Manager, Web Development

Compensation and Benefits:
Our employees are compensated in many ways for their contributions to our mission, including competitive pay, exceptional health benefits, retirement plans, time off, a range of recognition, wellness programs and access to an affordable and licensed on-site childcare center. Visit our CSHL Benefits site to learn more.

Position Description
The Web Manager is responsible for the overall management of CSHL web properties. This management position oversees a web team prioritizing, scheduling and planning for all related web projects. The goal is to keep all CSHL web properties at or above industry standards.

Position Responsibilities
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Manage a small Web Services team.
Set schedules, prioritize, and assign all web projects.
The ideal candidate will be responsible for effective team building, mentoring, and training of staff.
Support Web Oversight Board (WOB). Chair the Web User/Technology Group.
Provide oversight and ownership of web applications and site enhancements: from strategy through post-launch production, executing best practices, monitoring performance, tracking against goals, and making improvements as needed.
Triage and manage concurrent website support requests pertaining to website troubleshooting or enhancement projects for multiple websites.
Create and implement quality assurance for website projects.
Ensure all website regulatory compliance, i.e. ADA Webserver administration on the Pantheon cloud-based NGINX and in-house Linux Apache environment.
Drive web development that achieves functional objectives and brand/design guidelines across all web properties as defined by the Communications Department, and trains/support staff across the institution who interact or are responsible for web properties

Position Requirements
EDUCATION:

Bachelor’s degree in computer science or a related field is required and a master’s degree in a related field is preferred.
EXPERIENCE:
Experience in a wide range of digital areas including webserver administration, website architecture, requirements writing, SEO, analytics, and CMS development. ·
Experience with managing multiple projects in a fast-paced deadline-driven environment. ·
More than five years of previous web development experience and more than three years in a team lead or management role required. ·
Experience implementing and extending web-based content management systems such as Joomla, and WordPress ·
Significant experience with frontend web development using HTML, CSS, and JavaScript, and grid framework such as bootstrap ·
Experience integrating websites with network authentication systems (Active Directory) ·
Experience implementing and overseeing full website production cycles; including development, test, and Q/A: create test plans to evaluate new functionalities before going live; conduct the tests; identify and oversee the resolution of bugs. ·
Work experience in a non-hierarchical academic environment is desired.

SKILLS:
Demonstrates leadership with a team-first mentality and the ability to build cross-functional relationships ·
Ability to set, meet, and enforce realistic deadlines and maintain focus on multiple concurrent projects. ·
Strong communication skills and ability to interface between technical and non-technical staff; flexible team player. ·
Critical thinking skills are necessary, with constant attention to customer service. ·
Ability to administer internal and cloud-based web servers with experience in the Pantheon NGINX and Linux/Apache. ·
Proven skill in developing website backends using server-side technologies such as ASP.NET or PHP, SQL. Code and workflow management using revision control systems such as Github

Interested candidates should apply for this position via the CSHL careers website at

https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/cshl/jobs/4084…

Environment:
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory is a world-renowned research and education institution recognized internationally for its excellence in fundamental areas, such as cancer, neuroscience, plant biology, genomics, and quantitative biology. The Laboratory has long been recognized as a place for nurturing young scientists, with post-doctoral researchers being an integral part of the discovery process. The Laboratory offers a warm, collegial, and collaborative work environment in a beautiful location about one hour from New York City.

We strongly recommend to be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 however; it is not a requirement for employment.

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