Director, Software Development Engineering

Merative

1d•$204,858 - $307,287•Remote

About The Position

Healthcare providers, poison control centers, and government departments need trusted evidence to protect patients and public health. Universities need reliable resources to educate the clinicians of tomorrow, while pharmaceutical organizations and health plans need timely insights to advance their work. Micromedex by Merative has been trusted by users around the world for over 50 years: Patient Safety: Impartial and curated clinical evidence that’s continually reviewed and updated to inform safe decision-making at the point of care and optimal patient outcome Clinical Efficiency: Innovative search functionality for fast insights, and seamless workflow integration in electronic health records (EHR) for clinical efficiency and enhanced digital maturity of your organization. Organizational Performance: Trusted resources on a single platform to enhance clinician experience, with tools to manage medication costs and support patient satisfaction, including HCAHPS scores. Micromedex is seeking a Development Director to influence engineering strategy, driving cross-functional initiatives, and ensuring the delivery of scalable, reliable capabilities across the MDX product portfolio. You oversee the entire software development lifecycle, managing multiple engineering teams to incrementally deliver and transform our portfolio across multiple delivery platforms. You will lead critical initiatives in partnership with Product aligning with roadmap priorities and identifying opportunities for innovation. You will be responsible for project planning, resource allocation, the creation of viable technical solutions’ and execution plans that align to business goals.

Requirements

Bachelor's or master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or similar experience in the industry
8+ years of experience with broad impact across multiple engineering domains including healthcare.
Proven expertise designing and delivering mission-critical, cloud-native systems at scale.
Deep experience with UI technologies, CI/CD, Cloud infrastructure and Solutioning, Security and DevOps strategies.
Demonstrated ability to influence technical direction across multiple engineering teams without formal authority.
Strong architectural understanding of cloud platforms (Azure preferred), microservices, distributed systems, and container orchestration.
Hands-on experience with performance engineering, automation, and security tooling (e.g., JMeter, SonarQube, Veracode, Xray, Qualys).
Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate complex technical concepts across technical and non-technical audiences.
Strong prioritization and problem-solving skills with demonstrated ability to resolve complex cross-functional issues.
Proven transformational experience for engineering organizations.

Responsibilities

Manager of multiple engineering squads and initiatives, including 3rd party contractors, with a focus on engagement, technical solutions, planning and completing initiatives within a specified timeline.
Oversee the entire software engineering lifecycle and lead critical initiatives in partnership with Product aligning with roadmap priorities and identifying opportunities for innovation.
Lead integration of AI-powered automation into engineering workflows to improve delivery velocity, reduce manual overhead, and enhance overall product quality.
Responsible for engineering delivery, project planning, resource allocation, the creation of viable technical solutions and execution plans that align to business goals.
Partner with Product Leaders to translate roadmap objectives into executable engineering plans.
Provide expert problem-solving support on issues impacting clients, production, system reliability, performance, or platform integrity.
Solve problems, debug, troubleshoot, design and implement solutions to complex technical issues, In partnership with leadership, transform organization and coach and develop people and teams.
Provide feedback, encouragement, recognition, encouraging career growth, and offering opportunities.
Enable incremental delivery and bring value to market incrementally.
Shape long-term modernization strategy in partnership with Micromedex leaders.
Identify and evaluate emerging technologies to enhance MDX reliability, performance, publishing workflows, and AI-powered capabilities.
Drive adoption of modern engineering standards including observability, reliability engineering, secure-by-design, performance tuning, and cloud-native practices.
Champion incremental delivery and continuous improvement across the engineering lifecycle.
Mentor senior engineers, technical leads, and architects to elevate engineering capability and architectural thinking.