Software Project Leader

Job Title

Software Project Leader

Job Description

Software Project Leader (Bothell, WA)

We are looking for a Software Project Leader to join our Ultrasound Software Engineering organization in Bothell, Washington. In this role you will lead the software effort for new development projects. You will play a key role in bringing innovative ultrasound software products and solutions to the market. You'll work with the best engineers in medical ultrasound and develop ultrasound products that are helping to save lives every day. We have product development activities taking place across multiple locations in the United States and around the world.

Your role:

• Works with software development engineers, managers, Scrum Masters, and the program team to lead the planning, definition, specification, design, implementation, integration, and test of software solutions for new development projects.

• Ensures project execution is in line with project guidelines and directives. Determines project risks, defines corrective actions, and drives projects to closure. Determines and allocates project resources in accordance with guidelines.

• Works with project stakeholders to communicate and review plans, status, project risks, metrics, and resource requests.

• Works with other project leaders, Scrum Masters, Product Owners to manage cross-discipline and cross-project dependencies.

• Works with team members in Product/Clinical Marketing, Customer Services, and Supply Chain to ensure that implementations will meet customer and business needs.

• Leads software development efforts distributed across Philips sites in North America and India.

• Takes on additional project leadership assignments of varying scope and complexity as a member of the Ultrasound Software Engineering staff.

• Keeps abreast of developments in project management tools and processes (both internal and external). Ensures compliance with corporate and regulatory agency policies/rules/procedures.

You're the right fit if:

• BS or MS in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Computer Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or equivalent work experience.

• 5+ years of experience leading software development efforts (PMP – Nice to have).

• Experience with working in an Agile development environment (Scaled Agile Framework (SAFe) experience preferred).

• Good understanding of the V-model, most importantly left side of model (Requirements analysis, functional analysis, functional vs non-functional requirements, component analysis)

• Strong interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to interface in a cross-disciplinary manner, including with engineers, project leaders, and functional managers.

• Familiarity with medical devices and/or working in a regulated environment a plus.

• Experience with working in a cross-site environment.

• US work authorization is a precondition of employment. The company will not consider candidates who require sponsorship for a work-authorized visa, now or in the future.

• Company relocation benefits will not be provided for this position.  For this position, you must reside in or within commuting distance to Bothell, WA.

• You must be able to successfully perform the following minimum Physical, Cognitive and Environmental job requirements with or without accommodation for this position.

About Philips

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If you’re interested in this role and have many, but not all, of the experiences needed, we encourage you to apply. You may still be the right candidate for this or other opportunities a