Sr. Software Project Manager (Scaled Agile /Device Development)

Radiometer; Vaughan; On-site; CAD 178,000 - 192,000; Full time

Job summary

SCIEX, a Danaher operating company, seeks a Senior Software Project Manager to reduce complexity and manage risk while delivering customer-focused software solutions.

Based in Concord, Ontario, this on-site role connects software, firmware and hardware teams to plan, integrate and release platforms across multiple products. You will lead agile and waterfall projects, produce status metrics, and mentor teams to achieve predictable outcomes in a fast-paced R&D environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science.
• 7+ years in software engineering or project management.
• Experience with embedded hardware, firmware and software.
• Experience in Agile and Waterfall environments.
• Experience leading multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Lead platform and application software planning and release coordination.
• Lead system-level integration across software, firmware, hardware and peripherals.
• Collaborate across Software, Firmware, Hardware, Service and Research teams.
• Plan concurrent hardware and software development programs with synchronized integration.
• Support platform evolution balancing features, debt reduction and lifecycle goals.
• Produce status reports, visual management and progress metrics.
• Lead and measure team performance on project tasks.

Skills

Program management

Cross-functional leadership

Scaled Agile

Risk management

Stakeholder communication

Release planning

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in engineering or computer science

Tools

SAFe (Scaled Agile Framework)

Job description

Bring more to life. Are you ready to accelerate your potential and make a real difference within life sciences, diagnostics and biotechnology? At SCIEX, one of Danaher’s 15+ operating companies, our work saves lives—and we’re all united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact. You’ll thrive in a culture of belonging where you and your unique viewpoint matter. And by harnessing Danaher’s system of continuous improvement, you help turn ideas into impact – innovating at the speed of life. As part of SCIEX, you will help to influence life changing research and outcomes, while accelerating your potential. For more than 50 years, we have been empowering our customers to solve the most impactful analytical challenges in quantitation and characterization through ground-breaking innovation and outstanding reliability and support. You will be part of a winning team, enabled by DBS, that is passionate about helping life science experts around the world get to answers they can trust. Learn about the Danaher Business System which makes everything possible.

The Senior Software Project Manager is responsible for reducing complexity and managing risk to ensure software and systems are developed in a predictable and efficient manner while delivering to the organizations strategic objectives. This role is the connection point between technical and business stakeholders, it ensures the diverse teams involved are able to provide predictable outcomes in delivering customer-focused solutions. This position reports to the Senior Manager, Software Integration Project Management and is part of the R&D Project Manage Office located in Concord, Ontario and will be an on-site role.

In this role, you will have the opportunity to:

• Lead platform and application software planning, controlling and coordination of a development team/release train to deliver and meet defined goals using Scaled Agile development practices.
• Lead system-level integration and execution across software, firmware, instruments, peripherals and third‑party components. This includes driving ownership and accountability to the team.
• Regularly apply critical thinking in order to resolve project needs by way of collaborating across a variety of organizational functions and teams, such as: Software, Firmware, Hardware, Service and Research.
• Lead planning activities for concurrent hardware and software development programs requiring coordinated integration, validation, and commercial release readiness.
• Support platform evolution strategies balancing new feature delivery, technical debt reduction, scalability, maintainability, and long‑term product lifecycle objectives.
• Produce and deliver project-related communication such as status reports, visual management and progress metrics in team and management contexts.
• Lead and measure the team's performance of project tasks.

The essential requirements of the job include:

• Bachelor's degree in engineering, computer science.
• Prefer 7+ years demonstrated engineering sector experience as a software engineering professional and/or project manager; experience with both Agile and Waterfall software development environments is strongly preferred.
• Experience managing system development/integration projects with multi‑disciplinary teams encompassing embedded hardware, firmware and control/processing software.
• Experience managing platforms that support multiple products, configurations, device variants, or customer workflows.
• Ability to assess technical trade‑offs and risks involving scope, architecture, performance, usability, reliability, maintainability, and release readiness.

It would be a plus if you also possess previous experience in:

• Systems engineering and product architecture.
• Platform/Enterprise software development.
• Concurrent project execution in a shared code base.

SCIEX, a Danaher operating company, offers a broad array of comprehensive, competitive benefit programs that add value to our lives. Whether it’s a health care program or paid time off, our programs contribute to life beyond the job.

The annual salary range for this role is $125,000-$135,000. This is the range that we in good faith believe is the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. This range may be modified in the future.

This job is also eligible for bonus/incentive pay.

Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company’s sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law.

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Danaher is a leading global life sciences, biotechnology, and diagnostics innovator, helping to solve many of the world’s most important health challenges, ultimately improving quality of life for billions of people today, while setting the foundation for a healthier, more sustainable tomorrow. The Danaher ecosystem is made up of more than 15 businesses united by a shared commitment to innovate for tangible impact.

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