WordPress Developer (Remote- East Coast Candidates)

PTC Therapeutics - South Plainfield, NJ

Full-time

Remote - South Plainfield, NJ

Chemical Manufacturing

About the position

The WordPress Developer will manage content, quality, and security updates for PTC's global websites. This role requires collaboration with global and cross-functional teams to enhance PTC's digital presence while ensuring adherence to best practices, UX, and accessibility standards. The developer must effectively communicate complex technical concepts and support business needs in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Implement updates for all of PTC's global websites
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to update sites, ensuring best practices, UX, and accessibility
• Ensure content adheres to messaging and brand guidelines
• Lightly proof web copy and graphics for quality and consistency
• Manage updates to WordPress, PHP, and plugins
• Create and update websites
• Develop and configure WordPress as needed
• Provide solutions to challenges faced by cross-functional teams to meet goals
• Participate in website optimization projects to enhance PTC's global digital footprint
• Analyze and optimize site speed, performance, cross-browser compatibility, and responsiveness; identify areas for improvement with actionable insights
• Assist in configuring, deploying and hosting WordPress websites
• Troubleshoot and resolve website issues, including performance bottlenecks and security vulnerabilities
• Stay current on web development trends, best practices, and WordPress plugins
• Perform other tasks and assignments as needed and specified by management

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Web Development, or equivalent experience
• Minimum 3 years building and maintaining WordPress websites
• Proficiency in HTML, CSS, JavaScript, and PHP
• Familiarity with MySQL databases
• Knowledge of Google Analytics 4
• Project management skills
• Strong understanding of responsive web design and mobile-friendly development
• Ability to troubleshoot and resolve complex technical issues efficiently
• Knowledge of UX and UI Design
• Experience with web hosting and maintenance
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office (PowerPoint, Excel, Teams, SharePoint, Projects)
• Excellent verbal and written skills, with the ability to work with global stakeholders
• Strong attention to detail and a commitment to delivering high-quality work within deadlines
• Team player, able to work independently and collaboratively
• Strong multitasking and time-management skills
• Exceptional troubleshooting skills and perseverance with challenging problems
• High emotional intelligence and the ability to deal with ambiguity and a rapidly changing work culture
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and use excellent judgment on sensitive subjects

Nice-to-haves

• Familiarity with life sciences industry