Associate Director, R&D Software Engineering

Clario; Çankaya; On-site; TRY 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation

Leadership opportunities

Job summary

Clario, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, seeks an Associate Director, R&D Software Engineering to lead end-to-end software development in regulated healthcare contexts. You will drive architecture, development, testing and release management for validated products while balancing new initiatives and compliance.

You will partner with Product, Quality and Operations, manage budgets, plan capacity, and guide multiple engineering teams toward on-schedule, audit-ready delivery in a global

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• 10+ years of software development experience in highly regulated environments (medical device or equivalent).
• Experience leading software teams delivering regulated products with validated processes, documentation, controlled releases, and audit readiness.
• Senior people leadership experience managing 10+ engineers across multiple levels and technologies.
• Strong understanding of Agile in regulated environments and governance requirements.
• Deep knowledge of modern software architecture, multi-tier systems and data integrity in enterprise contexts.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technical and management strategy, including budgeting, to sustain existing software products and deliver new product initiatives in collaboration with senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Partner with Product Management to translate product requirements into delivery plans within an Agile development framework, establishing milestones and ensuring on-time delivery within budget.
• Monitor progress, document outcomes, and report variances in scope, timeline, cost, or quality.
• Foster close collaboration between Software Development and Software Quality Engineering to maximize test automation across the lifecycle.
• Own development team capacity planning and manage variations in productivity, quality, and remaining effort against planned velocity.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance, Service Delivery, and Product Management for clear communication and documentation for customers and leadership.
• Contribute to corporate strategy and long-term goals as a member of Engineering senior management.
• Identify technical and delivery risks and develop mitigation strategies with monitored metrics.
• Partner with HR to attract, retain, and develop top talent, including interviewing and performance management.
• Lead organizational development and continuous improvement initiatives within the engineering organization.
• Build high-performing teams capable of adapting to change.

Skills

Leadership

Regulated software

Agile

Budgeting

People management

Software architecture

Cross-functional

Quality compliance

Multi-team leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science or related field

Job description

At Clario, part of Thermo Fisher Scientific, we develop regulated technology that helps unlock better evidence and improve patient outcomes worldwide. Our software platforms support clinical trials, diagnostics, and medical decision-making in highly controlled regulatory environments. As Associate Director, R&D Software Engineering, you will be accountable for the end-to-end software development function, including architecture, development, testing, and release management, for products operating within a regulated healthcare context. This role provides leadership across multiple development teams, balancing the sustainment of validated products with the delivery of new initiatives, while ensuring quality, compliance, and scalability are embedded throughout the software lifecycle. You will combine strong technical depth with disciplined execution and people leadership, and you will be comfortable operating in environments where regulatory compliance, documentation, and audit-readiness are as critical as delivery speed. Partnering closely across Product, Quality, and Operations, you will help ensure Clario's technology continues to meet global regulatory expectations while enabling innovation.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation
• Leadership opportunities within a global healthcare technology organization

What You'll Be Doing

• Define and execute the technical and management strategy, including budgeting, to sustain existing software products and deliver new product initiatives in collaboration with senior leadership and key stakeholders.
• Partner with Product Management to translate product requirements into delivery plans within an Agile development framework, establishing clear milestones and ensuring delivery on time and within budget.
• Monitor progress against plans, document outcomes, and report variances in scope, timeline, cost, or quality.
• Foster close collaboration between Software Development and Software Quality Engineering to maximize test automation and distribute integration responsibilities throughout the development lifecycle.
• Own development team capacity planning and manage variations in productivity, quality, unplanned work, and remaining effort against planned velocity.
• Collaborate with Quality Assurance, Service Delivery, and Product Management to ensure effective communication and documentation for customers, corporate leadership, and validation purposes.
• Serve as a member of the Engineering senior management team and the broader corporate management team, contributing to the definition of corporate strategy and long-term goals.
• Proactively identify technical and delivery risks, develop mitigation strategies, and ensure development metrics are maintained and monitored in corporate systems.
• Partner with Human Resources to attract, retain, and develop top talent, including interviewing, hiring, onboarding, performance management, coaching, and succession planning.
• Lead organizational development, change management, leadership development, diversity, and continuous improvement initiatives within the engineering organization.
• Build and sustain high-performing teams with a mindset of continuous improvement and adaptability to change.

What We Look For

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline, or equivalent practical experience.
• Extensive experience (10+ years) in software development within the medical device industry, or within another highly regulated, global industry (such as life sciences, diagnostics, clinical technology, or regulated SaaS).
• Demonstrable experience leading software teams delivering products subject to regulatory requirements, including validated development processes, documentation standards, controlled releases, and audit readiness.
• Proven senior people leadership experience, managing development organizations of 10+ engineers across multiple levels, disciplines, and technologies.
• Strong understanding of Agile development practices as applied in regulated environments, balancing flexibility with compliance and governance requirements.
• Deep knowledge of modern software architecture, including multi-tier systems, multi-tenant SaaS, performance, reliability, scalability, and data integrity considerations.
• Solid understanding of data modeling, process modeling, and database design in enterprise and regulated contexts.
• Experience developing and managing budgets, business cases, and cost-benefit analyses for complex software portfolios.
• A consistent track record of managing scope, mitigating delivery and compliance risks, and delivering complex initiatives on time and within budget.

At Clario, our purpose is to transform lives by unlocking better evidence. It’s a cause that unites and inspires us. It’s why we come to work—and how we empower our people to make a positive impact every day. Whether you're advancing clinical science, building innovative technology, or supporting our global teams, your work helps bring life-changing therapies to patients faster.

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Clario is a leading provider of endpoint data solutions to the clinical trials industry, generating high-quality clinical evidence for life sciences companies. We offer comprehensive evidence generation solutions that combine medical imaging, eCOA, precision motion, cardiac solutions and respiratory endpoints. For more than 50 years, Clario has delivered deep scientific expertise and broad endpoint technologies to help transform lives around the world. Our endpoint data solutions have supported over 30,000 clinical trials in more than 100 countries. Our global team of science, technology, and operational experts have supported over 70% of all FDA drug approvals since 2015.