Remote VP, Product Engineering - Life Sciences Platforms

EPM Scientific; Princeton (NJ); Remote; USD 200,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

EPM Scientific in the United States is seeking a Senior Director or Vice President of Product Engineering to lead the architecture, development, delivery, maintenance, and evolution of its software platforms across eClinical, clinical informatics, data integration, analytics, and biometrics-focused solutions.

The role requires a leader who can establish long-term engineering strategy while remaining close to system architecture, technical design, product delivery, and software quality.

Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of progressive software engineering experience, including product development leadership.
• At least 5 years of leadership overseeing multiple engineering teams or equivalent.
• Strong technical knowledge of Java and enterprise architecture; experience with SAS and R environments.
• Experience in life sciences technology, eClinical software, or clinical informatics.
• Cloud, APIs, databases, CI/CD, automated testing, and modern delivery practices.

Responsibilities

• Define and execute the engineering strategy, technical roadmap, delivery model, and organizational structure.
• Oversee software architecture, release management, performance optimization, and technical debt reduction.
• Guide cloud-based, API-driven platforms and secure software development practices.
• Lead globally distributed engineering teams and mentor leaders.
• Partner with Product Management, QA, Validation, Cloud Operations, Security, and business leadership.

Skills

Executive leadership

Java enterprise apps

Cloud infrastructure

Regulated environments

Executive communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in CS/Software Engineering

Master's or PhD (preferred)

Tools

AWS

SAS

R

CI/CD

Job description

EPM Scientific in the United States is seeking a Senior Director or Vice President of Product Engineering to lead the architecture, development, delivery, maintenance, and evolution of its software platforms across eClinical, clinical informatics, data integration, analytics, and biometrics-focused solutions.

The role requires a leader who can establish long-term engineering strategy while remaining close to system architecture, technical design, product delivery, and software quality.