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Director, Software Development, IQVIA Digital (Remote)

Job Overview

Location

3 Locations

Job Type

Full-time

Category

Software Engineering

Date Posted

June 25, 2026

Full Job Description

đź“‹ Description

  • • Lead a global, distributed engineering organization responsible for IQVIA Digital’s audience and data platforms, managing engineering managers and senior engineers (FTE and contractors).
  • • Own end-to-end delivery, architecture, and operational performance of APIs, data pipelines, and web platforms that power HCP and audience capabilities across IQVIA Digital products.
  • • Drive consistent engineering practices across design, development, deployment, and operations to ensure scalability, reliability, and performance of core data assets including HCP, HCN, identity, and ingestion pipelines.
  • • Define and execute technology strategy aligned with IQVIA Digital’s business priorities, partnering closely with Product, Data, and Commercial teams to deliver against roadmap commitments.
  • • Influence senior leadership and align cross-functional stakeholders to ensure technical execution supports business outcomes and strategic goals.
  • • Establish and enforce standardized SDLC, release, and operational processes in alignment with IQVIA Digital engineering practices to enable predictable, high-quality delivery across squads and platforms.
  • • Manage budgets, vendor relationships, and cost efficiency while ensuring optimal resource allocation across engineering teams and contractor engagements.
  • • Coach and develop engineering managers and senior technical leaders to build a strong leadership pipeline and succession plans.
  • • Foster a culture of accountability, innovation, continuous improvement, and technical excellence within the engineering organization.
  • • Oversee the modernization of legacy systems into scalable, cloud-native web-based platforms, including internal tools and admin interfaces.
  • • Ensure secure application design through implementation of enterprise authentication patterns such as SSO and RBAC.
  • • Lead the adoption of modern engineering tooling and AI-assisted development practices (e.g., Cursor) into the software development lifecycle.
  • • Maintain expertise in and oversee implementation of API architectures (REST, GraphQL), data engineering platforms (Snowflake, Databricks, Spark), and cloud-native infrastructure (AWS, Kubernetes, Docker).
  • • Guide backend engineering using Python, Java, and Node.js with API and ORM-based data access patterns.
  • • Oversee modern web application architecture including JavaScript/TypeScript, React-based frameworks (Next.js), and server-side rendering.
  • • Support mobile application development teams using native (Swift/Kotlin) and cross-platform (React Native) architectures as needed.
  • • Manage CI/CD pipelines and developer tooling using GitHub, GitLab, and related platforms to ensure efficient and secure code delivery.

🎯 Requirements

  • • 12+ years in software development, including leadership of large-scale engineering teams
  • • 8+ years managing engineering managers and/or senior technical leaders
  • • Proven experience leading global, distributed teams and complex delivery organizations
  • • Experience in product-led organizations with strong collaboration between Engineering and Product Management
  • • Track record of aligning technical execution to business outcomes
  • • Strong background in API architecture, data engineering, and cloud-native environments (AWS, Snowflake preferred)

🏖️ Benefits

  • • Base pay range of $119,900.00 - $334,200.00 annually
  • • Potential incentive plans and bonuses
  • • Health and welfare benefits
  • • Other unspecified benefits

Skills & Technologies

Python
JavaScript
TypeScript
Java
Swift
Onsite

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About IQVIA Holdings Inc.

IQVIA Holdings Inc. provides advanced analytics, technology solutions, and clinical research services to the life-sciences industry. Formed through the 2016 merger of Quintiles and IMS Health, the company integrates healthcare data, analytics, and domain expertise to help biopharmaceutical and medical-device clients optimize drug development, commercialization, and real-world evidence generation. Its offerings span clinical trial design and execution, real-world insights, commercial strategy, and technology platforms that connect stakeholders across the healthcare ecosystem. Headquartered in Durham, North Carolina, IQVIA operates in more than 100 countries, supporting the development and delivery of therapies to improve patient outcomes worldwide.

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