Sr. Manager, Engineering – Medical Devices IRC271519

Description

We are seeking an accomplished and technically astute Sr. Manager Engineering with proven leadership experience to join our team, working onsite at our client’s premises in Erlangen, Germany.

This is a key role that will be instrumental in driving the development of a highly complex next-generation medical device, ensuring seamless integration with both legacy and modern infrastructures. You will be at the forefront of advancing eye care technology, ensuring compliance with medical device regulations, and leading six distributed specialised engineering teams to deliver innovative and impactful products.

Our client is a global leader in eye care, committed to enhancing sight through innovative products for vision correction and surgical treatments. Their extensive portfolio includes contact lenses, eye care solutions, and surgical instruments for cataract and retina procedures, serving customers in over 140 countries.

This critical project focuses on the seamless integration of existing medical devices into modern cloud and on-premises infrastructures. Recognizing the gradual adoption of next-generation solutions in the field, our client aims to develop a comprehensive suite of tools, services, and libraries. The objective is to ensure robust data interoperability, integrity, and security across a mixed environment of legacy and modern systems.

The project is already in progress. The immediate need is to scale up the software engineering team to accelerate detailed design, implementation, and rigorous verification & validation activities. You will play a vital role in leading this expansion and ensuring the successful delivery of this crucial scope of work.

Requirements

We are looking for a highly motivated and experienced individual who embodies both strong technical leadership and managerial prowess, with a deep understanding of the medical device landscape:

• Proven Leadership: A demonstrated track record of successfully managing and leading several distributed software development teams across various geographies and vendor partnerships.

• Medical Device Domain Expertise: Extensive experience in leading healthcare/medical device software projects, with a strong understanding of the full product lifecycle, including successful navigation of regulatory pathways (e.g., FDA, MDR/MDD certification).

• Agile & Regulatory Acumen: Deep knowledge of various agile methodologies (e.g., Scrum, Kanban) and a proven ability to adapt them effectively within the constraints of medical device regulations. You must possess a comprehensive understanding of medical device Quality Management Systems (QMS) and the ability to ensure product compliance.

• Technical Depth: Profound experience in software development, with the ability to critically review code, assess architectural designs, and provide effective technical guidance. Previous experience leading multiple teams as an architect is highly desirable.

• Strategic Planning & Execution: Proven ability to create comprehensive project roadmaps, establish realistic milestones, and develop robust recovery plans to ensure project success.

• Exceptional Communication: Excellent communication, presentation, and client-facing skills. You must be adept at regularly presenting complex project status updates to senior company leaders and diverse stakeholder groups.

• Language Proficiency: Fluency in both German and English is mandatory for this role.

 

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Job responsibilities

As the Sr. Manager Engineering, you will be a pivotal leader, orchestrating collaboration and technical excellence across all project facets. Your responsibilities will include:

• Strategic Alignment & Stakeholder Management: Proactively align all critical stakeholders, including distributed development teams, requirements engineers, the regulatory department, V&V teams, and executive management, to ensure unified project vision and execution.

• Workflow Optimization & Process Establishment: Analyze current workflows, identify inefficiencies, and establish highly efficient working models that adhere to medical device quality management systems (QMS). Champion adherence to these processes across all stakeholders.

• Reporting & Feedback Mechanisms: Implement robust reporting and feedback mechanisms to ensure transparent communication, continuous improvement, and timely resolution of issues across all collaborating teams and stakeholders.

• Technical & Team Leadership: Provide strong technical leadership and mentorship to 6 geographically distributed software development teams, fostering a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and high performance.

• Architectural Guidance & Code Quality: Leverage your deep software development and architectural expertise to guide technical decisions, ensure high code quality, and maintain architectural integrity across the project.

• Dependency Management & Risk Mitigation: Proactively identify, manage, and transparently visualize project dependencies and potential blockers. Develop and implement effective recovery plans to ensure adherence to project milestones and deliverables.

• Roadmap & Progress Visualization: Continuously maintain and update the project roadmap, providing clear and regular visualization of project progress to senior company leaders and all relevant stakeholders.

What we offer

Culture of caring. At GlobalLogic, we prioritize a culture of caring. Across every region and department, at every level, we consistently put people first. From day one, you’ll experience an inclusive culture of acceptance and belonging, where you’ll have the chance to build meaningful connections with collaborative teammates, supportive managers, and compassionate leaders. 

Learning and development. We are committed to your continuous learning and development. You’ll learn and grow daily in an environment with many opportunities to try new things, sharpen your skills, and advance your career at GlobalLogic. With our Career Navigator tool as just one example, GlobalLogic offers a rich array of programs, training curricula, and hands-on opportunities to grow personally and professionally.

Interesting & meaningful work. GlobalLogic is known for engineering impact for and with clients around the world. As part of our team, you’ll have the chance to work on projects that matter. Each is a unique opportunity to engage your curiosity and creative problem-solving skills as you help clients reimagine what’s possible and bring new solutions to market. In the process, you’ll have the privilege of working on some of the most cutting-edge and impactful solutions shaping the world today.

Balance and flexibility. We believe in the importance of balance and flexibility. With many functional career areas, roles, and work arrangements, you can explore ways of achieving the perfect balance between your work and life. Your life extends beyond the office, and we always do our best to help you integrate and balance the best of work and life, having fun along the way!

High-trust organization. We are a high-trust organization where integrity is key. By joining GlobalLogic, you’re placing your trust in a safe, reliable, and ethical global company. Integrity and trust are a cornerstone of our value proposition to our employees and clients. You will find truthfulness, candor, and integrity in everything we do.

About GlobalLogic

GlobalLogic, a Hitachi Group Company, is a trusted digital engineering partner to the world’s largest and most forward-thinking companies. Since 2000, we’ve been at the forefront of the digital revolution – helping create some of the most innovative and widely used digital products and experiences. Today we continue to collaborate with clients in transforming businesses and redefining industries through intelligent products, platforms, and services.