Director, Lab Systems Software Development Engineering

Laboratory Corporation; North Carolina; Presencial; USD 180.000 - 250.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical

Dental

Vision

Life

401(k)

PTO

FTO

Tuition Reimbursement

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Descripción de la vacante

Labcorp seeks a Director of Laboratory Systems Software Development Engineering to lead strategy, architecture, and execution for enterprise laboratory and healthcare IT systems. This senior technical leader will shape software engineering practices aligned with business priorities in a regulated healthcare environment.

Located in Burlington or Durham, NC, the role partners with product, architecture, and operations to deliver reliable, scalable platforms.

Formación

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, software engineering, information technology, or related field (or equivalent experience).
• 8+ years in software development engineering, including clinical laboratory experience.
• 4+ years managing software engineers or similar teams.
• 3+ years leading enterprise-scale engineering initiatives.
• 3+ years designing, developing, or overseeing complex enterprise software systems.
• 3+ years partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical strategies with business objectives.

Responsabilidades

• Lead software development engineering strategy aligned with enterprise objectives.
• Drive engineering excellence, quality, and on-time delivery across clinical laboratory systems.
• Promote accountability and compliance with regulatory requirements and SOPs.
• Collaborate with product, architecture, infrastructure, and business teams on priorities.
• Establish engineering standards, governance, and scalable platform frameworks.
• Monitor performance, identify risks, and implement delivery improvements.
• Mentor and develop high-performing engineering teams across IT.
• Ensure system availability metrics meet SLAs.
• Travel approximately 25%.

Conocimientos

Software strategy

Team leadership

Enterprise software

Cross-functional collaboration

Regulatory compliance

SDLC governance

Educación

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science / Software Engineering / IT or related field

Master's degree in Computer Science / Engineering / MBA

Descripción del empleo

Labcorp is a global leader in laboratory services, providing the insights and answers that help healthcare providers, patients, researchers, pharmaceutical companies and health systems make confident decisions and improve outcomes. Through our unparalleled science, data, technology and laboratory network, we advance diagnostics, accelerate innovation and help address some of the world's most important health challenges. As we shape the future of healthcare, we are leveraging advanced technologies, intelligent digital solutions and data-driven innovation across our operations to enhance how work gets done and deliver greater value to customers and patients. With our global scale and deep expertise, you'll have the opportunity to do meaningful work, grow your career and make a real impact on people's health around the world. Together, we're improving health and improving lives.

Director, Laboratory Systems Software Development Engineering Laboratory Systems Software Development Engineering. This senior technical leader will drive software engineering strategy, architecture, and execution for enterprise laboratory and healthcare IT systems.

Location: Burlington or Durham, NC

Job Responsibilities

• Lead software development engineering strategy aligned with enterprise business, product, and technology objectives.
• Drive engineering excellence, continuous improvement, and high-quality software delivery across complex clinical laboratory systems.
• Foster a culture of accountability, quality, and ontime delivery while ensuring compliance with regulatory requirements, internal SOPs, and development standards.
• Partner with product, architecture, infrastructure, and business teams to align engineering initiatives with enterprise priorities.
• Establish engineering standards, governance practices, and operational frameworks that support scalable, reliable, and high-performance software platforms.
• Monitor engineering performance, identify risks and opportunities, and implement improvements that enhance delivery efficiency and system reliability.
• Build, mentor, and develop high-performing engineering teams while promoting collaboration and knowledge sharing across IT organizations.
• Ensure application and system availability metrics meet established service level agreements.
• 25% travel.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in computer science, Software Engineering, Information Technology, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
• 5 or more years of experience supporting high-volume clinical laboratory software systems.
• 4 or more years of experience managing a team of software engineers or similar technical roles.
• 8 or more years of experience in software development engineering, application development, or related technical disciplines, including clinical laboratory experience.
• 3 or more years of experience leading teams or enterprise-scale engineering initiatives.
• 3 or more years of experience designing, developing, or overseeing complex enterprise software systems or platforms.
• 3 or more years of experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders to align technical strategies with business objectives.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or Business Administration.
• 3 or more years of experience leading software engineering organizations supporting multiple platforms, products, or enterprise systems.
• 3 or more years of experience with system architecture, platform engineering, or large-scale distributed environments.
• 3 or more years of experience establishing engineering governance frameworks, development standards, and delivery operating models.

Additional Job Standards

• Strong understanding of clinical laboratory workflows and order-to-report/bill processes.
• Demonstrated ability to lead software engineering strategy and execution in a complex enterprise environment.
• Expertise in scalable system design, SDLC management, and engineering governance.
• Commitment to inclusive, accountable, and transparent leadership.
• Excellent communication skills with the ability to articulate priorities, risks, and outcomes to technical and business stakeholders.
• Ability to build collaborative partnerships across internal and external teams.

Benefits

• Medical
• Dental
• Vision
• Life
• STD/LTD
• 401(k)
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Flexible Time Off (FTO)
• Tuition Reimbursement
• Employee Stock Purchase Plan
• Employees regularly scheduled to work less than 20 hours, Casual, Intern, and Temporary employees are only eligible to participate in the 401(k) Plan.
• Employees who are regularly scheduled to work a 7 on/7 off schedule are eligible to receive all the foregoing benefits except PTO or FTO.

Employees regularle scheduled to work 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(k), Paid Time Off (PTO) or Flexible Time Off (FTO), Tuition Reimbursement and Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

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