Vice President – Software Engineering

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Oversee the complete software engineering process for clinical, patient-facing, platform, and device-integrated software systems within a regulated Software as a Medical Device setting.

• Develop and enhance engineering operating systems, governance frameworks, and development methodologies.

• Enhance engineering speed, product quality, release assurance, system dependability, and customer satisfaction.

• Ensure that software development lifecycle processes comply with FDA, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, cybersecurity, and internal QMS standards.

• Communicate technical concepts, delivery risks, and strategic decisions to executive leadership and stakeholders.

• Promote CI/CD frameworks, development platforms, automation, and tools that empower engineering.

• Oversee AI-assisted software development methodologies.

• Foster a metrics-driven engineering culture founded on operational and quality metrics.

• Recruit, lead, and develop software engineering directors, managers, and senior technical leaders.

• Guide engineering leaders and nurture leadership skills, organizational resilience, continuous improvement, innovation, and technical excellence.

• Collaborate with Product Security, Software Quality, Research & Systems Engineering, Machine Learning, and IT departments.

• Coordinate with Product Management, Clinical, Quality, Regulatory, and other cross-functional teams from inception to commercialization.

• Direct software engineering diligence, technical evaluations, and post-acquisition integration efforts.

• Contribute to the long-term strategy for software platforms, architecture, and technology.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical field is required.

• A minimum of 10 years of progressive leadership experience in software engineering.

• Proven track record in managing large-scale engineering teams and senior technology leaders.

• Demonstrated success in developing and delivering Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) solutions within highly regulated medical device settings.

• Experience guiding regulated software products from concept to development, verification, validation, regulatory approval, commercialization, and post-market support.

• Extensive knowledge of FDA software regulations, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, and medical device quality systems.

• Experience applying regulatory standards in contemporary software development contexts.

• Proven leadership of complex, matrixed software engineering organizations through periods of growth, transformation, organizational change, and technology modernization.

• An advanced degree is preferred.

• Experience in healthcare, medical device, digital health, or regulated technology organizations is preferred.

• Familiarity with scaling organizations that support connected products, cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and customer-facing applications is preferred.

• Experience with technical diligence, integration planning, or providing software leadership support during mergers and acquisitions is preferred.

• Experience in enhancing software delivery capabilities, such as CI/CD, automation, and engineering productivity tools within regulated environments is preferred.

• Experience evaluating, implementing, and governing AI-assisted software development practices is preferred.

• Strategic and execution-focused leadership style.

• Ability to translate business objectives into operational excellence and quantifiable results.

• Experience in developing leaders and building high-performing teams.

• Exceptional ability to collaborate across functions and influence executive stakeholders.

• A data-driven, pragmatic, and decisive mindset.

• Capability to lead through complex changes, growth, and transformations.

🏝️ Benefits

• Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities during the job application process.

• An inclusive workforce and commitment to equal opportunity employment.