Engineering Manager

Energy Sciences; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 157,000 - 291,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual incentive bonus

Country specific benefits

Job summary

Elsevier seeks a Software Engineering Manager in Philadelphia to lead multiple technology teams driving scalable solutions for Nursing and Medical Education.

You will partner with product and UX, shaping multi-year roadmaps, modernizing the platform, and applying AI-enabled capabilities while maintaining engineering excellence and inclusion.

Qualifications

• Proven ability to lead multiple tech teams across domains.
• Experience in healthcare or education technology.
• Fluency with AI-assisted development and responsible adoption.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple technology teams delivering scalable software.
• Provide technical and organizational leadership across product and engineering.
• Partner with product, architecture, data, QA, and business stakeholders.
• Develop and execute multi-year technology roadmaps.
• Drive cloud modernization and API-first architecture.
• Establish engineering standards, security, and operational practices.
• Evaluate emerging technologies to improve learning experiences.

Skills

Cross-functional leadership

Healthcare edtech

AI awareness

Cloud modernization

Tools

Cloud platforms

Job description

Software Engineering Manager • Philadelphia, PA

Last updated: 1 day ago $156,700.00–$290,900.00 yearly Full-time

Are you a collaborative innovative leader looking to work for a mission driven global organization?

About the role: Driven technology leader entrusted with maintaining the psychological safety of both direct and indirect reports. Entrusted with the speed to delivery for multiple products within our Nursing Health Education suite of products.

About the team: This is within our strategic healthcare businesses focused on preparing nursing students, supporting nursing faculty, and helping healthcare organizations develop and retain nurses. It sits within Elsevier's broader Health division and has become an increasingly important growth area as nursing shortages and AI-enabled education reshape healthcare.

• Leading multiple technology teams across Elsevier Health Education, under Health Markets responsible for the design, development, delivery, and operation of scalable software solutions supporting strategic business objectives of building innovation products for Nursing and Medical Education.
• Providing technical and organizational leadership across product and engineering domains, driving execution, operational excellence, modernization, and continuous improvement.
• Partnering closely with product, architecture, data, quality, and business stakeholders to align technology investments with business priorities while fostering a culture of innovation, collaboration, and talent development.
• Developing and executing multi-year technology roadmaps aligned with Elsevier Health Education's strategic objectives.
• Driving cloud modernization, platform consolidation, API-first architecture, and AI-enabled product capabilities across Nursing and Medical Education platforms.
• Establishing engineering standards, architecture governance, security, scalability, and operational best practices across multiple teams.
• Evaluating emerging technologies, including Generative AI and machine learning, to improve learning experiences and accelerate product innovation.
• Building, mentoring, and leading high-performing engineering managers and technical leaders across geographically distributed teams.
• Creating a culture focused on engineering excellence, innovation, accountability, continuous learning, and inclusion.
• Driving workforce planning, succession planning, organizational design, and leadership development.

• Demonstrated ability to build and lead high-performing, cross-functional teams.
• Experience in healthcare / education technology or another regulated, data-sensitive domain.
• Fluency with AI-assisted development (e.g. Claude Code, Copilot) and how to adopt it responsibly across teams.
• Familiarity with data governance frameworks in a compliance-heavy environment.
• Extensive technical judgment can go deep on architecture, then zoom out to strategy.
• Experience partnering with Product and UX to deliver customer-facing outcomes across different time zones.

Elsevier employs 10,000 people worldwide, including over 2,500 technologists. We have supported the work of our research and health partners for more than 140 years. Growing from our roots in publishing, we offer knowledge and valuable analytics that help our users make breakthroughs and drive societal progress.

Digital solutions such as ScienceDirect, Scopus, SciVal, ClinicalKey, and Sherpath support strategic research management, R&D performance, clinical decision support, medical education, and nursing education. Researchers and healthcare professionals rely on over 2,800 journals, including The Lancet and Cell; 46,000+ eBook titles; and iconic reference works, such as Gray's Anatomy. With the Elsevier Foundation and our external Inclusion & Diversity Advisory Board, we work in partnership with diverse stakeholders to advance inclusion and diversity in science, research, and healthcare in developing countries and around the world.

U.S. National Base Pay Range: $156,700 - $290,900. Geographic differentials may apply in some locations to better reflect local market rates. This job is eligible for an annual incentive bonus.

We know your well-being and happiness are key to a long and successful career. We are delighted to offer country specific benefits.

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