Sr Manager, Software Engineering

Abbott•Madison, WI

6d•Onsite

About The Position

Abbott Cancer Diagnostics is seeking a Senior Manager of Software Engineering to lead the team responsible for PatientHub and Consumer Initiated Orders. These are internet-facing, high-traffic, content-rich portals. This is a people-leadership role focused on growing the team and the product. The role requires strong architectural instincts and the ability to contribute to design discussions and code reviews. The ideal candidate will have experience leading teams of 30 or more, operating as a manager of managers, and collaborating closely with Product, QE, and UX. The role emphasizes leading with data, solid engineering fundamentals, and a willingness to be hands-on when necessary.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a field related to the essential duties of the job; or High School Degree/General Education Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
10+ years of experience in Information Technology with increasing responsibility and advancing technical skills.
5+ years of experience leading or directing people and/or project teams.
Strong proficiency of object-oriented, service-oriented architecture, micro-service architecture, and programming principals.
Demonstrated ability to perform the Essential Duties of the position with or without accommodation.
Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Experience in digital experiences, e-commerce, or content-platform environments, including leading customer-facing, internet-facing, high-traffic, content-heavy portal teams at enterprise scale
Experience leading or contributing to team design and domain ownership efforts, informed by Team Topologies principles, including service decomposition and establishing clear boundaries in complex enterprise environments
Experience defining and championing non-functional requirements (NFRs) such as performance, scalability, availability, observability, and security as first-class engineering concerns across multiple teams
Expertise with integration architecture patterns including HL7, FHIR, middleware technologies, and event-driven platforms such as Kafka
Familiarity with UX design systems and the engineering practices that support consistent, scalable user experiences in a product-led organization
Healthcare, life sciences, or other regulated industry experience, including internationally regulated environments

Responsibilities

Raise capabilities in the engineering team; including, but not limited to, developing coding, testing, and deployment protocols and best practices.
Maintain strong relationships and transparency with key stakeholders (Lab, Sales, Support, Customers, and Affiliates).
Partner with business and technology teams to prioritize roadmaps, requirements, balance business need with capacity, and technology constraints.
Influence senior engineering and business leaders to drive increased capability though engineering processes and technologies.
Work with business stakeholders and engineering teams to design innovative solutions to complex challenges faced by the Company.
Supervise staff; including, but not limited to, organize and prioritize work, write/conduct performance reviews, train/develop, and manage work performance.
Communicate goals clearly to employees to ensure understanding and success in achieving them.
Motivate and inspire employees to do their best work through coaching.
Maintain morale and support employee engagement initiatives.
Ability to apply good process management, negotiating, influencing, and problem resolution skills.
Ability to prioritize and execute tasks in a high-pressure environment.
Excellent project communication and stakeholder management skills.
Ability to execute project delivery to client satisfaction on time, on budget with quality.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; ability to articulate complex technical ideas in easy-to-understand business terms.
Ability to accomplish results through others, particularly by establishing relationships, effective controls, and leading in a managed service environment.
Ability to drive continuous improvements in organizational performance and efficiency, and career development for employees.
Uphold company mission and values through accountability, innovation, integrity, quality, and teamwork.
Support and comply with the company’s Quality Management System policies and procedures.
Regular and reliable attendance.