Senior Director, Software Engineering

Clarivate Plc; Barcelona; Hybrid; EUR 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Clarivate Plc in Barcelona seeks a Senior Director of Software Engineering to lead our Life Science & Healthcare engineering teams. You will drive AI-native product strategies and modern delivery practices, partnering with product and business leaders to deliver cutting-edge platforms that empower healthcare organisations and accelerate patient outcomes.

The role emphasizes leading large engineering organisations, fostering talent, and embedding AI throughout development lifecycle to deliver

Qualifications

• 10+ years of software engineering experience.
• 5+ years of software engineering leadership.
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, technology or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.

Responsibilities

• Lead the evolution to AI-first software delivery across the engineering organisation.
• Accelerate the adoption of Spec Driven Development and modern engineering practices.
• Champion continuous improvement and challenge traditional approaches to software delivery.
• Enable teams to leverage AI to work smarter, move faster and deliver better outcomes.
• Partner with Product and Business leaders to deliver AI-native products and customer experiences.
• Use AI, data and intelligence to create differentiated customer value.
• Build solutions that help customers make decisions that improve business outcomes and patient lives.
• Ensure technology investments directly support customer success and strategic growth.
• Lead, develop and support engineering leaders and teams to deliver strong business and customer outcomes.

Skills

Senior leadership

Software engineering

AI-first engineering

Delivery excellence

Education

Bachelor’s degree in CS/Engineering/Tech

Master’s degree or higher

Job description

We are looking for a Senior Director, Software Engineering to join our Life Science & Healthcare team in Barcelona. This is an exciting opportunity to lead significant engineering organisations and engineering leaders through two major transformations: modernising how we build software and accelerating the evolution of our products into AI-native solutions.

In this role, you will drive AI-first engineering, Spec Driven Development and modern delivery practices that improve speed, quality and predictability. You will also help shape AI-native products that combine world-class data, intelligence and advanced AI capabilities to help customers make faster, smarter and more confident decisions.

You will partner with business, product and technology leaders to create innovative products, platforms and experiences that empower Life Sciences and Healthcare organisations to accelerate innovation, reduce uncertainty and bring life-changing therapies to patients faster.

About You: experience, education, skills, and accomplishments

• 10+ years of software engineering experience
• 5+ years of software engineering leadership
• Bachelor’s degree in computer science, engineering, technology or a related field, or equivalent relevant work experience.

It would be great if you also have…

• Experience in Life Sciences, Healthcare, Research & Development, data, intelligence or enterprise software.
• Experience leading AI-first engineering transformation or embedding AI across the software development lifecycle.
• Experience with Spec Driven Development or similar modern engineering delivery practices.
• Experience building AI-native products, platforms or customer-facing solutions.
• Experience working in complex, global, matrixed organisations.
• Master’s degree or relevant advanced qualification in technology, engineering, business or a related field.

What will you be doing in this role?

• Lead the evolution to AI-first software delivery across the engineering organisation.
• Accelerate the adoption of Spec Driven Development and modern engineering practices.
• Champion continuous improvement and challenge traditional approaches to software delivery.
• Enable teams to leverage AI to work smarter, move faster and deliver better outcomes.
• Partner with Product and Business leaders to deliver AI-native products and customer experiences.
• Use AI, data and intelligence to create differentiated customer value.
• Build solutions that help customers make decisions that improve business outcomes and patient lives.
• Ensure technology investments directly support customer success and strategic growth.
• Lead, develop and support engineering leaders and teams to deliver strong business and customer outcomes.
• Create a culture of accountability, trust, learning and continuous improvement.
• Remove organisational barriers and provide clarity, focus and direction.
• Attract, develop and retain world-class engineering talent.
• Act as a trusted partner to executive, business and product stakeholders.
• Align technology strategy with customer needs and business priorities.
• Drive collaboration across functions to maximise impact and accelerate delivery.

Success in this role will be measured not only by delivery excellence, but by the ability to create products, platforms and AI-powered experiences that help customers make better decisions, accelerate innovation and improve outcomes for patients worldwide.

About the Team

The Life Sciences & Healthcare Research & Development portfolio is focused on delivering products, platforms and experiences that help customers accelerate innovation, reduce uncertainty and bring life-changing therapies to patients faster.

This role will work closely with senior leaders across Engineering, Product, Business and Technology, as well as customer-facing teams and delivery organisations. Your stakeholders will include customers, business partners and delivery teams. A key part of the role will be creating an environment where talented people can do the best work of their careers while delivering outcomes that positively impact healthcare around the world.

The successful candidate will help shape an organisation where teams are empowered, engaged and performing at their best, where AI is embedded throughout both our products and our delivery processes, and where continuous learning and improvement are part of everyday work.

Hours of Work

This is a full-time, permanent position, primarily working core business hours in your time zone, with flexibility to work across global time zones as needed.

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At Clarivate, we are committed to providing equal employment opportunities for all qualified persons with respect to hiring, compensation, promotion, training, and other terms, conditions, and privileges of employment. We comply with applicable laws and regulations governing non-discrimination in all locations.