Director, Software Engineering

MediData; Northern, New York (KY, NY); Hybrid; USD 165,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) matching

Flexible PTO

10 paid holidays

Job summary

Medidata is seeking a Director of Software Engineering to lead multiple engineering teams globally within the Platform team. The role focuses on cloud-native architectures hosted on AWS, driving AI-augmented workflows and Spec-Driven Development to deliver scalable, high-quality products.

The director will report to the Senior Director of Software Engineering and guide the organization through modernization, data-driven decisions, and cross-functional collaboration with product, PMO, and QA.

Qualifications

• Typically requires 10+ years of related technical experience with a Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of experience in team leadership and people management.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple engineering teams globally.
• Drive adoption of AI-augmented workflows and Spec-Driven Development (SDD).
• Balance 60% high-value feature delivery, 30% architectural modernization and debt reduction, 10% operations.
• Collaborate with architects and cross-functional teams to realize the technical vision.
• Maintain software engineering best practices and ensure quality.

Skills

Team leadership

Cloud-native design

DevOps

AI strategies

Data-driven decisions

Change management

Communication skills

Architectural vision

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Tools

AWS

Job description

Location

This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week following Company policy.

About our Company

Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating over 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR0014003TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at www.medidata.com. Listen to our latest podcast, from Dreamers to Disruptors, and follow us at @Medidata.

About the Team

The Medidata Platform unifies the entire trial lifecycle, from design to closeout, in a single AI-driven ecosystem. The Medidata Platform gives every team a single connected foundation. It simplifies work for sites while giving sponsors and CROs greater oversight and predictability, lowering development costs, accelerating enrollment, and improving the patient experience.

Who you are

You will report to the Senior Director of Software Engineering within the Platform team and collaborate with product, PMO and QA and your teams of engineers. You will build high quality products and tools relied upon by all internal engineering teams and customer-facing functions at Medidata. Our applications are built with a variety of technologies and hosted on AWS. As a Director, you'll be challenged both to develop new features in response to market demand and improve the performance and scalability of our applications to meet the growing user base, as well as define the technical vision for your areas of responsibility. You will also lead the engineering organization through the adoption of AI-augmented workflows and Spec-Driven Development (SDD), ensuring that technical strategies maximize efficiency and innovation.

Responsibilities

• You will lead multiple engineering teams spread globally


• Keep your team unified, motivated and connected to the our goals


• You will use your previous experience to help improve engineering processes


• Handle ambiguities and guide data-driven, collaborative decision-making


• You will lead your teams to turn the technical vision into reality by collaborating with architects and other teams


• Maintain good awareness of software engineering best practices


• Strategic Priority Balancing: Establish and maintain a rigorous operational framework that balances competing engineering demands. Prioritize 60% of effort on high-value feature delivery, 30% on deliberate architectural modernization and technical debt reduction, and 10% on operational efficiency to ensure long-term scalability


• AI-Augmented Engineering & Ways of Working
  
  
  
  • Experience in driving organizational adoption of AI-augmented workflows, such as Spec-Driven Development (SDD)
  
  
  • Ability to balance autonomous agentic systems with human oversight, ensuring quality and alignment with business goals
  
  
  • Focus on data-driven decision-making, using metrics to measure AI ROI and productivity gains
  
  
  • Strong change management skills to foster a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement in an AI-first environment
  
  
  
  

Technical Leadership

• Cloud-native architecture design with emphasis on scalability and reliability


• Technical vision development and communication


• DevOps practices and continuous delivery experience

Business Acumen

• Strong understanding of software product development lifecycles


• Experience with digital transformation strategies


• Business outcomes-focused thinking

Leadership and Management

• Proven track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams


• Ability to develop and implement organizational change initiatives


• Strong communication and interpersonal skills

Innovation and Strategy

• Ability to develop and execute technical strategies that align to business objectives


• Experience with design thinking and user-centered design approaches


• Ability to make data-driven decisions with metrics and KPIs


• Fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation

Technical Modernization

• Strategically assess and retire legacy technical debt. Lead the organization in refactoring monolithic systems into modern, cloud-native architectures that accelerate development velocity while maintaining strict security and compliance standards

Collaboration and Influence

• Strong relationships with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders


• Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, customer support, etc.)


• Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority

Qualifications

• Typically requires 10+ years of related technical experience with a Bachelor's degree; or equivalent experience.


• 5+ years of experience in team leadership

As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location. Pay ranges for candidates in locations other than New York City, may differ based on the local market data in that region.

The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is $184,500-246,000
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the California Bay Area is $194,250-259,000.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the Boston Metro Area is $181,500-242,000.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in Texas or Ohio is $162,000-216,000.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in all other locations within the United States is $165,000-220,000.

Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides best-in-class benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance; 401(k) matching; flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year.

Equal Employment Opportunity

In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.

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