Director Software Engineering Sanofi Genzyme Cambridge

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We are seeking an individual who takes pride and joy in educating others about business opportunities and how technology could enable new value propositions, working with patients, physicians, nurses, and business people. A person who can facilitate discussions and energize others about new opportunities but also lead roadmap and portfolio discussions with areas where digital is already well established. Additional responsibilities include managing and expanding our software development infrastructure, supporting internal product development projects as well as externally developed products that are transferred internally to manage the life-cycle of the device and DHF.
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Target platforms will be cloud based deployments with mobile and web portals to reach and interact with the respective end users such as patients, providers, payers, etc. The ideal candidate will bring experience of software development in the medical device arena and have a solid understanding of medical device design, including requirements management, V&V, traceability, and establishing as well as maintaining design history files. Furthermore, the candidate should bring experience in the needed infrastructure and compliance, tapping into his/her previous experience. Last but not least, the person is an entrepreneur who loves challenges to create new opportunities and paving the way by working cross-functionally and being able to handle complexity in various dimensions.

Responsibilities:
Responsible for developing new business opportunities within the various BUs in Sanofi by getting to understand their needs, and offering new business opportunities, including presenting recommendations as well as influencing key business stakeholders on decisions around software development of medical devices
Responsible for maintaining and expanding a medical device software development environment, including tools and processes, complying with respective FDA and ISO requirements as well as advancing software development Engineering excellence.
Responsible for establishing a truly Agile software development culture, iterating with internal and external stakeholders and reducing overall development cycle-time
Expected to interact with internal and external stakeholder to support them in deploying the medical devices on a global scale
Establish processes and metrics around software development, TDD, BDD, test coverage, etc. which help drive necessary visibility and behavior

Operational:
Lead on performance management, facilitate the transfer of learning, and ensure policies and processes are communicated and understood, implemented, and maintained at all levels of the organization
Demonstrating excellent partnership and collaboration with other functions within the company to support common initiatives on medical devices
Demonstrating knowledge, skill and ability to model the Sanofi values and positively communicates the company visions, values, priorities and target

Qualifications

Requirements:
BS in computer science or equivalent
You are a natural leader and entrepreneur who understands who to manage to get the job done
10+ years of experience in software development (Java/.NET/web services/mobile apps/etc.)
7+ years of experience in managing complex software projects
4+ years of experience in design controls and FDA / ISO 13485 / IEC 62304 compliant software development
2+ years of experience in cloud based deployments of medical software devices
Excellent communication skills to engage and energize cross-functional teams
Ability to comprehend complex problems and good problem solving skills

Desired skills:
Experience in the healthcare and integrated care space, working with data from systems such as EMR, LIS, HIS, etc.
Experience with fitness and health-tracking devices

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