Exact Sciences is seeking a Director of LIS Software Engineering to lead the development and modernization of their Laboratory Information System (LIS) platform, which is critical to advancing the company's mission in oncology and molecular diagnostics.
Requirements
- 12+ years of progressive software engineering experience.
- 5+ years of experience in a senior leadership role.
- Proven success leading distributed (onshore/nearshore/offshore) engineering teams.
- Demonstrated experience with cloud-native architectures (AWS/Azure), microservices, and high-availability platforms.
- Strong leadership of distributed teams and cross-functional delivery.
- Track record of implementing CI/CD, infrastructure as code, observability, and SRE practices
- Experience in regulated environments (e.g., SOX, HIPAA, CLIA, GCP, FDA, ISO-13485)
Responsibilities
- Strategic Leadership: Define and own the target architecture and roadmap for the LIS platform, ensuring scalability, security, reliability, and cost efficiency.
- Technical Excellence: Oversee the design and delivery of cloud-native, high-availability systems that support complex laboratory workflows and ensure data integrity.
- Biomedical Integration: Partner with clinical and laboratory operations to align LIS capabilities with molecular testing and oncology diagnostics needs.
- Compliance & Quality: Ensure LIS software meets HIPAA, CLIA/CAP, FDA, and internal QMS standards; embed security- and privacy-by-design into all solutions.
- Engineering Enablement: Establish and advance modern engineering practices, including API-first and event-driven architectures, CI/CD, infrastructure-as-code, observability, and DevOps automation.
- Cross-Functional Collaboration: Work closely with Product, Security, Data, Enterprise Architecture, and Operations to ensure LIS supports scientific, clinical, and business priorities.
- Vendor & Partner Oversight: Manage external relationships to ensure quality, value, and compliance.
Other
- Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Information Systems, or a field related to the essential duties of the job; or High School Degree/General Education Diploma and 4 years of relevant experience in lieu of Bachelor’s degree.
- Ability to lift up to 10 pounds for approximately 5% of a typical working day.
- Ability to work on a mobile device, tablet, or in front of a computer screen and/or perform typing for approximately 90% of a typical working day.
- Ability and means to travel between Exact Sciences locations.
- Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship.
