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Prime TherapeuticsPT

Director IT - Software Engineering - Remote

Prime Therapeutics is a leading pharmacy solutions organization dedicated to transforming healthcare and making it more accessible for millions of members.

Prime Therapeutics

Employee count: 1001-5000

Salary: 143k-243k USD

United States only

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At Prime Therapeutics (Prime), we are a different kind of PBM, with a purpose beyond profits and a unique ability to connect care for those we serve. Looking for a purpose-driven career? Come build the future of pharmacy with us.

Job Posting Title

Director IT - Software Engineering - Remote

Job Description

The Director of Information Technology is responsible for leading the organization’s technology strategy and ensuring all IT initiatives align with business objectives. This role develops and executes a comprehensive IT roadmap that drives transformation, strengthens operational efficiency, and supports long‑term organizational growth.

A core focus of this role is overseeing the success of applications central to major enterprise initiatives, including the Cloud migration, the client migration from CORE to PAT, and the planned retirement of the CORE platform. The Director also leads technology efforts for the Medical Pharmacy Prior Authorization (PA) integration into Judi Health and contributes to creating an integrated Utilization Management (UM) Technology team.

This position provides strategic leadership across infrastructure, software development, cybersecurity, and people management to enhance Prime’s technology capabilities. The Director partners with executive leadership and collaborates across multiple business and technology groups (“Blocks”) to ensure successful delivery, platform stability, and exceptional client support. The role includes oversight of multiple client implementations, ensuring alignment across teams and driving operational excellence.

Responsibilities

  • Execute and provide strategic leadership for enterprise-wide IT initiatives, ensuring technology investments align with business strategy, operational priorities, and organizational goals.

  • Develop and execute the IT strategy in partnership with the CIO leadership team and Block Owner, establishing a long-range roadmap that supports growth, modernization, and innovation

  • Direct IT service delivery across infrastructure, enterprise applications, cybersecurity, and vendor partnerships, ensuring compliance with security, regulatory, and financial standards.

  • Lead, mentor, and develop IT teams, fostering a culture of innovation, accountability, high performance, and continuous learning.

  • Oversee transformation efforts and enterprise-wide systems to strengthen scalability, operational efficiency, resilience, and customer responsiveness.

  • Build and maintain strong partnerships with business leaders to identify technology solutions, mitigate risks, and deliver measurable business value.

  • Manage IT budgets, financial planning, resource allocation, and performance metrics to optimize operations and ensure long-term sustainability.

  • Champion best practices, governance models, and emerging technologies to enhance competitive advantage and support enterprise modernization.

  • Develop technical cost models, forecasts, and savings opportunities for Strategic Investments to enable data-driven decision-making and responsible financial stewardship.

  • Perform other duties as assigned, supporting evolving organizational priorities.

Minimum Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in information technology or related area of study, or equivalent combination of education and/or relevant work experience; High school diploma or GED required

  • 8 years of work experience in IT-related roles with exposure to variety of technologies and applications

  • 5 years of leadership and people management experience

  • Must be eligible to work in the United States without the need for work visa or residency sponsorship

Additional Qualifications

  • AWS, Pega, Java, IBMi, MS Stack, Filenet.NET 8 / .NET Core, .NET Framework, C#, SQL Server, Okta

  • Strong communication skills; able to translate complex technical concepts

  • Excellent problem‑solving, analysis, and multitasking abilities

  • Skilled in project management, prioritization, and meeting deadlines

  • Collaborative team player comfortable with fast‑paced change

  • Strong leadership and stakeholder management

  • Experience leading large‑scale IT initiatives and digital transformation

Preferred Qualifications

  • Experience in PBM, healthcare, or regulated industries

  • Experience with executive-level collaboration and board advisory

  • Experience leading enterprise IT transformations in global or remote environments

  • Advanced certifications (e.g., PMP, CISSP, ITIL) strongly preferred

Every employee must understand, comply with and attest to the security responsibilities and security controls unique to their job, and comply with all applicable legal, regulatory, and contractual requirements and internal policies and procedures

Every employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the job and, if requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions, absent undue hardship. In addition, Prime retains the right to change or assign other duties to this job.

Potential pay for this position ranges from $143,000.00 - $243,000.00 based on experience and skills.

To review our Benefits, Incentives and Additional Compensation, visit our Benefits Page and click on the "Benefits at a glance" button for more detail (https://www.primetherapeutics.com/benefits).

Prime Therapeutics LLC is proud to be an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer. We encourage diverse candidates to apply, and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, disability, age, veteran status, or any other legally protected class under federal, state, or local law.

We welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives including qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records and any qualified applicants requiring reasonable accommodations in accordance with the law.

Prime Therapeutics LLC is a Tobacco-Free Workplace employer.

Positions will be posted for a minimum of five consecutive workdays.

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Salary: 143k-243k USD

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Experience

8 years minimum

Experience accepted in place of education

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Prime Therapeutics is a leading pharmacy solutions organization dedicated to transforming healthcare and making it more accessible for millions of members. Established in 1998, we pride ourselves on being a truly transparent partner in pharmacy benefit management. Our objectives are centered around delivering savings, simplicity, and support, empowering our customers to achieve better health outcomes. With a diverse range of services, we manage pharmacy benefits for health plans and offer specialty drug management, comprehensive medical drug services, and support for state government programs.

Our commitment to innovation is evident in our approach to integrated healthcare solutions. Our 7,000+ employees are devoted to reimagining the way pharmacy solutions are delivered, ensuring that we challenge the status quo to develop high-quality, efficient services that truly meet the needs of our clients. Driven by our values of integrity and purpose beyond profit, we strive to pass meaningful value back to our clients and their members, thus enhancing healthcare experiences. Our holistic view on health management enables us to focus on both pharmacy and medical insights, ensuring our members receive well-rounded care.

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