Senior Medical Software Delivery Leader

Baxter International; Milwaukee (WI); Hybrid; USD 168,000 - 231,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with company match

Employee Stock Purchase Plan (ESPP)

Paid time off 20-35 days

Job summary

Baxter International is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and mentor a team of full‑stack developers building medical‑device web applications. You will implement development policies, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive delivery across multiple teams in an Agile cadence.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in software leadership, hands-on TS/React/Node.js experience, and familiarity with IEC 62304 and FDA design controls.

Qualifications

• BS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or equivalent.
• 3+ years of experience as a software development manager or similar software leadership role.
• Experience developing compelling & responsive user-interfaces for web applications using Typescript, React and Node.js
• Experience delivering with SAFe practices for multi-team software programs
• Software Delivery Manager or Release Train Engineer experience on medical-product programs
• Software developed under IEC 62304 with knowledge of ISO 13485, ISO 14971, and FDA design controls
• Experience with safety-classified (IEC 62304 Class C) software
• Program-level Agile at quarterly scale: planning and delivery
• Use of Polarion and Azure DevOps with linked requirements and stories
• Release evidence including code review, tests, and static analysis for integration

Responsibilities

• Manage and provide technical oversight to a team of full stack developers for medical-device web applications.
• Create and establish development policies and systems to support efficient team execution while adhering to global regulatory compliance.
• Guide the team in collaboration with designers and stakeholders on requirements and design.
• Lead multiple software teams delivering on a common Agile cadence including planning, commitment, and forecast.
• Manage senior leads and junior engineers, including hiring, performance, and development.
• Make scope, staffing, and risk decisions and explain consequences to non-engineering partners.
• Read the delivery system: flow of work, capacity, dependencies, and blocked items.
• Work inside a design-control process: requirements, risk, verification, and traceability.
• Communicate clearly to engineering, quality, regulatory, and program audiences.
• Step into day-to-day delivery leadership while preserving the product owner's authority.
• Deliver high-quality and timely results to meet business needs.

Skills

Full stack leadership

Typescript

React

Node.js

Agile practices

Multi-team delivery

Regulatory compliance

Stakeholder communication

Hiring and mentoring

Education

BS in Computer Science or Software Engineering

Tools

Polarion

Azure DevOps

Git

IEC 62304

Job description

Baxter International is seeking a Senior Manager to lead and mentor a team of full‑stack developers building medical‑device web applications. You will implement development policies, ensure regulatory compliance, and drive delivery across multiple teams in an Agile cadence.

Ideal candidates have 3+ years in software leadership, hands-on TS/React/Node.js experience, and familiarity with IEC 62304 and FDA design controls.