Director, Lab Systems Software Development Engineering

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies, and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. The Director, Lab Systems Software Development Engineering will lead software development strategies, drive engineering excellence, ensure regulatory and internal compliance, establish engineering standards, and develop high-performing teams.

Responsibilities:

• Lead execution of software development engineering strategies aligned with organizational business, product, and technology objectives
• Drive engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and high-quality software delivery
• Foster a culture of accountability, quality, and on-time delivery while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, internal SOPs, and development standards
• Collaborate with product, architecture, infrastructure, and business stakeholders to align engineering initiatives with enterprise priorities
• Establish and maintain engineering standards, governance practices, and operational frameworks to ensure software scalability, reliability, and performance
• Monitor engineering performance, identify risks and opportunities, and drive improvements that enhance delivery efficiency and system quality
• Build, coach, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams while promoting knowledge sharing and collaboration across IT organizations
• Ensure application and system availability metrics meet established service level agreements

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree
• 8 or more years of experience in software development engineering, application development, or related technical disciplines, including clinical laboratory experience
• 3 or more years of experience leading teams or enterprise-scale engineering initiatives
• 3 or more years of experience designing, developing, or overseeing complex enterprise software systems or platforms
• 3 or more years of experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical strategies with business objectives
• Strong understanding of clinical laboratory operational workflows and order-to-report/bill processes
• Demonstrated ability to lead software engineering strategy and execution in a complex enterprise environment
• Expertise in scalable system design, software development lifecycle management, and engineering governance
• Commitment to inclusive, accountable, and transparent leadership
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to clearly articulate priorities, risks, and outcomes to technical and business stakeholders
• Ability to build collaborative partnerships across internal and external teams
• Master's degree in computer science, Engineering, or Business Administration
• 3 or more years of experience leading software engineering organizations supporting multiple platforms, products, or enterprise systems
• 3 or more years of exposure to system architecture, platform engineering, or large-scale distributed environments
• 3 or more years of experience establishing engineering governance frameworks, development standards, and delivery operating models