costs and Improving Access to Care for Millions.”

Primary Job Functions

• Design and implement new and enhanced software applications, processes, and systems to support internal & external stakeholders.

• Understand Synergie’s business objectives and leverage various coding languages (e.g., SAS, VBA, SQL, Python, Java) to create novel solutions to streamline and automate processes wherever possible.

• Facilitate detailed technical discussions with various internal and external stakeholders to establish new and enhanced features to software applications and systems.

• Provide technical support to internal and external stakeholders for various components of Synergie’s IT Infrastructure.

• Develop and manage ongoing updates to technical documentation and Standard Operating Procedures related to Synergie Applications and Systems.

• Other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Certification

Education

Required: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Computer Science or related area of study, or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience; HS diploma or GED is required.

Experience

Required: At least 5 years of related work experience in System Design and Development, Systems Engineering, or technical architecture.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

Preferred:

• Ability to communicate technical and business information effectively to both technical and non-technical audiences.

• Solution oriented, creative thinking

• Systematic thinker with strong technical aptitude and extremely detail oriented.

• Self-learner, ability to work independently and indirectly lead the learning and work of others

• Entrepreneurial mindset and/or previous start-up experience

• Advanced degree in technical related field

The base compensation ranges from $130,000-$160,000, with additional bonus potential.

#LI-Remote

This is the lowest to highest salary we, in good faith, believe we would pay for this role at the time of this posting.  We may ultimately pay more or less than the hiring range and this hiring range may also be modified in the future. A candidate’s position within the hiring range may be based on several factors including, but not limited to, specific competencies, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, relevant experience, skills, seniority, performance, shift, travel requirements, and business or organizational needs. This job is also eligible for annual bonus incentive pay. 

We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, 11 holidays, medical/dental/vision insurance, generous 401(k) matching, lifestyle spending account and many other benefits to eligible employees. 

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, or any other form of compensation that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be