Drive the evolution of software development practices as part of the IronMan acquisition, and beyond the Ironman pilot.
Embed standardized processes, scalable capabilities, and modern tools across every GE HealthCare segment, ultimately improving quality and velocity across the company’s entire new‑product pipeline.
Serve as the day-to-day leader for the software development Steering Committee, orchestrating priorities, decisions, and communications across engineering, quality, regulatory, product management, and commercial teams.
Strengthens organizational alignment by delivering clear, timely communications that enable leaders to understand strategic direction and progress, while ensuring the wider organization is aware of key objectives and outcomes.
Define and deploy a medtech-adapted DORA metric stack to measure software performance and flow, with targets that include critical security and quality patches released in under 10 days where applicable.
Establish a process-agile PRD approach that supports iterative learning cycles, clear scope control, and traceability to user and clinical needs.
Operationalize a process-agile QMS guided by AAMI TIR45 for SaMD and SiMD, aligning design controls and documentation with lean, risk-based software practices.
Stand up the capabilities and tooling ecosystem that enables continuous integration, automated testing, secure DevOps, SBOM and vulnerability management, and compliant release orchestration.
Act as the overall technical liaison for continuity across segments and platforms, ensuring architectural coherence, reuse, and integration quality.
Drive engagement with all teams and stakeholders, facilitating adoption through coaching, office hours, playbooks, and communities of practice.
Guide portfolio planning and the digital NPI process so that release cadences and decision points enable timely, industry-standard delivery while preserving patient safety and regulatory compliance.
Own the plan to extend outcomes beyond the consultant engagement and beyond the IronMan pilot to sustained enterprise adoption, including change management, training, and governance.
Requirements
Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or related field; advanced degree preferred.
10+ years in software development for medical devices or regulated health software, including SaMD and SiMD experience.
Demonstrated mastery of modern software development life cycles and DevSecOps, including CI/CD, automated testing, and release management in regulated contexts.
Previous experience as a lead software integrator or architect on major GE HealthCare NPIs, with hands-on understanding of segment-specific architectures and constraints.
People leadership experience managing software engineering teams and cross-functional program leadership across quality, regulatory, clinical, and product management.
Proven ability to drive enterprise-scale change through standards, governance, and coaching, with measurable improvements in flow, quality, and reliability.
Strong communication, influencing, and stakeholder management skills across executive, technical, and field audiences.