Medical Device Software Team Leader

Job description

About Us
RDS is a fast-growing medtech startup company revolutionizing post-surgical care. We develop MultiSense®, a next-generation wearable solution that combines a wireless patch with a secure cloud platform for remote monitoring of vital signs. MultiSense® enables faster, safer hospital discharge by offering clinical-grade monitoring at home.
Based in the heart of Strasbourg’s leading medical research ecosystem (NextMed, IHU, IRCAD), RDS began commercial deployment in 2024. Our solution is CE-marked, UniHA-listed, and supported by several clinical studies. As we expand across Europe, we are seeking a Software Team Leader to pilot a vibrant software, embedded, cloud, and AI team.
Your Mission : Medical Device Software Team Leader
Join us to directly impact patient safety by evolving our clinical-grade remote monitoring platform alongside the CTO and Product teams. You will drive the scaling of the MultiSense® software architecture for rapid US and European expansion, while future-proofing our infrastructure with advanced healthcare interoperability standards (FHIR, HL7). Crucially, you will champion a culture of engineering excellence, rigorous testing, and seamless cross-continental collaboration between our Strasbourg and Palo Alto tea

Responsibilities

• Team Leadership: Manage, mentor, and coach a multidisciplinary team.Mentor and support team members, fostering an environment of continuous learning and growth.
• Technical Project Management: Lead project management related to software product features. Define project timelines, manage agile workflows (Scrum, Kanban), and ensure effective communication across teams.
• Regulatory & Quality Compliance: Ensure compliance with software development good practices and medical-grade software standards, such as ISO 13485 and IEC 62304. Drive a culture of high-quality coding, with an emphasis on clean code, high test coverage, and rigorous peer reviews.
• Subcontractor Management: Direct and manage key subcontractors and external development resources.
• Cross-Functional Liaison: Work in close liaison with the product owner and quality team to ensure seamless integration and operation.
• Public Representation: Act as a technical ambassador, representing RDS publicly at events and partnerships.
• Architecture & Infrastructure: Optimize the performance, availability, and scalability of backend systems hosted on AWS (EC2, ECS, S3, CloudWatch). Integrate backend solutions with health data standards such as FHIR and HL7, ensuring interoperability and compliance.

Requirements

Qualification
We’re looking for candidates with optimal coverage of the following skills :

*General Software & Backend: Strong proficiency in Python (>= 3.9) and backend frameworks (e.g., Flask, FastAPI). First-hand understanding of REST APIs and modern software architecture principles.
*Cloud & DevOps Infrastructure: knowledge of public cloud compute and storage environments (EC2, ECS, ELB, Lambda, S3, CloudWatch or their equivalent).
*Hands-on experience with DevSecOps practices, CI/CD pipelines (Bitbucket pipelines, CircleCI, Jenkins), and containerization (Docker, Kubernetes).
*Databases & Data Streaming: Past experiences building and maintaining scalable data architectures, including relational (Postgres), time-series databases (TimeScale) and object storage (S3, Zarr, HDF5).
*Expertise in message brokering and distributed systems (Kafka, Flink, OpenSearch) to handle real-time data API flows.
*Cross-Domain Ecosystem (Firmware, Mobile & Algorithms): Proven ability to oversee and interface with cross-functional technical components, including Android-based mobile gateway applications and embedded system firmware (IoT).
*Healthcare IT & Medical Device Standards: Ease with health data interoperability standards such as FHIR and HL7. Demonstrated ability to work within strict medical device regulatory frameworks (ISO 13485, IEC 62304, ISO 14971), data privacy standards (GDPR, HDS), and cybersecurity (NIS2, ISO 27001, SecNumCloud)

Soft Skill
*Leadership & Empathy: A natural leader and strong team player capable of uniting a multidisciplinary team.
*Communication: Excellent presentation and communication skills, with the ability to effectively collaborate with multidisciplinary teams and articulate complex technical decisions to both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
*Adaptability: Highly flexible and resilient, ready to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic, and innovative scale-up environment.
*Mentorship Mindset: Dedicated to fostering an environment of continuous learning, growth, and engineering excellence among team members.
*Strategic Problem Solving: Forward-thinking with the ability to make strategic architectural decisions while balancing performance, availability, and cost efficiency.

Education et Conditions
M.Sc. in Computer Science or equivalent.
Minimum 5 years of experience in Product Development at a Technical management level. Medical Device and IEC 62304 track record is a must.

Conditions :
Reporting to the CTO of RDS
Position based in Strasbourg
Regular travel required within France (travel expenses covered)
Partial remote work possible
Start date: As soon as possible
Contract: Permanent
Salary expectation / range : Contract ranging 65 and 73 K€ depending on profile