Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Job Title:                Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Reports To:            LBS Shanghai CH R&D Director

Department：        CH R&D

Purpose / Objective

The Senior Manager, Software Engineering is responsible for leading the Software Engineering organization in Shanghai, including software development, software architecture, engineering excellence, talent development, and project execution.

This role provides organizational leadership and technical direction to ensure successful delivery of software solutions supporting Leica Biosystems’ product roadmap. The incumbent will build a high-performing engineering team, drive continuous improvement, and collaborate closely with global and local cross-functional teams to achieve business and quality objectives.

Area of Responsibilities

Organizational Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop software engineers, technical leads, and software architects.
• Build a high-performance culture focused on accountability, collaboration, innovation, and continuous improvement.
• Drive workforce planning, talent acquisition, succession planning, and employee engagement initiatives.
• Conduct performance management, coaching, and career development activities for team members.
• Drive process compliance with regulations and LBS quality standards.
• Provide leadership in the adoption of AI-augmented software engineering practices to enhance productivity, quality, and innovation.
• Build organizational capability aligned with future product roadmaps and technology strategies.

Project & Portfolio Leadership

• Lead software execution across multiple product development and platform projects.
• Establish priorities and allocate resources effectively to meet business objectives.
• Ensure project delivery meets quality, schedule, cost, and performance expectations.
• Identify, communicate, and mitigate project and organizational risks.
• Drive cross-project coordination and governance to maximize organizational productivity.

Technical Leadership

• Provide technical leadership for software architecture, design, development, integration, verification, and maintenance activities.
• Partner with Principal Engineers and Technical Leads to define software technology roadmaps.
• Review and guide key technical decisions and architecture strategies.
• Ensure software solutions meet customer needs, business objectives, cybersecurity expectations, and regulatory requirements.
• Promote innovation and adoption of new technologies.

Engineering Excellence

• Establish and drive software engineering best practices and development standards.
• Lead implementation of Agile, DevOps, software quality, and continuous integration practices.
• Ensure compliance with applicable software lifecycle and medical device regulations, including IEC 62304.
• Drive software reliability, maintainability, automation, and engineering productivity improvements.
• Lead DBS and continuous improvement initiatives across the software organization.

Global & Cross-functional Collaboration

• Collaborate with global software organizations to leverage common platforms and technologies.
• Partner with Systems Engineering, Hardware, Firmware, Product Management, Quality, Regulatory, Operations, and Service teams.
• Represent the Shanghai software organization in global technical and business discussions.
• Influence stakeholders and align teams to achieve strategic business goals.

Person Specification

Skills / Competencies

• Strong background in Verification & Validation and Application Engineering.
• Deep understanding of medical device product development processes, Design Control requirements, and applicable regulatory expectations.
• Demonstrated experience in verification strategy development, test methodology development, application development, and application validation.
• Strong strategic thinking and organizational planning capabilities.

Proven ability to influence across functions, manage stakeholders, and collaborate effectively in a global matrix environment.

Functional Knowledge

• Requires in-depth understanding of concepts, theories and principles in own job family and basic knowledge of other job families within the job family group

Business Expertise

• Applies understanding of the business and how own area integrates with others to achieve departmental objectives

Leadership

• Manages one or more generally homogeneous teams; adapts departmental plans and priorities to meet short-term service and/or operational challenges

Problem Solving

• Identifies and solves technical and operational problems; understands and recognizes broader impact across the department

Impact

• Guided by policies and departmental plan, impacts the team’s ability to achieve service, quality and timeliness of objectives

Interpersonal Skills

• Guides and influences others either internally or externally to adopt a different point of view

Education

Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electronic Engineering, Automation, or related field.

Experience

• 10+ years in software engineering, including 5+ years leading software teams.
• Experience leading cross-functional product development, software architecture, or platform development.
• Medical device or other regulated industry experience preferred.
• Global matrix organization experience preferred.

Travel

As necessary.

Language

Native Chinese and Fluent English.

Position

Senior Manager, Software Engineering

Department

CH R&D

Reports to

LBS Shanghai CH R&D Director

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职位名称：资深软件工程经理

汇报对象： 中国研发总监

部门： LBS中国研发中心

工作目标

资深软件工程经理全面负责上海软件工程团队的发展与管理，包括软件开发、软件架构、工程能力建设、人才培养及项目执行管理。

该职位通过提供组织领导力和技术方向，确保软件产品满足业务发展及产品路线图需求。岗位负责人需要打造高绩效软件组织，推动持续改善，并与本地及全球跨职能团队紧密合作，实现业务目标和质量目标。

主要职责

组织与人才管理

• 领导、培养和发展软件工程师、技术负责人及软件架构师团队。
• 建立以责任担当、团队合作、创新和持续改善为核心的高绩效文化。
• 推动组织规划、人才招聘、继任者发展和员工敬业度建设。
• 负责团队绩效管理、辅导反馈及职业发展规划。
• 推动流程符合相关法规和 LBS 质量标准。
• 推动采用 AI 辅助的软件工程实践，提升效率、质量和创新。
• 根据产品路线图和技术战略持续提升团队整体能力。

项目与资源管理

• 负责多个产品开发项目和软件平台项目的软件交付工作。
• 根据业务优先级合理规划和配置资源。
• 确保项目按质量、成本、进度和性能目标完成交付。
• 识别、评估并降低项目及组织风险。
• 建立跨项目协同机制和管理体系，提升组织整体效率。

技术领导

• 为软件架构、设计、开发、集成、验证和维护提供技术指导。
• 与首席工程师及技术负责人共同制定软件技术路线图。
• 参与重大技术决策和架构方案评审。
• 确保软件解决方案满足客户需求、业务目标、网络安全和法规要求。
• 推动技术创新和新技术应用。

工程卓越

• 建立并推动软件工程最佳实践和开发标准。
• 推动敏捷开发、DevOps、持续集成和软件质量体系建设。
• 确保产品开发符合IEC 62304及相关医疗器械法规要求。
• 提升软件可靠性、自动化水平、可维护性和研发效率。
• 主导DBS及持续改善项目落地。

全球及跨职能协作

• 与全球软件团队合作，推动平台共享和技术协同。
• 与系统工程、硬件、固件、产品管理、质量、法规、运营和服务团队紧密合作。
• 代表上海软件团队参与全球技术及业务决策。
• 推动跨地域、跨职能团队协同，实现业务战略目标。

任职要求

技能 / 能力

• 扎实的软件工程及软件架构背景。
• 深刻理解复杂软件系统及产品开发流程。
• 具备敏捷实践及推广落地经验。
• 优秀的战略思维与组织规划能力。

专业知识

在本专业领域具备广泛而深入的专业知识，并能够将专业知识应用于解决复杂业务问题，推动组织能力建设和业务绩效提升。

业务专长

能够将业务战略转化为职能优先事项和执行计划，识别改进产品、流程和组织效能的机会，并推动业务成果达成。

领导力

领导专业团队和技术负责人队伍，培养人才、建设组织能力，并打造高绩效文化，以支持当前和未来业务需求。

问题解决

能够领导解决复杂的技术、组织和运营问题，运用战略思维、系统分析和专业判断推动业务成果达成。

影响力

通过对职能绩效、组织能力、运营效率和业务目标达成的贡献，对组织和业务产生重要影响。

人际交往能力

能够有效沟通复杂信息，影响关键利益相关方，并推动跨职能和跨区域团队达成共识和协作。

教育背景

计算机科学、软件工程、电子工程、自动化或相关专业本科及以上学历。

工作经验

• 10年以上软件工程相关工作经验，包括5年以上软件研发团队管理经验；
• 具备跨职能产品开发项目领导经验；
• 具备软件架构或平台开发经验；
• 有医疗器械或其他强监管行业经验者优先；
• 有全球矩阵组织工作经验者优先。

出差要求

根据业务需要安排出差。

语言能力

中文流利，英语流利。

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