Senior Manager Software Engineering

Senior Software Manager

At Boston Scientific, we'll give you the opportunity to harness all that's within you by working in teams of diverse and high-performing employees, tackling some of the most important health industry challenges. With access to the latest tools, information, and training, we'll help you in advancing your skills and career. Here, you'll be supported in progressing - whatever your ambitions.

Boston Scientific is looking for a dynamic and experienced Senior Software Manager to lead the software development team for our Urology Division globally. In this role, you will be responsible for growing and developing the software capability team, leading the Urology product development portfolio, including capital equipment and software applications for active implantable medical devices. This position requires strategic leadership, deep technical expertise, and a strong understanding of regulated medical device software development.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading and mentoring software engineering teams focused on capital systems and software applications for implantable neurostimulators.
• Driving the full software development lifecycle, from design, development, testing, deployment, maintenance, and security in compliance with FDA and international regulatory standards.
• Growing and leading a global team including hiring, mentoring, career development, and performance coaching.
• Supporting maintaining a strategic plan for software development that aligns with divisional goals and objectives.
• Fostering a high-performance team culture with strong collaboration, accountability, and ownership.
• Partnering with the product organization to develop milestone driven roadmaps for new features, and new products and service offerings.
• Managing software project scope, timelines, resources, and risks across multiple product lines.
• Leading multi-site program execution using Agile methodologies, ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery.
• Collaborating with systems engineering, hardware, firmware, quality, clinical, and marketing teams to define software architecture and product roadmaps.
• Ensuring software meets safety, cybersecurity, usability, and performance requirements for Class II and Class III medical devices.
• Fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement in software development practices, tools, and team capabilities.
• Establishing and enforcing software development best practices, including design reviews, code quality standards, and robust documentation.
• Driving adoption of modern DevOps practices including CI/CD pipelines, automated testing, infrastructure as code, and release automation.
• Supporting design reviews, software verification, risk management, FMEA, CAPA, and internal/external audits.
• Demonstrating effective change leadership.
• Demonstrating ability to succeed in a fast-paced environment while managing multiple projects simultaneously.
• Building strategic and collaborative internal and external partnerships to further team and organization objectives.
• Interface with external development partners and vendors as needed.

Required minimum qualifications include:

• Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, computer science, or software development.
• 10+ years of experience developing software for complex systems.
• 4+ years' experience managing engineering teams in the development of medical device systems and/or software.
• Successful history of launching and maintaining products within the medical device industry.
• Proven experience in medical device systems/software development, including capital equipment and/or applications for active implantable systems.
• Ability to lead a global cross-functional site and build engagement.
• Ability to lead a multi-site team and collaborate with peers in different locations.
• Ability to direct and control the activities, budget, and headcount for the systems/software engineering organization.
• Monitor and ensure compliance with company policies and procedures (e.g., federal/country and regulatory requirements).
• Familiarity with tools such as Jira, Git, Jenkins, and CI/CD pipelines.
• Willingness to work onsite 3+ days per week at our Arden Hills, MN site or our Marlborough, MA site.

Preferred qualifications include:

• Demonstrate a keen interest in Urology, workflows, clinical features, and user experience.
• Experience with durable medical capital equipment or single-use devices.
• Foster a diverse workplace that enables all participants to contribute to their full potential in pursuit of organizational objectives.
• Experience working with cloud-connected medical systems and mobile health ecosystems.
• Knowledge of patient-centric design and mobile UX in medical applications.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to articulate technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders.
• Knowledge of Agile development methodologies and familiarity with data security and patient privacy laws is a plus.