Director, R&D Software Engineering – Clinical Platforms

About the role

The Director, R&D Software Engineering at Clario, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, leads the modernization, scalability, and reliability of software platforms supporting Digital Physiology solutions and clinical trial technologies.

Responsibilities

• Scale engineering teams and contractor capacity based on business priorities and project needs.
• Lead the modernization of Clario’s clinical software platforms, including front-end and back-end systems built using technologies such as .NET, Java, AWS, and Oracle databases.
• Define and execute technical strategy to improve platform scalability, reliability, performance, and delivery speed.
• Lead engineering teams responsible for clinical data ingestion systems, software development, architecture, DevOps transformation, and platform improvements.
• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices, including DevOps, CI/CD, automation, and improved software delivery processes.
• Establish platform reliability and observability practices through effective monitoring strategies, system health metrics, performance tracking, and proactive issue identification.
• Provide technical leadership and architectural guidance for secure, scalable, and highly available systems supporting clinical research operations.
• Partner closely with Product Management, Clinical Systems, Quality, and business stakeholders to align technology initiatives with customer and business priorities.
• Serve as a senior technical escalation point, helping teams resolve complex engineering challenges and improving overall system stability.
• Mentor engineering leaders and foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related technical field; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of software engineering experience, including significant experience leading engineering teams and enterprise technology initiatives.
• Proven experience managing large-scale engineering organizations, including distributed teams, engineering leaders, and contractors.
• Strong technical background in enterprise software development, including experience with Java, .NET/C#, Oracle databases, full-stack development, and modern software architectures.
• Experience leading platform modernization initiatives, DevOps transformation, and improvements in software delivery practices.
• Experience implementing observability, monitoring, reliability, and performance management strategies across complex platforms.
• Experience working with medical device software, healthcare technology, clinical data ingestion systems, or other regulated environments requiring high reliability and quality standards.
• Strong stakeholder management skills with experience partnering with Product Management, business leaders, and executive stakeholders.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience in clinical research technology, digital health, life sciences, or healthcare software environments.
• Experience integrating software platforms with medical devices, digital endpoints, or connected technologies.
• Experience scaling engineering organizations through a combination of internal teams and external contractors.
• Experience leading global engineering teams and large-scale transformation initiatives.