Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Merative is a data, analytics, and technology partner for the health and government sectors, formerly known as IBM Watson Health. They are looking for an experienced Software Development Manager to lead a team responsible for the design, development, and delivery of components within the Merge enterprise imaging ecosystem.
Responsibilities
- Manage, mentor, and develop a team of 6–10 software engineers — hiring, coaching, career development, performance management, and day-to-day support
- Foster a culture of ownership, technical excellence, code quality, and continuous improvement
- Set clear goals and priorities, remove blockers, and hold the team accountable for outcomes
- Participate directly in architecture, design, and code reviews; contribute code and prototypes where it accelerates the team and keeps you close to the product
- Guide technical decisions on scalability, performance, security, and maintainability of imaging services and applications
- Drive engineering best practices: CI/CD, automated testing, observability, secure coding, and technical debt management
- Troubleshoot complex production and clinical-environment issues alongside the team when needed
- Deliver features and releases across enterprise imaging components — PACS, VNA, viewers, and related services — on time and at a high quality bar
- Ensure solutions correctly implement medical imaging standards and workflows, including DICOM, DICOMweb, and radiology/cardiology reading workflows
- Advance cloud-native and hybrid deployments, and standards-based interoperability with EHRs, PACS, VNAs, and hospital systems (HL7, FHIR, IHE profiles, XDS)
- Ensure development follows medical device software processes and quality management practices (e.g., IEC 62304, ISO 13485, FDA design controls)
- Partner with QA, regulatory, and product teams to support verification & validation, risk management, and audit readiness
- Champion security and privacy (HIPAA and protected health information) across the software lifecycle
- Partner with Product Management to translate the roadmap into executable engineering plans
- Work with clinical, support, and customer-facing teams to understand real-world workflows and resolve issues
- Communicate status, risks, and trade-offs clearly to leadership and stakeholders
Skills
- 8+ years of professional software development experience, with 3+ years managing or leading software engineering teams
- Proven track record as a hands-on technical leader who still reads and reviews code and contributes to design
- Strong software engineering fundamentals: system design, distributed systems, APIs, databases, testing, and secure coding
- Direct experience building or maintaining medical imaging software, with practical knowledge of the DICOM standard and imaging workflows
- Experience delivering software in a regulated environment (medical device / healthcare, or comparable — e.g., IEC 62304, FDA, ISO 13485, HIPAA)
- Experience with cloud platforms (AWS, Azure, or GCP) and modern delivery practices (CI/CD, containers, automated testing)
- Excellent communication skills and the ability to lead through influence across cross-functional teams
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent practical experience
- Experience with enterprise imaging concepts: PACS, Vendor Neutral Archive (VNA), universal/zero-footprint viewers, or teleradiology and workflow orchestration
- Familiarity with healthcare interoperability standards: DICOMweb, HL7 v2, FHIR, IHE profiles, XDS/XDS-I
- Experience with radiology and/or cardiology clinical workflows
- Experience integrating AI/ML algorithms into clinical imaging workflows
- Hands-on experience with the primary stack: [e.g., Java/C#/C++, JavaScript/TypeScript, .NET, Kubernetes] — tailor to your team
- Prior experience scaling teams or modernizing legacy imaging platforms to the cloud
Benefits
- Remote first / work from home culture
- Flexible vacation to help you rest, recharge, and connect with loved ones
- Paid leave benefits
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- 401k retirement savings plan
- Infertility benefits
- Tuition reimbursement, life insurance, EAP – and more!
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