Software Engineering Manager, Radiation Therapy Algorithms

elekta; Helsinki; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare

Accident insurance

Lunch benefit

Sport & culture benefit

Mobile phone benefit

Flexible working hours

Professional development

2 extra days off

Modern Helsinki office

International environment

Job summary

Elekta, based in Helsinki, seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team developing advanced treatment planning algorithms for cancer care worldwide. This role combines technical and people leadership to advance radiation therapy capabilities into clinical practice.

Ideal candidates have PhD or MSc with clinical radiation therapy experience, proven algorithm development and team leadership, and a strong foundation in software design principles.

Qualifications

• PhD or MSc with clinical radiation therapy experience.
• Experience in algorithm development or clinical background with coding.
• Experience leading, coaching or managing technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of software development design principles.
• Clear written and spoken English communication.
• Collaborative working style and cross-disciplinary relationship building.
• Lean or Agile development experience is advantageous.
• Experience in medical device development is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a software engineering team working on treatment planning algorithms.
• Define team priorities, goals and technical roadmap aligned with company strategy.
• Provide technical leadership in radiation therapy, mathematics, physics, AI, and software architecture.
• Support collaboration and coordination across teams and functions.
• Hire, onboard, and develop team members to enable high performance.
• Contribute to requirements engineering, architecture design and medical device docs.
• Participate in risk management and maintain quality and compliance standards.
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes and tools.
• Stay current with software engineering practices and radiotherapy domain developments.

Skills

PhD or MSc with clinical experience

Algorithm development

Technical leadership

Team coaching/mentoring

Software design principles

English communication

Collaborative working style

Lean or agile development

Medical device development advantage

Education

PhD in a relevant field

MSc with clinical radiation therapy experience

Job description

Elekta, based in Helsinki, seeks a Software Engineering Manager to lead a team developing advanced treatment planning algorithms for cancer care worldwide. This role combines technical and people leadership to advance radiation therapy capabilities into clinical practice.

Ideal candidates have PhD or MSc with clinical radiation therapy experience, proven algorithm development and team leadership, and a strong foundation in software design principles.