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# Application Manager

- **Company:** Penn Medicine
- **Location:** Philadelphia, PA, United States
- **Experience:** Experienced
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Health Informatics, Data Integrity, Logical Data Models, Software Requirements Analysis, Information Technology
- **Published:** August 19, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.dice.com/job-detail/9f74c458-241e-4bc4-a74a-523580c27401

## About the Role

* Bachelor's Degree is required
 * 5+ years of Information Technology experience is required
 * 2+ years of lead, supervisory or management experience is preferred
 * Healthcare IT experience is preferred

Licenses, Registrations, and Certifications

 * Vendor certification is preferred

## Description

Responsible for leading and managing multiple cross-functional work teams relating to the development of innovative application solutions that achieve successful performance goals and oversee project plans to ensure milestones and project deliverables are met. Develops working knowledge of application systems and business processes and identifies process improvement initiatives and opportunities for improvement in the application., * Manages team members through the project management life cycle to ensure that overall progress and management of application project tasks are on track.

 * Manages cross-functional team members to determine and define specific analytical and technical systems information requirements, objectives and solution sets for the enhancements and configuration of the application.
 * Manages the day to day operations of the assigned application team including but not limited to employee mentoring, timecard retrieval, team meetings and communicating operational requirements of UPHS to all team members.
 * Manages and coordinates the development of new functionality, testing and implementing scheduled vendor releases and system upgrades and fixing system defects.
 * Develops the change management procedures and protocols for the department; creates and maintains all policies and procedures for all assigned applications and develop, plan and execute testing for supported applications.
 * Defines system requirements and develops logical data models using best practices for build and configuration, maintenance and data integrity.
 * Communicates all necessary application changes, enhancements and procedures to all necessary internal department teams.
 * Coordinates, creates and maintains all documentation for assigned applications in order to establish standards for configuration and enhancements within the application.
 * Develops the education and delivery to internal team members, system users and other stakeholders in the utilization of functionality within the application.
 * Delivers customer service to IS clients seamlessly across system boundaries.
 * Ensures safety, confidentiality and security of all data.
 * Performs duties in accordance with Penn Medicine and entity values, policies, and procedures
 * Other duties as assigned to support the unit, department, entity, and health system organization


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