Senior Software Project Manager

Senior software project managers lead teams in the design, development and/or testing of complicated software projects.  They work with department management and stake holders to ensure that software meets specifications, is delivered on time, and follows department and industry standards for software development projects.

Senior software project managers work with their design teams to create project documentation, specifications, design documentation, test plans, and schedules under which the project operates.  They work efficiently with development, testing, and analytics teams to produce high quality software and documentation, and to move projects efficiently through the Quality System.  They should have an expert level understanding of and provide mentorship for software department team members on BioFire Diagnostics’ core business and technology, the software development life cycles, software project management principles (including assessing project feasibility/risks and company/customer needs), and the enterprise systems that enable them.  Additionally, they have extensive knowledge of a specific software development discipline and contribute directly to the design, specifications, verification and validation, or development process, within their area of expertise, for their assigned projects.  They prioritize and assign project tasks for team members as necessary to meet department objectives.

Senior software project managers are expected to understand company, department and project goals, and work actively to accomplish these goals.  They are expected to be expert communicators to enable effective collaboration between departments at BioFire Diagnostics and between development teams.  Senior software project managers are seen as leaders within the department and are expected to contribute to software department processes.

Essential Duties:

1. Perform all work in compliance with company quality procedures and standards.
2. Ensure adherence to the software development life cycle and release processes.
3. Recommend process modifications and improvements for the overall efficiency of project teams.
4. Actively work with and mentor members of the software development departments on BioFire Diagnostics’ mission, values, core technologies, and the software development life cycle.
5. Understand, assess and contribute to the enterprise systems used by BioFire Diagnostics.
6. Determine effort required to implement software design or analysis and reporting project.
7. Create, or supervise the creation of, software development plans to meet quality, cost, and timeline constraints.
8. Write and maintain project documents, including technical design documentation.
9. Facilitate the design, development and testing of software projects.
10. Contribute to technical designs, as necessary.
11. Contribute to test plans for software verification and validation.
12. Work with management and technical leads to assign tasks to team members.
13. Set and communicate priorities and project milestones for the teams.
14. Lead groups of development and test engineers, or coordinate between teams, during all phases of the software development life cycle.
15. Act as the technical project interface for the software development project to other teams at BioFire Diagnostics including Production, Marketing, Regulatory, Engineering, and Biochemistry.
16. Facilitate communication for the team and exemplify a positive, productive, and collaborative spirit.
17. Identify and resolve risks to the teams or projects, troubleshoot solutions, and escalate issues to department management when appropriate.
18. Determine risks of software and infrastructure modifications to overall deliverable quality.
19. Assess the quality of third-party components for use in software development life cycle.
20. When needed, participate in, initiate, and coordinate interaction with outside organizations, contractors, and/or collaborators to ensure proper software design, including UI/UX, Cybersecurity, infrastructure, etc.
21. Write and present technical documentation, matching the standards for the intended audience.
22. Work with and regularly report to department management to ensure the software meets specifications and end-user needs and is delivered on time.
23. Performs other duties as assigned.

Minimum Qualifications: 

• Requires a Bachelor of Science in an engineering, scientific, or technical field, or significant industry experience (5 or more years).  
• Requires 5+ years of experience writing and maintaining software or managing software projects. Also requires experience writing technical documentation for software projects.

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities: 

1. Expert level planning, organization, and writing skills.
2. Expert level understanding of software engineering skills, including design, project organization, and configuration management.
3. Expertise in an applicable software development, scientific or engineering discipline.