Senior Manager, Software Development

Company: Loves Furniture
Location: Montvale
Posted on: February 20, 2021

Job Description:

Position: Senior Manager, Software Development Location: Montvale, NJ
Job Id: 2020-08-001 # of Openings: 1 Summary The Senior Manager, Software Development will manage a talented software development team that collaborates closely with other Engineers, application specialists, product marketing, operations, quality and regulatory to deliver software products. You will provide technical leadership, vision, direction, and mentoring for multiple software engineering teams and must bring strong thought leadership around software architecture, design and strategy while seeking out opportunities for simplification, and capability enablement. Additionally, the individual will work with product management to define the product and feature roadmaps and will have the responsibility for large software development programs. The ideal candidate will use deep software engineering and development knowledge, as well as strong team building and collaborative skills to manage software resources and deliver PENTAX Medical enterprise level software products to the market. Responsibilities

• Meets business needs by managing the activities of development teams and consistently delivering quality solutions on time, within budget, and scope
• Recruit and develop a leading-edge software engineering team
• Provides enterprise architecture direction and guidance; ensures alignment with best of breed technologies and Medical Device Software Development practices; Drives consistency and quality of the Architecture artifacts (business process architecture, data architecture, etc.)
• Leads team to generate a vision, to establish direction and motivate members, as well as create an atmosphere of trust, leverage diverse views, coach staff, to encourage improvement and innovation
• Actively drives the development lifecycle from requirements analysis, feasibility estimates, design, code, documentation, testing, implementation, and defect support
• Developing project plans, resource planning, scheduling and managing development timelines
• Building and managing multi-disciplined software teams and overseeing the development processes using industry best practices
• Responsible for implementing design reviews and code reviews, motivating and mentoring the software development team
• Participate in technical architecture decisions and lead efforts to build and maintain a scalable software platform; actively manages technical expertise and skill sets. Willing to step in and perform tasks as necessary.
• Support change management process to manage software releases, application patching and changes to production configurations
• Manage multiple tasks and responsibilities in high-pressure environments; excelling at pinpointing and resolving problems in early project stages to avoid cost/time expenses
• Oversight and management of department expenses and budget planning
• Minimum of a bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science or related fields; deep knowledge of basic computer science areas. Master's preferred.
• 12+ years of software development experience; including architecture, design and coding of large, complex mission critical software. Deep knowledge-of and experience-with coding multi-processor and multi-threaded algorithms.
• 6+ years as manager with direct reports; demonstrated experience developing/mentoring team and managing senior engineers. Experience solving people and organizational problems.
• Proven leadership skills managing multiple development teams and leading software development teams to design, develop and deliver software that has brought significant revenue.
• Strong people management skills and communication skills. Ability to drive a culture of quality and personal accountability through development and delivery teams.
• Demonstrated responsiveness to business requirements; able to strategically and tactically adjust to shifting business needs.
• Significant experience working with and knowledge of database application products deployed in the cloud, system design for scalability and reliability, and continuous integration methodologies. Knowledge of real-time embedded systems. Experience developing in .NET framework
• Hands-on Experience with FDA regulated (62304) Software Development. Familiarity with IEC 62366 and ISO 14971 as it relates to software products. Familiarity with regulations related to Cyber Security and data privacy.
• A commitment to quality through the ability to translate complex technical requirements into functional software using best practices. Commitment to use of efficient document practices (such as marketing requirements, software requirements specifications, software architectures and design documents).
• Experience in application architecture and making rational buy vs. build and interface decisions
• Practical programming experience developing software for a commercial product, ideally involving significant capital and medical equipment. Experience working on 2-3 large medical software applications that are in commercial use.--
• Proven experience delivering 1-2 large-scale applications that met scope, budget, quality and schedule expectations.
• Track record with multiple deployment platforms.
• Hands-on experience developing database applications (knowledge of one or more real-time OS strongly preferred) Preferred Qualifications
  • Understanding of medical device industry, clinical anatomy, and competitor products. Knowledge of other related disciplines including cross functional fields and market competition.
  • Strong working knowledge of integrating software and electronics
  • Communicating with physical devices over low-level data links (e.g. SPI, I2C, serial/UART)
  • Debugging hardware/software challenges using standard tools and equipment
  • Design and architecture of device drivers
  • Knowledge of ISO 60601, 14971 and TIR45. Well-versed in R&D, product development, and clinical/regulatory process.
  • Must have experience in developing strategies and roadmaps with IT architecture focus (e.g. technology blueprints, business process harmonization blueprints, systems integration maps, etc.)
  • Must be adept at handling complexity and ambiguity
  • Must be skilled in building strong cross-functional partnerships
  • Experience with leading multi-company teams and global efforts are preferred
  • Demonstrated ability for a rapid understanding of business processes, and their technology implications
  • Demonstrated ability to understand and articulate business requirements, direction, and initiatives from an enterprise-level perspective
  • Demonstrated ability to explain complex technology topics in easy-to-understand terms
  • Proven ability to manage team within a matrixed structure. Must have the ability to influence without direct authority
  • Searching and analyzing large and complex data sets, conducting quantitative and qualitative analyses It is the ongoing policy and practice of PENTAX Medical to provide equal opportunity in employment to all employees and applicants. No person shall be discriminated against in any condition of employment because of age 40 and over, color, disability, gender identity, genetic information, military or veteran status, national origin, race, religion, sex, sexual orientation or any other applicable status protected by state or local law.

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