Director Software Development, Cell Therapy IT

Director - Software Development Cell Therapy IT

Introduction to role:

Are you ready to build the digital backbone that delivers nextgeneration cell therapies to patients at scaleIn this role you will build and deliver the software platforms that power endtoend activities related to cell therapy across development manufacturing and supply. Your work will directly influence how quickly and safely therapies move from treatment sites to manufacturing lines and back to patients.

You will lead a global engineering organization to compose build and industrialize enterprise-grade systemsspanning a Cell Orchestration platform built on Salesforce AWS- services and agentic AI automation. Partnering closely with operational and technology leaders you will define a modern scalable stack and translate strategy into robust compliant solutions that drive speed quality and reliability. Based in Chennai India you will be at the center of a high-impact mission with global reach. How will you scale intelligent automation to orchestrate one of the most complex supply chains in healthcare

• Technology Planning and Architecture: Define and evolve a scalable technology strategy and reference architecture that underpins cell therapy operations from vein-to-vein aligning platform choices with business outcomes.
• Platform Leadership: Lead the build and delivery of the Salesforce-based cellular coordination system ensuring it is robust scalable secure and fit for regulated environments.
• SDLC Ownership and DevSecOps: Own end-to-end software delivery from design to deployment and support embedding DevSecOps automation and built-in quality to accelerate releases and reduce risk.
• Integration and Interoperability: Orchestrate integrations across Salesforce Service & Life Sciences -Cloud MuleSoft mobile-first apps AWS services and event streaming (e.g. Kafka) to enable seamless data and workflow continuity.
• Regulatory and Compliance Readiness: Bake compliance into every phase (GxP HIPAA FDA GDPR) establishing traceability validation and auditability without slowing down delivery.
• Agentic AI Development or similar Automation experience is essential. Support advancing agentic AI to build autonomous software agents. They complete complex operational tasks and make decisions safely and at scale.
• Technical Roadmap: Life Sciences Cloud: Guide the industrialization of Agent-force Salesforce Life Sciences Cloud and the Advanced Therapy Module to enable next-generation cell therapy delivery.
• Engineering Excellence and GenAI-Enabled SDLC: Establish best- practices for full-stack engineering and leverage GenAI for code generation testing and SDLC automation to boost productivity and quality.
• Talent Leadership and Culture: Build and mentor a high-performing global-team of engineers and solution architects cultivating innovation accountability and continuous learning.
• Vendor and Partner Management: Manage external partners to deliver quality secure and compliant solutions optimizing for value and speed.
• Innovation and Future-Readiness: Stay ahead of LLMs autonomous agents and cloud-native advances; translate emerging tech into practical upgrades that modernize systems and unlock new capabilities.

• Bachelors - degree in computer science Software Engineering or a related field.
• 12 years of software development experience including 5 years in a leadership role within life sciences biotech or manufacturing IT environments.
• Experience managing sophisticated Salesforce environments and multi-cloud implementations.
• Experience in leading multiple Product Development teams globally with engineering and delivery ownership
• Experience building and deploying software solutions in regulated environments (GxP HIPAA FDA).
• Expertise in modern development tools and platforms: AWS Azure Python Salesforce (Service Cloud and Life Sciences) MuleSoft Confluent / Kafka.
• Expertise delivering digital solutions across patient engagement R&D and product commercialization.

• Salesforce certifications (e.g. Salesforce Application Architect System Architect Platform Developer II).
• Familiarity with AI/ML features within Salesforce ecosystem (Einstein predictive analytics).
• Understanding of GenAI use cases in software development and automated testing.
• Hands-on experience with Agentic AI tools and frameworks
• Solid background in system architecture secure coding practices and cloud-native design.

Join a purpose-led team where advanced technology meets scientific ambition to change whats possible for patients. Here unexpected teamsengineers data scientists and operational leadersget in the same room to tackle problems that matter with the investment and freedom to experiment through hackathons prototypes and scaled delivery. You will help build the digital capabilities that accelerate medicines to those who need them supported by a collaborative culture that values kindness alongside ambition rigorous standards alongside creativity and continuous learning at every step.

When we put unexpected teams in the same room we unleash bold thinking with the power to inspire life-changing -person working gives us the platform we need to connect work at pace and challenge perceptions. Thats why we work on average a minimum of three days per week from the office. But that doesnt mean were not flexible. We balance the expectation of being in the office while respecting individual flexibility. Join us in our unique and ambitious world.

If youre ready to lead the platforms and AI-powered systems that deliver cell therapies faster and more reliably take charge from Chennai. Develop what comes next.

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity. We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds with as wide a range of perspectives as possible and harnessing industry-leading skills. We believe that the more inclusive we are the better our work will be. We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates regardless of their characteristics. We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment) as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.