Director, Application Engineering
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JobgetherClinical research
Based in the United StatesFull-TimeDirector
SalaryAnnual base salary ranging from $180,000 to $200,000
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Job Details
- Experience
- At least 8 years of progressive software engineering experience, including 3 or more years leading engineering teams.
- Required Skills
- Microsoft AzureCI/CDRESTful APIsSoftware Engineering
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Information Systems, or a related field; equivalent professional experience may be considered.
- At least 8 years of progressive software engineering experience.
- At least 3 years leading engineering teams.
- Demonstrated success delivering, deploying, and supporting enterprise software applications in production.
- Hands-on software development experience with expertise in web applications, APIs, and data services.
- Experience establishing or significantly improving SDLC practices, including code reviews, testing, CI/CD, release management, and change control.
- Practical experience using AI-assisted development tools and integrating AI-supported practices into engineering workflows.
- Knowledge of cloud architecture and infrastructure-as-code principles.
- Ability to transform prototypes and business requirements into scalable, reliable, maintainable production solutions.
- Strong technical documentation and stakeholder collaboration skills, including explaining technical concepts to business and executive stakeholders.
- Demonstrated leadership, mentoring, and team development capabilities.
- Advantageous: experience with regulated environments such as GxP, 21 CFR Part 11, GAMP, or computer system validation (CSV).
- Advantageous: experience in clinical research, life sciences, healthcare, or CRO environments.
- Advantageous: familiarity with Microsoft Azure, Entra ID, modern CI/CD platforms, and SOC 2.
Responsibilities
- Lead the design, development, deployment, and ongoing support of applications for clinical research operations.
- Transform approved requirements, prototypes, and business concepts into secure, scalable, maintainable production systems.
- Participate hands-on in software design, architecture reviews, development, and code reviews.
- Oversee application release management, deployment processes, and production readiness.
- Establish and improve SDLC standards, engineering processes, and quality metrics.
- Define practices for code quality, testing, CI/CD, version control, change management, release governance, and technical documentation.
- Govern AI-assisted software development tools and practices, including responsible-use standards.
- Collaborate with Systems Engineering, Enterprise Architecture, Quality, Compliance, and business stakeholders on secure solutions and regulatory requirements.
- Maintain audit-ready documentation and support validation, change control, risk management, and audits.
- Lead, mentor, and develop engineers; plan staffing and recruitment and manage delivery expectations.
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