Global Software & Platform Engineering Director

Abbott Laboratories

Lake Forest (IL)

On-site

USD 149,000 - 299,000

Full time

3 days ago
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Benefits offered by this job

Free health coverage
Competitive retirement contributions
Tuition reimbursement

Job summary

Abbott is a global healthcare leader seeking a visionary engineering leader to head the AlinIQ Workflow Management portfolio, including AMS. This role defines the technology strategy for a connected laboratory informatics ecosystem, balancing legacy and cloud-native SaaS while complying with global healthcare regulations.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in enterprise software, cloud platforms, and cross-functional leadership, with a track record of delivering high-impact healthcare

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in a technical field with strong software architecture and leadership foundation.
  • 15+ years of progressively responsible software engineering experience across enterprise systems.
  • 10+ years leading global engineering organizations spanning multiple disciplines.
  • 5+ years collaborating with onshore and offshore teams.
  • Proven track record delivering enterprise software platforms across full lifecycle.

Responsibilities

  • Lead global software engineering, architecture, cybersecurity, platform engineering, data, AI, DevOps, quality engineering and UX organizations for the AlinIQ portfolio.
  • Define and execute technology strategy for a connected laboratory informatics ecosystem including AMS.
  • Ensure compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, and cybersecurity requirements across products.
  • Drive modernization of legacy systems to cloud-native platforms and reduce technical debt.
  • Foster governance, development standards, and metrics to improve engineering outcomes.

Skills

Software Engineering Leadership
Software Architecture
Distributed Systems
Data Management
Cloud Computing
Cybersecurity
DevOps
Quality Engineering
User Experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Information Systems, or related

Tools

Azure
AWS
Kubernetes
Docker
Oracle
PostgreSQL
LIS

Job description

Abbott is a global healthcare leader seeking a visionary engineering leader to head the AlinIQ Workflow Management portfolio, including AMS. This role defines the technology strategy for a connected laboratory informatics ecosystem, balancing legacy and cloud-native SaaS while complying with global healthcare regulations.

The ideal candidate has extensive experience in enterprise software, cloud platforms, and cross-functional leadership, with a track record of delivering high-impact healthcare

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