Vice President, Software Engineering

iRhythm; United States; Remote; USD 278,000 - 361,000; Full time

Job summary

iRhythm is seeking a Vice President of Software Engineering to provide executive leadership across regulated software platforms. The role reports to the Senior Vice President of Systems Development and ensures delivery, performance, and scalability to support clinician workflows and connected devices.

The position requires 10+ years leading large software teams, deep regulatory expertise (FDA, IEC 62304, ISO 13485), and a track record delivering SaMD solutions.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering leadership experience, including leadership of large‑scale engineering organizations and senior technology leaders.
• Proven track record delivering SaMD solutions within highly regulated medical device environments.
• Deep expertise in FDA software regulations, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, and medical device quality systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end software engineering execution across multiple software domains within a regulated SaMD environment.
• Establish engineering operating systems, governance, and development practices for disciplined, transparent delivery.
• Drive continuous improvement to enhance velocity, quality, release confidence, and customer outcomes.
• Ensure lifecycle processes meet regulatory, compliance, and quality standards (FDA, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, cybersecurity, QMS).
• Translate technical concepts and risks into actionable insights for executives and stakeholders.
• Advance CI/CD, platforms, automation, and engineering enablement in regulated medical tech.
• Foster AI-assisted software development governance to accelerate innovation and reduce delivery risk.
• Establish a metrics-driven culture with data-informed decision making.

Job description

Career-defining. Life-changing.

At iRhythm, you’ll have the opportunity to grow your skills and your career while impacting the lives of people around the world. iRhythm is shaping a future where everyone, everywhere can access the best possible cardiac health solutions. Every day, we collaborate, create, and constantly reimagine what’s possible. We think big and move fast, driven by our commitment to put patients first and improve lives. We need builders like you. Curious and innovative problem solvers looking for the chance to meaningfully shape the future of cardiac health, our company, and your career

About This Role:

iRhythm is seeking a Vice President of Software Engineering to provide technical and organizational leadership across our regulated software platforms. Reporting to the Senior Vice President of Systems Development, this leader is accountable for ensuring the successful delivery, performance, and scalability of software products and platforms. These solutions enable clinician workflows, enhance patient experiences, integrate connected medical devices, and provide the data infrastructure necessary to support innovation, operational excellence, and growth. This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution at scale, requiring executive leadership and offering exceptional visibility across the organization.

Key Responsibilities

Software Delivery & Operational Execution

• Lead end-to-end software engineering execution across clinical, patient-facing, platform, and device-integrated software systems within a highly regulated Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) environment.
• Establish and continuously evolve the engineering operating systems, governance frameworks, and development practices that enable disciplined planning, transparent execution, effective risk management, and predictable delivery across a complex software portfolio.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives that measurably enhance engineering velocity, product quality, release confidence, system reliability, and customer outcomes.
• Ensure software development lifecycle processes consistently meet regulatory, compliance, and quality standards, including FDA, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, cybersecurity, and internal Quality Management System (QMS) requirements.
• Translate complex technical concepts, delivery risks, and strategic tradeoffs into clear, actionable insights for executive leadership and key stakeholders.
• Advance software engineering capabilities through scalable CI/CD frameworks, development platforms, automation, and engineering enablement tools appropriate for regulated medical technology environments.
• Lead the responsible adoption and governance of AI-assisted software development practices to accelerate innovation, enhance productivity, improve quality, and reduce delivery risk.
• Establish a metrics-driven engineering culture by leveraging meaningful operational and quality indicators to increase transparency, predictability, accountability, and data-informed decision making.

Team Development & Leadership

• Build, lead, and develop a high-performing organization of software engineering directors, managers, and senior technical leaders, fostering a culture of accountability, innovation, collaboration, and execution excellence.
• Serve as a thought leader, trusted advisor and mentor to engineering leaders, cultivating leadership capability, organizational resilience, and a culture of continuous improvement, innovation, and technical excellence across the company.

Cross-Functional & Strategic Contributions

• Partner closely with executive and functional leaders across Product Security, Software Quality, Research & Systems Engineering, Machine Learning, and IT to ensure seamless execution, architectural alignment, and delivery excellence across the product portfolio.
• Drive alignment and shared accountability across Product Management, Clinical, Quality, Regulatory, and other cross-functional teams to successfully deliver innovative solutions from concept through commercialization.
• Lead software engineering diligence, technical assessments, and post-acquisition integration activities in support of the company's mergers and acquisitions strategy.
• Contribute to the development and execution of the long-term software platform, architecture, and technology strategy, ensuring scalability, innovation, and competitive differentiation.

Qualifications

Required Experience

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related technical discipline required; advanced degree preferred.
• 10+ years of progressive software engineering leadership experience, including leadership of large-scale engineering organizations and senior technology leaders.
• Demonstrated success leading the development and delivery of Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) solutions within highly regulated medical device environments.
• Proven track record bringing complex regulated software products from concept and development through verification, validation, regulatory approval, commercialization, and post-market support.
• Deep expertise in FDA software regulations, IEC 62304, ISO 13485, and medical device quality systems, with a strong understanding of applying these requirements within modern software development environments.
• Experience leading complex, matrixed software engineering organizations through periods of growth, transformation, organizational change, and technology modernization.

Preferred Experience

• Experience spanning both high-growth and established healthcare, medical device, digital health, or regulated technology organizations.
• Experience scaling software organizations supporting connected products, cloud platforms, data ecosystems, and customer-facing applications.
• Exposure to technical diligence, integration planning, or software leadership support for mergers and acquisitions.
• Demonstrated success modernizing software delivery capabilities, including CI/CD frameworks, automation, and engineering productivity tools within regulated environments.
• Practical experience evaluating, implementing, and governing AI-assisted software development practices to improve engineering effectiveness, product quality, and delivery outcomes.

Leadership Profile

• Strategic and execution-oriented leader with the ability to translate business priorities into operational excellence and measurable outcomes.
• Equally comfortable shaping long-term technology strategy and engaging directly in delivery execution, organizational design, and engineering operations.
• Proven builder of high-performing teams and leadership talent, with a strong track record of developing leaders and creating a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Exceptional cross-functional collaborator capable of influencing executive stakeholders and aligning diverse teams around shared objectives.
• Data-driven, pragmatic, and decisive, with the ability to balance speed, quality, regulatory compliance, and business impact.
• Resilient and adaptable leader who thrives in complex environments and successfully leads organizations through change, growth, and transformation.

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Location:

Remote - US

Actual compensation may vary depending on job-related factors including knowledge, skills, experience, and work location.

Estimated Pay Range

$278,000.00 - $361,000.00

As a part of our core values, we ensure an inclusive workforce. We welcome and celebrate people of all backgrounds, experiences, skills, and perspectives. iRhythm Technologies, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We will consider for employment all qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with all applicable laws.

iRhythm provides reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities in job application procedures, including those who may have any difficulty using our online system. If you need such an accommodation, you may contact us at [e-mail]

About iRhythm Technologies iRhythm is a leading digital healthcare company that creates trusted solutions that detect, predict, and prevent disease. Combining wearable biosensors and cloud-based data analytics with powerful proprietary algorithms, iRhythm distills data from millions of heartbeats into clinically actionable information. Through a relentless focus on patient care, iRhythm’s vision is to deliver better data, better insights, and better health for all.

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