Sr. Engineering Director

at  CHG Healthcare

Healthcare’s helping hand.
CHG shook things up in 1979 by inventing the locum tenens staffing model. We connect doctors with patients who need their care. As the largest physician staffing firm in America, our providers treat millions of patients each year.
Our industry is growing and demand is high. This means you’ll have plenty of opportunities to grow and develop in your career. Keeping healthcare healthy can be as fun as it is rewarding
The Sr. Director Engineering will be responsible to continue to grow world-class software engineering team. This person will be responsible for leading a team of software directors, managers and engineers in the design, development, test automation, deployment, and maintenance of application software. The ideal candidate will have a proven record of strong leadership with high team engagement, a history of leading through collaboration, and a passion for technology. Especial focus and expertise in staffing platform solutions for large companies.

Responsibilities:

• Provide vision and leadership to the engineering teams. Lead and manage a team of engineers and their direct leaders providing guidance, mentorship, and support to elevate their competencies and skillsets.
• Foster a cooperative environment where stakeholders, product management, engineering, design, and other functions work together seamlessly to deliver great products. Encouraging culture of innovation, experimentation, and customer-centric development.
• Provide technical leadership and insight during the product development process, introducing technical possibilities and constraints that inform product decisions. Understand business objectives and customer pain points and technical challenges to drive innovations that meet market needs.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies, identifying, and contributing opportunities to leverage these advancements to drive innovation and competitive advantage.
• Bring technical leadership in defining, developing, and implementing a staffing platform solution for the company, aligning it with the overall business strategy.
• Support and guide architectural direction, technology choices, and modular principles for scalable, flexible, secure, and maintainable software systems. Bring proven experience balancing build vs buy and applying for competitive advantages.
• Develop and maintain a technology roadmap, managing team skill expertise, and attracting and retaining top engineering talent.
• Drive continuous improvement in software development processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Advance a culture of continuous learning and improvement, establishing performance metrics and KPIs for the engineering team and track progress towards achieving specified targets and goals.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks that may impact product decisions and deliverable commitments.

Qualifications:

• Experienced senior software engineering leadership
• Strong leadership skills including coaching, development, team building, conflict resolution, collaboration, and leading through change
• Excellent communications skills, both verbal and written, including good technical writing and interpersonal skills
• Excellent ability to lead and mentor director level engineering leaders

Education & Years of Experience:

• Bachelor or Master degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a related field
• Minimum of 10 years of experience in software engineering, with at least 5 years in a senior engineering leadership role
• Proven track record of leading and managing high-performing software engineering teams.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, and leadership skills
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, dynamic environment and adapt to changing priorities.

Preferred:

• Experience implementing and/or adoption off the shelf staffing platform solutions

We believe in fair compensation for all of our people, which is why our pay structure takes into account the cost of labor across U.S. geographic markets. For this position, we offer a pay range of $160,600 - $347,300 annually, with pay varying depending on work location and job-related factors such as knowledge, position level and experience. During the hiring process, your recruiter can provide more information about the specific salary range for the job location.
CHG Healthcare offers starting salaries for sales positions in the form of total target compensation (TTC = base + commission + bonus), which includes base pay, commission, and bonuses. Sales positions receive short-term incentives through commission plans and bonuses. On the other hand, non-sales positions have starting salaries that consist of a base salary and short-term incentives through various bonus plans, which are paid out monthly, quarterly, or annually.

In return we offer:

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match
• Traditional healthcare benefits such as medical and dental coverage, and some unique benefits like onsite health centers, corporate wellness programs, and free behavioral health appointments.
• Flexible work schedules - including work-from-home options available
• Recognition programs with rewards including trips, cash, and paid time off
• Family-friendly benefits including paid parental leave, fertility coverage, adoption assistance, and marriage counseling
• Tailored training resources including free LinkedIn learning courses
• Volunteer time off and employee-driven matching grants
• Tuition reimbursement programs

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CHG Healthcare values a diverse and inclusive workforce. Interested in this role but not a perfect fit? Apply anyway.
We welcome applicants of any race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status and individuals with disabilities as an Affirmative Action/Equal Opportunity Employer. We are an at-will employer.
What makes CHG Different

• Provide vision and leadership to the engineering teams. Lead and manage a team of engineers and their direct leaders providing guidance, mentorship, and support to elevate their competencies and skillsets.
• Foster a cooperative environment where stakeholders, product management, engineering, design, and other functions work together seamlessly to deliver great products. Encouraging culture of innovation, experimentation, and customer-centric development.
• Provide technical leadership and insight during the product development process, introducing technical possibilities and constraints that inform product decisions. Understand business objectives and customer pain points and technical challenges to drive innovations that meet market needs.
• Stay up to date with industry trends and emerging technologies, identifying, and contributing opportunities to leverage these advancements to drive innovation and competitive advantage.
• Bring technical leadership in defining, developing, and implementing a staffing platform solution for the company, aligning it with the overall business strategy.
• Support and guide architectural direction, technology choices, and modular principles for scalable, flexible, secure, and maintainable software systems. Bring proven experience balancing build vs buy and applying for competitive advantages.
• Develop and maintain a technology roadmap, managing team skill expertise, and attracting and retaining top engineering talent.
• Drive continuous improvement in software development processes, tools, and methodologies.
• Advance a culture of continuous learning and improvement, establishing performance metrics and KPIs for the engineering team and track progress towards achieving specified targets and goals.
• Proactively identify and mitigate technical risks that may impact product decisions and deliverable commitments