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Job description
Location:
This is a hybrid remote/in-office role.
Medidata follows a hybrid office policy in which employees who are hired for an in-person position are expected to work on site a certain number of days per week following Company policy.
About our Company:
Medidata is powering smarter treatments and healthier people through digital solutions to support clinical trials. Celebrating over 25 years of ground-breaking technological innovation across more than 38,000 trials and 12 million patients, Medidata offers industry-leading expertise, analytics-powered insights, and one of the largest clinical trial data sets in the industry. More than 1 million registered users across approximately 2,300 customers trust Medidata's seamless, end-to-end platform to improve patient experiences, accelerate clinical breakthroughs, and bring therapies to market faster. A Dassault Systèmes brand (Euronext Paris: FR TT8, DSY.PA), Medidata is headquartered in New York City and has been recognized as a Leader by Everest Group and IDC. Discover more at Listen to our latest podcast, from Dreamers to Disruptors, and follow us at @Medidata.
About the Team:
The Medidata Platform unifies the entire trial lifecycle, from design to closeout, in a single AI-driven ecosystem. The Medidata Platform gives every team a single connected foundation. It simplifies work for sites while giving sponsors and CROs greater oversight and predictability, lowering development costs, accelerating enrollment, and improving the patient experience.
Who you are:
You will report to the Senior Director of Software Engineering within the Platform team and collaborate with product, PMO and QA and your teams of engineers. You will build high quality products and tools relied upon by all internal engineering teams and customer-facing functions at Medidata. Our applications are built with a variety of technologies and hosted on AWS. As a Director, you'll be challenged both to develop new features in response to market demand and improve the performance and scalability of our applications to meet the growing user base, as well as define the technical vision for your areas of responsibility. You will also lead the engineering organization through the adoption of AI-augmented workflows and Spec-Driven Development (SDD), ensuring that technical strategies maximize efficiency and innovation.
Responsibilities:
You will lead multiple engineering teams spread globally
Keep your team unified, motivated and connected to the our goals
You will use your previous experience to help improve engineering processes
Handle ambiguities and guide data-driven, collaborative decision-making
You will lead your teams to turn the technical vision into reality by collaborating with architects and other teams
Maintain good awareness of software engineering best practices
Strategic Priority Balancing: Establish and maintain a rigorous operational framework that balances competing engineering demands. Prioritize 60% of effort on high-value feature delivery, 30% on deliberate architectural modernization and technical debt reduction, and 10% on operational efficiency to ensure long-term scalability
Competencies:
AI-Augmented Engineering & Ways of Working Experience in driving organizational adoption of AI-augmented workflows, such as Spec-Driven Development (SDD)
Ability to balance autonomous agentic systems with human oversight, ensuring quality and alignment with business goals
Focus on data-driven decision-making, using metrics to measure AI ROI and productivity gains
Strong change management skills to foster a culture of experimentation and continuous improvement in an AI-first environment
Technical Leadership
Cloud-native architecture design with emphasis on scalability and reliability
Technical vision development and communication
DevOps practices and continuous delivery experience
Business Acumen
Strong understanding of software product development lifecycles
Experience with digital transformation strategies
Business outcomes-focused thinking
Leadership and Management
Proven track record of building and leading high-performing engineering teams
Ability to develop and implement organizational change initiatives
Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Innovation and Strategy
Ability to develop and execute technical strategies that align to business objectives
Experience with design thinking and user-centered design approaches
Ability to make data-driven decisions with metrics and KPIs
Fostering a culture of innovation and experimentation
Technical Modernization
Strategically assess and retire legacy technical debt. Lead the organization in refactoring monolithic systems into modern, cloud-native architectures that accelerate development velocity while maintaining strict security and compliance standards
Collaboration and Influence
Strong relationships with senior leadership and cross-functional stakeholders
Ability to collaborate with cross-functional teams (product, design, customer support, etc.)
Ability to influence technical direction without direct authority
Qualifications:
Typically requires 10+ years of related technical experience with a Bachelor's degree; or equivalent experience.
5+ years of experience in team leadership
As with all roles, Medidata sets ranges based on a number of factors including function, level, candidate expertise and experience, and geographic location. Pay ranges for candidates in locations other than New York City, may differ based on the local market data in that region.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the NYC Metro Area is $184,500-246,000
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the California Bay Area is $194,250-259,000.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in the Boston Metro Area is $181,500-242,000.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in Texas or Ohio is $162,000-216,000.
The salary range for positions that will be physically based in all other locations within the United States is $165,000-220,000.
Base pay is one part of the Total Rewards that Medidata provides to compensate and recognize employees for their work. Most sales positions are eligible for a commission on the terms of applicable plan documents, and many of Medidata's non-sales positions are eligible for annual bonuses. Medidata believes that benefits should connect you to the support you need when it matters most and provides best-in-class benefits, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance; 401(k) matching; flexible paid time off; and 10 paid holidays per year.
Equal Employment Opportunity:
In order to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all individuals, employment decisions at Medidata are based on merit, qualifications and abilities. Medidata is committed to a policy of non-discrimination and equal opportunity for all employees and qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth or medical or common conditions related to pregnancy or childbirth), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, familial status, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, veteran status, military service, application for military service, genetic information, receipt of free medical care, or any other characteristic protected under applicable law. Medidata will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities, in accordance with applicable law.
We will accept applications on an ongoing basis until we fill the position.
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new york, NY, 10261, US
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