Senior Software CoE Manager

The Software COE Manager leads the Software Center of Excellence (COE) team within the CT Software Organization. This role drives engineering excellence by governing Software Requirement and System Design, ensuring robust, compliant, and clearly defined solutions. Responsibilities include overseeing regulatory compliance, cybersecurity, and complaint investigation. The manager fosters innovation, continuous improvement, and champions the transformation of software development through Agile and AI Agent workflows, including pioneering Spec-Driven Development and AI Agent-assisted coding.

Must Have

• Lead Software Center of Excellence (COE) team.
• Drive engineering excellence in software development.
• Govern Software Requirement and System Design.
• Oversee regulatory compliance and industry standards.
• Act as Security Owner for CT Software.
• Integrate DFMEA into requirement and design phases.
• Own Software Verification strategy.
• Lead technical investigations for complaints.
• Define best practices and standards for software development.
• Pioneer Spec-Driven Development (SDD) and AI Agent workflows.
• Manage and mentor team members.
• Minimum 8+ years of software engineering experience in Medical Devices or safety-critical industries.
• Strong experience with Software Requirement and System Design.

Good to Have

• Business Acumen
• Strategic Planning
• People Management
• Technical Leadership
• Regulatory Compliance
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Software Development Lifecycle
• Software Requirement & System Design
• DFMEA
• Risk Management
• Medical Imaging (CT) Workflow
• DICOM
• IHE
• HIPAA
• Cybersecurity
• Agile
• DevOps
• Spec-Driven Development (SDD) workflows
• Prompt Engineering
• AI Agent orchestration

Job Profile Summary:

The Software COE Manager leads the Software Center of Excellence (COE) team within the CT Software Organization. This role is responsible for driving engineering excellence by governing Software Requirement and System Design, ensuring solutions and design are robust, compliant, and clearly defined. The role overseas regulatory compliance, cybersecurity and complaint investigation. The role fosters a culture of innovation, and continuous improvement champions the transformation of software development by implementing Agile and AI Agent workflows.

Job Responsibilities:

• Strategizes software requirement, solution and system design initiatives to align with long-term business objectives and technological advancements, championing innovative solutions to drive organizational growth.
• Oversees compliance with regulatory requirements and industry standards, conducting regular evaluations to ensure adherence and mitigate risks effectively.
• Direct software requirements and system design. Collaborates with Product Managers and System Engineers to translate Clinical and Product needs into precise, technically feasible software requirements and robust logical designs.
• Deeply integrates DFMEA into the requirement and design phases to identify potential failure modes early and enforce risk control measures.
• Acts as the Security Owner for CT Software. Ensures Security Requirements are defined and implemented, managing vulnerability scanning, threat modeling, and compliance with cybersecurity regulations.
• Owns the Software Verification strategy and defines automated testing frameworks to ensure the implemented software fully satisfies the requirements and design specifications.
• Provides strategic direction for software maintenance and enhancement activities, overseeing the implementation of upgrades and optimizations to improve software performance and reliability.
• Leads technical investigations for complaints, utilizing systematic root cause analysis to trace field issues back to gaps in requirements or design logic and implementing corrective actions.
• Defines best practices and standards for software development, fostering a culture of excellence and continuous improvement within the department.
• Pioneers "Spec-Driven Development" (SDD) methodologies and orchestrates AI Agent-assisted workflows. Establishes standards for writing high-quality, machine-readable specifications that serve as the "Source of Truth" for AI Agents to automatically generate code, unit tests, and documentation.
• Participates in executive-level meetings and discussions, providing insights and recommendations to senior leadership regarding technology investments, resource allocation, and strategic initiatives.
• Manages talent across the team, while driving employee selection, performance management, compensation management, career development, and ensuring effective operational management.
• Empowers and mentors team members, providing guidance and coaching to enhance their skills and professional development, while fostering a collaborative and inclusive work environment.

Required Qualifications:

Education:

• Bachelor's / Master's Degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, or equivalent.

Experience:

• Minimum 8+ years of software engineering experience in Medical Devices or safety-critical industries.
• Strong experience with Software Requirement and System Design. Proven track record of translating complex clinical and user needs into clear technical specifications and robust system designs.
• Experience with Spec-Driven Development (SDD) or AI-assisted coding and familiarity with using AI agents to generate code and tests from structured specifications are preferred.

Preferred Skills:

• Business Acumen, Strategic Planning
• People Management, Technical Leadership
• Regulatory Compliance
• Quality Assurance (QA)
• Software Development Lifecycle
• Software Requirement & System Design
• DFMEA, Risk Management
• Medical Imaging (CT) Workflow, DICOM, IHE
• HIPAA, Cybersecurity
• Agile, DevOps
• Spec-Driven Development (SDD) workflows, Prompt Engineering, and AI Agent orchestration

How we work together

We believe that we are better together than apart. For our office-based teams, this means working in-person at least 3 days per week.

Onsite roles require full-time presence in the company’s facilities.

Field roles are most effectively done outside of the company’s main facilities, generally at the customers’ or suppliers’ locations.

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About Us

At Philips, we believe that every human matters. As a global health-tech leader, we focus on improving people’s health and wellbeing through meaningful innovation. The people who work here share our passion and are motivated to bring this purpose to life.

For more than 130 years, we have been creating technologies and innovations that improve people's lives and support healthcare practitioners. Headquartered in the Netherlands and operating in more than 100 countries globally, we focus our advanced technology and deep clinical and consumer insights on Precision Diagnosis, Image Guided Therapy, Enterprise Informatics, Monitoring/ Connected Care, Sleep & Respiratory Care and Personal Health.

Together, we deliver better care for more people because we believe that every human matters. That's why we're taking steps to create an environment where we acknowledge and embrace our differences and uniqueness and listen to and value each other's views. When people feel cared for and listened to, they bring their best qualities to work, leading to better collaboration, communication, innovation and success.

It is the policy of Philips to provide equal employment and advancement opportunities to all qualified employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, pregnancy/childbirth or related medical conditions, age, ethnic or national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, physical or mental disability, genetic information, citizenship status, veteran or military status, marital or domestic partner status or any other characteristic protected by law. As an equal opportunity employer, Philips is committed to fostering a culture where all are treated with respect and professionalism.

To ensure reasonable accommodations for individuals protected by Section 503 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Veterans' Readjustment Act of 1974 and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, applicants that require accommodation in the job application process may contact 888-367-7223, option 5, for assistance.

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