Software Engineering Lead, New Products – Evinova

at  AstraZeneca

Transform billions of patients’ lives through technology, data and cutting-edge ways of working. You’re disruptive, decisive and transformative. Someone who’s excited to use technology to improve patients’ health. We’re building a new healthtech business – Evinova, a fully-owned subsidiary of AstraZeneca Group.
Evinova delivers market-leading digital health solutions that are science-based, evidence-led and human experience-driven. Smart risks and quick decisions come together to accelerate innovation across the life sciences sector. Be part of a diverse team that pushes the boundaries of science by digitally empowering a deeper understanding of the patients we’re helping. Launch game-changing digital solutions that improve the patient experience and deliver better health outcomes. Together, we have the opportunity to combine deep scientific expertise with digital and artificial intelligence to serve the wider healthcare community and create new standards across the sector.

REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:

• Strong leadership skills with a track record of leading and a managing high-performance engineering team.
• Strong knowledge of cloud platforms (AWS preferred) and modern services and service mesh (e.g., REST API, GraphQL, Streaming API, Open Search) practices.
• Proficiency in security best practices, data protection, and encryption methods.
• Experience with leading database technologies and data query languages.
• Experience with modern programming languages (Node.js, TypeScript, Python, Java).
• Excellent problem-solving and communication skills.
• Strong project management and time management skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal abilities to engage with customers and internal stakeholders.
• Knowledge of data security standards and regulatory compliance in the healthcare and clinical research industry.
• Direct experience leading an engineering team in a software product setting.
• Broad technology team management experience.

PREFERRED EXPERIENCE (BUT NOT REQUIRED)

• Well-versed in data security standards and regulatory compliance, particularly in the healthcare and clinical research industry.
• Knowledge of industry good practice and standards such as ISO (multiple), GAMP GxP, ICH GCP, FDA 21 CFR, GDPR, CMMI, ITIL, GDPR.
• Understanding of regulatory requirements in the pharmaceutical industry, including compliance with FDA and international regulatory agencies.

SKILLS:

• Ability to drive innovation.
• Proven challenge, negotiation & influencing capabilities.
• Strong collaboration and relationship building skill with both internal and external stakeholders.
• Meticulous attention to detail to ensure data integrity, accuracy, and compliance.
• Strong people development skills, attracting talent and investing in long-term development of others.
• Highly constructive and enabling coach.
• Presentation, Communication & Facilitation skills.
• Strong leader drives accountability and inspires the organization to do the right thing.
• Pragmatic decision making - analyses highly complex situations, assessing risks and balancing strategic and tactical compliance/quality requirements.
• Tenacity - challenges the status quo by surfacing challenging and complex issues to get simple and desirable outcomes.
• Ability to stay calm under pressure.
• Actively identifies untapped opportunities and drives benefit realization.

ABOUT THE ROLE

Evinova is an innovative SaaS company dedicated to revolutionizing the clinical trial process. We are on a mission to streamline, accelerate, and enhance the precision of medical research through cutting-edge software solutions. As we expand our product offerings, we are looking for a proactive, experienced Lead Software Engineer to guide our New Products engineering team from the inception of ideas through to achieving product-market fit. In this role, you will be instrumental in shaping the future of our company’s product suite, ensuring that our solutions are both innovative and aligned with market needs.
The person in this role will be expected to manage multiple new product initiatives, with a strong emphasis on regular hands-on software engineering and architecture work. We want someone who is very hands-on. You will be expected to both lead teams and guide through experience, humility, and mentorship. This offers a unique opportunity to lead, innovate, and make a significant impact on our ability to meet customer needs. An ideal candidate should be a creative problem solver who can identify and deeply understand challenges and opportunities for Evinova customers and products.
This role will report to the Executive Director of Platform & Technology Strategy here at Evinova. You will work closely with our Futures (discovery), Architecture, and Product teams.
The successful candidate will have a history of proven experience in software engineering and the ability to bring clarity and simplicity to complex problems. You will need to have a bias for prototyping an experimenting to find solutions.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Direct teams of software engineers throughout the entire product development lifecycle, from discovery to initial customer delivery.
• Drive the technical vision for new products, exploring novel solutions and technologies that can disrupt the clinical trial space.
• Oversee the design, development, testing, and deployment of software products that meet the stringent requirements of clinical research.
• Work closely with product managers, designers, engineers, and other stakeholders to ensure product features align with user needs and business goals.
• Select and implement appropriate technologies, tools, and methodologies to enhance product development efficiency and quality.
• Engage actively in coding, debugging, and architecting solutions, contributing directly to the software development process.
• Mentor junior engineers, fostering a culture of continuous learning, code quality, and best practices in software development.
• Implement and advocate for agile methodologies to adapt quickly to market feedback and changes.
• Ensure that all products meet compliance standards and are scalable, secure, and reliable.
• Manage both employees and 3rd party contractors.