Senior Manager, Scientific Data Engineering

About the Role We're looking for a Senior Engineering Manager to lead Scientific Data Engineers (SDE) spread across multiple forward deployed engineering squads and drive both technical and organizational excellence. This role is ideal for a leader who can zoom out to see systemic inefficiencies across teams and processes, then roll up their sleeves to fix them — while also building a culture where engineers do their best work. What You'll Do Team & People Leadership - Supervise and guide SDEs in each squad in planning, implementation, testing, and documentation. Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement across teams. - Lead by example - comfortable with diving deeper into organizational and technical challenges and help the team navigate ambiguity and vagueness. - Manage performance, career development, and org design as teams scale - Hire, mentor, and retain strong engineering talent; build a pipeline of future technical leaders Operational Excellence - Proactively identify inefficiencies in engineering workflows, processes, and cross-team handoffs — don't wait to be told something is broken - Design and implement systems (planning cadences, metrics, tooling) that increase velocity and reduce friction across teams - Establish and track meaningful engineering metrics (cycle time, deployment frequency, incident rates, etc.) to guide decisions - Drive continuous process improvement, balancing speed with sustainability Technical & Engineering Excellence - Set and uphold engineering standards for code quality, architecture, testing, and operational reliability across teams - Partner with tech leads and architects on key technical decisions and trade-offs - Champion best practices in system design, scalability, and maintainability - Stay close enough to the technical details to ask sharp questions and unblock teams when needed Strategy & Cross-Functional Partnership - Translate company and product strategy into actionable engineering roadmaps across multiple teams - Partner closely with Product, Design, and other stakeholders to align priorities and timelines - Communicate progress, risks, and trade-offs clearly to executive leadership - Own budget, headcount planning, and resource allocation for your organization Requirements What We're Looking For Required - Overall 10+ years of work experience, including at least 5 years being a manager or leading through other managers - Proven track record of identifying and resolving operational inefficiencies at scale (process, tooling, or organizational) - Demonstrated commitment to engineering excellence — quality, reliability, and maintainable systems, not just shipping speed - Experience managing managers and building organizational structure as teams grow - Strong technical background with the credibility to engage deeply on architecture and design decisions - Excellent communication skills, with experience presenting to executive stakeholders - Experience setting and using engineering metrics to drive decisions and improvements - Comfortable working in a changing environment and navigating through unclear requirements Nice to Have - Experience scaling an engineering org through significant growth (e.g., 2x–5x headcount) - Experience working in startups - Experience in working with life science data - Experience with distributed/remote engineering teams - History of building or maturing engineering processes from scratch (SDLC, release management, incident response) What Success Looks Like in the First Year - Identify key engineering operational bottlenecks and inefficiencies - Engineering teams operate with clear, well-understood processes and reduced cross-team friction - Engineering teams able to accurately predict engineering effort and deliver high-quality products on time - Measurable improvement in key engineering metrics (velocity, quality, reliability) - Engineering is seen as a trusted, proactive partner by Product and executive leadership Benefits 100% employer paid benefits for all eligible employees and immediate family members. 401K. Unlimited paid time off (PTO). Company paid Life Insurance, LTD/STD. The salary range for this position is $150K-$230K USD. The salary range posted reflects our target baseline for this role. Final compensation is determined by a thorough evaluation of factors including the candidate’s specific experience, localized market data, and internal team equity. This position isn't eligible for visa sponsorship