Manager, R&D Software Engineering – Platform Enablement

Join Clario as a Manager of R&D Software Engineering and help shape the tools that support our next-generation clinical trial technologies. This leadership role directly influences the architecture and scalability of Clario’s platform solutions, with a strong focus on cloud-native engineering, developer enablement, and technical excellence.

You’ll lead a small, senior-heavy solution engineering team that builds foundational libraries, templates, and frameworks used across more than 20 agile development squads—enabling consistency and reducing duplicated effort. If you thrive in fast-paced, regulated environments and enjoy driving change, clarity, and adoption, this is your opportunity to make an impact.

What We Offer

• Competitive compensation

• Health, dental, and vision coverage

• 401(k) retirement plan with company match

• Paid time off and company holidays

• Remote work options

What You’ll Be Doing

• Lead and support a small solution engineering team focused on reusable libraries, shared capabilities, and platform enablement across product teams

• Provide coaching, feedback, and technical support to a senior-heavy engineering team; contribute to hiring and team development as needed

• Collaborate with product, architecture, QA, and engineering teams to enable delivery through shared standards, technical guidance, and coordinated adoption of platform solutions

• Drive adoption of modern engineering practices across CI/CD, deployment, scanning, and scaling, taking a technology-agnostic approach aligned to platform needs

• Serve as an escalation entry point (Level 4) for complex application-related production issues, triaging incidents and coordinating resolution across teams

• Champion secure application development practices and compliance expectations, supporting vulnerability remediation and secure SDLC adoption

• Develop clear change-management approaches, technical guidance, and adoption plans to reduce cross-team friction and cognitive load

• Continuously assess engineering practices and tooling to promote pragmatic improvements in developer productivity and operational efficiency

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent practical experience

• 8+ years of professional software engineering experience, including technical leadership through mentoring, enablement, or cross-team collaboration

• Strong experience designing and supporting backend services and RESTful APIs in production environments

• Hands-on proficiency with C# (.NET / ASP.NET Core); Python experience is also highly valued

• Experience working with AWS cloud services (e.g., Lambda, API Gateway, RDS, DynamoDB) or comparable cloud platforms, with the ability to adapt quickly

• Working knowledge of API security and authentication (e.g., OAuth2, JWT, API keys) and general secure development practices

• Experience with CI/CD pipelines, DevOps practices, and cloud-hosted deployments

• Ability to support production systems, including troubleshooting, incident response, and coordination of issue resolution

• Strong technical judgment, with the ability to guide design decisions, review solutions, and provide hands-on support when needed

• Proven ability to mentor engineers, communicate effectively, and influence technical decisions without direct authority

• Comfort working in globally distributed teams, adapting to shifting priorities, and collaborating across time zones

At Clario, our purpose is to transform lives by unlocking better evidence. It’s a cause that unites and inspires us. It’s why we come to work—and how we empower our people to make a positive impact every day. Whether you're advancing clinical science, building innovative technology, or supporting our global teams, your work helps bring life-changing therapies to patients faster.

Clario is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability

The duties and responsibilities listed in this job description represent the major responsibilities of the position. Other duties and responsibilities may be assigned, as required. Clario reserves the right to amend or change this job description to meet the needs of Clario. This job description and any attachments do not constitute or represent a contract. The Department Head has the discretion to hire personnel with a combination of experience and education, which may vary from the above listed qualifications.