Director, Product Engineering

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At Thermo Fishers PPD clinical research business were using digital innovation data science and AI to reimagine how life-changing therapies reach patients. Our teams combine deep scientific expertise with advanced analytics automation and digital platforms to make research smarter faster and more connected.

At PPD we know that innovation happens when diverse minds meet. Our Digital Science Data and AI professionals collaborate closely with scientists clinicians and operational experts to solve real-world challenges in clinical research. Alongside our partnership with Open AI you can be part of the collaboration that will help to improve the speed and success of drug development enabling customers to get medicines to patients faster and more cost effectively.

Youll join a culture that values experimentation learning and collaboration where your ideas can help shape how we deliver life-saving solutions and improve global health outcomes. Whether youre a data engineer product manager software developer or AI scientist youll find opportunities here to apply your skills to work that truly matters improving global health outcomes.

POSITION SUMMARY:

The Director Product Engineering (known internally as Director IT band 9) will lead and scale a global product engineering organization responsible for delivering secure reliable and differentiated digital products. This leader will set engineering strategy establish strong operating mechanisms and build a high-performance culture grounded in customer outcomes quality and predictable delivery. The role partners closely with Product UX Data Science Security /Compliance and business leaders to translate strategy into scalable platforms and exceptional end-user experiences while accelerating execution through modern engineering practices and AI-enabled productivity.

Key Responsibilities:

Engineering Leadership:

• Define and implement strategic technical direction and engineering best practices.
• Foster a culture of quality accountability innovation and continuous improvement within the engineering teams.
• Oversee the architecture and technical decisions ensuring solutions are scalable secure and align with the organizations long-term vision.
• Stay abreast of AI and machine learning technologies to optimize engineering workflows enhance developer productivity and streamline development processes

Global Talent Development and Management:

• Recruit mentor and retain high-performing engineering talent.
• Drive career development set clear performance objectives and establish a supportive environment for professional growth.
• Manage growth and expansion of engineering capabilities in strategic global locations.
• Provide coaching leadership and technical guidance to engineering teams and managers.

Engineering Excellence:

• Lead the adoption and execution of modern software development methodologies (e.g. Agile CI/CD DevOps Cloud-native practices).
• Establish robust quality assurance practices including automation and testing strategies to ensure delivery of reliable and high-quality software products.
• Ensure adherence to industry standards compliance regulations security best practices and performance benchmarks.
• Implement AI-driven tools and processes to boost engineer productivity automate repetitive tasks and enhance overall efficiency.

Collaboration and Stakeholder Engagement:

• Collaborate closely with Product Management UX/UI Data Science Operations and business leaders to ensure alignment on product goals timelines and deliverables.
• Clearly communicate engineering strategies plans and progress to executives stakeholders and cross-functional teams.
• Act as a trusted advisor on technical matters to senior leadership and peers across the organization.

Operational Excellence:

• Manage budgets resource planning and vendor relationships related to engineering activities.
• Implement metrics-driven management defining clear KPIs to measure team performance product delivery success and operational effectiveness.
• Proactively manage risks and challenges driving prompt resolution to maintain timelines and quality.

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelors degree required advanced degree in healthcare life sciences computer science business or related field preferred.
• Progressive engineering leadership experience that provides the knowledge skills and abilities to perform the job (comparable to 12 years experience)
• 5 years in senior leadership roles managing software engineering teams in digital product organizations
• Proven experience driving large-scale digital transformations and building robust scalable platforms.
• Demonstrated expertise in modern software development practices cloud technologies microservices architecture DevOps practices and security frameworks.
• Strong track record in talent development mentoring and building high-performing teams.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills able to clearly articulate complex technical concepts to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
• In some cases an equivalency consisting of appropriate education training and/or directly related experience will be considered sufficient for an individual to meet the requirements of the role.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience leading engineering teams in a product-driven customer-centric environment.
• Background in healthcare clinical research life sciences or related regulated industries (desirable but not required).
• Proven success in establishing new functions or scaling early-stage engineering teams within large complex organizations.

At Thermo Fisher Scientific we are committed to fostering a healthy and harmonious workplace for our employees. We understand the importance of creating an environment that allows individuals to excel. Please see below for the required qualifications for this position which also includes the possibility of equivalent experience:

• Able to communicate receive and understand information and ideas with diverse groups of people in a comprehensible and reasonable manner.
• Able to work upright and stationary for typical working hours.
• Ability to use and learn standard office equipment and technology with proficiency.
• Able to perform successfully under pressure while prioritizing and handling multiple projects or activities.
• May require as-needed travel (0-20%).

Location: Remote US (East Coast preferred). Relocation assistance is NOT provided.

*Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without sponsorship.

*Must be able to pass a comprehensive background check which includes a drug screening.