Manager, Systems Engineering (Hybrid)

Insulet Corporation•San Diego, CA

3d•Hybrid

About The Position

Position Overview: The Manager, Systems Engineering, will manage a team of systems engineers and collaborate with cross-functional core teams responsible for the definition, integration, and characterization of suite of applications involving data management systems for commercial and clinical trials, data sharing with external partners through standard APIs. This position will provide strong leadership through positive motivation, guidance, and open communication and enable the team’s growth and success through training and mentorship. This position should lead by example in the professional responsibilities of Systems Engineering. Together with the broader team, this role will directly contribute to the development and delivery of solutions that meet or exceed customers’ expectations with on-time delivery of high quality and excellent value. Education and work experience should encompass an engineering discipline in computer science, Systems engineering or related field and should have prior work experience in mobile applications and/or data management systems and/or cloud-based products, understanding of data models, enterprise system performance and scalability. The position will report to the Senior Manager of Systems Engineering, within the Systems Engineering Center of Excellence.

Requirements

B.S. or higher degree in Computer Science, Systems Engineering or related field
Six years of experience working in medical devices or a highly regulated industry
Four years of experience in systems engineering, including in system architecting, requirements definition, system integration, design, analysis
Solid analytical and problem-solving skills; able to sort through complex issues and develop clear solutions, provide in-depth technical assessments, and identify, address, and resolve issues and risks.
Experience in requirements development and analysis, and the development of systems engineering-related documents including requirements/specifications, interface control documents
Highly organized individual, capable of handling multiple competing priorities; able to multi-task, prioritize tasks, and quickly adjust in a dynamic industry
Good understanding of web services, microservices, HTTP protocols, REST APIs, SOA. Familiarity with database concepts and usage
Managing programs/projects involving multiple disciplines from development through commercialization

Nice To Haves

M.S. in computer science, Systems engineering or related field
Team Leadership: Demonstrated experience leading and mentoring individual or small teams of engineers.
Time and schedule management: Experience balancing individual time and priorities in a dynamic multi-program environment.
Collaboration: Experience working closely across departmental boundaries to achieve a coordinated, cross-functional strategies for product development.
Process Innovation: Demonstrated ability to evolve processes to incorporate best-in-class agile methodologies to improve efficiency and quality while maintaining full compliance.
Communication: Strong written and verbal communicator, ability to communicate with both team members and stakeholders throughout project life cycles.
Conflict: Strong technical judgement in solving/resolving conflicts
Some travel expected as necessary to support cross site collaboration expected to be less than 10%

Responsibilities

Provide technical leadership and systems engineering subject matter expertise in support of concept development, safety assessment, system architecture, system and software requirements, integration, and system level documentation of web and mobile data management systems
Build and enable high performing system engineering team.
Lead and oversee the development of product requirements, specifications, and identification of applicable standards
Serve as a key member of a cross-functional project team consisting of developers, testers, software and system architects, analytics, site reliability engineers, cloud operations, Medical, Marketing, Data engineering, Privacy, Regulatory, Product owners, Product Managers, quality engineers, external partners to achieve project deliverables
Develop and implement robust systems engineering processes, establish tools and training programs, and oversee systems engineering activities across all product development efforts
Support project planning, including the development of cost, schedule, and technical baselines for product development activities
Provide support for production, delivery, and post-delivery customer issues
Manage and deploy systems engineering resources across a broad and dynamic program portfolio to support the execution of the portfolio plan on time and with quality
Elaborate and allocate strategic departmental objectives to align the team with broader R&D and Insulet objectives and to challenge and grow team capability while delivering on organizational priorities
Engage with peer leaders across the organization to develop a coordinated, cross-functional approach the safety, quality, and efficacy of the Insulet’s products.
Engage with internal and external stakeholders and data partners to align on data needs and data visualization best practices