We’re building a world of health around every individual — shaping a more connected, convenient and compassionate health experience. At CVS Health®, you’ll be surrounded by passionate colleagues who care deeply, innovate with purpose, hold ourselves accountable and prioritize safety and quality in everything we do. Join us and be part of something bigger – helping to simplify health care one person, one family and one community at a time.
Position Summary
The Senior Manager, Application Development is responsible for leading the design, development, and ongoing maintenance of software solutions that support critical operations at CVS Health. This role serves as a technical leader, owning end-to-end delivery of complex initiatives while leveraging approved technologies, standards, and best practices.
The Senior Manager analyzes business requirements and architects scalable, high-quality solutions to address complex challenges. This individual manages project deliverables, establishes and monitors timelines, and proactively communicates status updates to leadership and cross-functional partners. They are accountable for delivering development efforts within defined schedules and quality expectations.
This role requires a strong understanding of modern software architecture, technical principles, and emerging technologies. The Senior Manager drives innovation by recommending and implementing solutions that align with enterprise standards and business objectives.
In collaboration with business analysts, stakeholders, and technical teams, the Senior Manager coordinates development activities to ensure alignment, efficiency, and successful outcomes. Additionally, this role plays a key part in advancing engineering practices by leading the adoption and refinement of methodologies, standards, and guidelines, including system design, development, architectural frameworks, unit testing, debugging, and documentation.
Required Experience
- 7+ years of hands-on experience as an Applications Developer, Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Systems Architect or similar role
- 5+ years of experience using the C# programming language to build, deploy, and maintain software applications using Microsoft's .NET development ecosystem.
- 5+ years of experience working with .NET frameworks, Angular, MVC architecture, and JavaScript
- 5+ years of strong experience in SQL development, including:
- Advanced SQL query writing
- Performance tuning and optimization
- Development and maintenance of SQL Server stored procedures and related methodologies
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience with health care or PBM industry including claims adjudication processing.
- 1+ years experience with GCP
- Understanding of Web security
- SSIS and SSRS experience
- Visual Studio, SQL Server, 3rd party controls (i.e., Telerik)
- Data delivery support – data feed and file transfer
Education:
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field relevant professional experience required
Pay Range
The typical pay range for this role is:
$118,450.00 - $236,900.00
This pay range represents the base hourly rate or base annual full-time salary for all positions in the job grade within which this position falls. The actual base salary offer will depend on a variety of factors including experience, education, geography and other relevant factors. This position is eligible for a CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above. This position also includes an award target in the company’s equity award program.
Our people fuel our future. Our teams reflect the customers, patients, members and communities we serve and we are committed to fostering a workplace where every colleague feels valued and that they belong.
Great benefits for great people
We take pride in offering a comprehensive and competitive mix of pay and benefits that reflects our commitment to our colleagues and their families.
Additional details about available benefits are provided during the application process and on Benefits Moments.
Qualified applicants with arrest or conviction records will be considered for employment in accordance with all federal, state and local laws.
Skills Required
- 7+ years hands-on experience as Applications Developer, Software Engineer, Full Stack Developer, Systems Architect or similar role
- 5+ years using C# to build, deploy, and maintain applications in Microsoft's .NET ecosystem
- 5+ years experience with .NET frameworks, Angular, MVC architecture, and JavaScript
- 5+ years strong SQL development experience including advanced query writing, performance tuning, and SQL Server stored procedures
- Bachelor's degree in a related technical field or relevant professional experience
- Experience with health care or PBM industry including claims adjudication processing
- 1+ years experience with Google Cloud Platform (GCP)
- Understanding of web security principles
- SSIS and SSRS experience
- Experience with Visual Studio and 3rd party UI controls (e.g., Telerik)
- Data delivery support experience (data feeds and file transfer)
What We Do
CVS Health is the leading health solutions company that delivers care in ways no one else can. We reach people in more ways and improve the health of communities across America through our local presence, digital channels and our nearly 300,000 dedicated colleagues – including more than 40,000 physicians, pharmacists, nurses and nurse practitioners. Wherever and whenever people need us, we help them with their health – whether that’s managing chronic diseases, staying compliant with their medications, or accessing affordable health and wellness services in the most convenient ways. We help people navigate the health care system – and their personal health care – by improving access, lowering costs and being a trusted partner for every meaningful moment of health. And we do it all with heart, each and every day.
