Agilent Technologies · 17 hours ago
AVP of Instrument Software Engineering
Santa Clara, CA
Full-time
Onsite
Director/Executive
$282K/yr - $441K/yr
10+ years expAgilent Technologies is a global leader in the life sciences and diagnostics, dedicated to advancing the quality of life through innovative solutions. The AVP of Instrument Software Engineering will lead the evolution of Agilent's software portfolio into an AI-enabled enterprise platform, overseeing engineering execution for customer-facing scientific software and driving modernization efforts.
BiotechnologyHealth CareHealth DiagnosticsLife SciencePharmaceutical
Responsibilities
Own end-to-end software engineering for platform components and lab workflow software—spanning instrument control, data pipelines, scientific analysis, and shared services
Translate enterprise software strategy into scalable delivery plans, engineering standards, and quality metrics
Partner closely with Product, Architecture, Security, and R&D leaders to ensure tight alignment from roadmap to release
Drive the transition from legacy, monolithic architectures to modern, composable architecture
Establish scalable best practices for API design, interoperability, and platform extensibility
Ensure software portfolio meets high standards of reliability, performance, scalability and user experience
Operationalize Generative AI and ML tools within the SDLC to improve developer productivity, code quality, and release velocity
Set standards for responsible and effective AI usage across engineering teams
Lead and develop distributed, global engineering teams across regions and product lines
Break down silos and drive consistency in engineering practices, tooling, and ways of working
Build a culture of accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement
Qualification
Required
Bachelor's or Master's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or equivalent experience
10+ years of progressive engineering leadership with experience in modular architectures for on-prem or cloud-based environments
Proven experience leading large-scale modernization efforts in customer-facing software (e.g., CDS, mass spectrometry software, cell analysis platforms, or similar scientific software)
Deep understanding of modular, distributed architectures across on-prem, hybrid, or cloud environments
Demonstrated success building and scaling high-performing engineering organizations in a matrixed, global setting
Engineering Leadership & Talent Development
Modular Architectures & Distributed Systems
API, Data, and System Design
AI-Enabled Software Development
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Data-Driven Decision Making
Benefits
Bonus
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Benefits
Company
Agilent Technologies
Agilent Technologies addresses the scientific and laboratory management needs of analytical scientists and clinical researchers.
10001+ employees
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
$500M2019-09-05Post Ipo Debt· $500M
1999-11-26IPO
Leadership Team
Mike McMullen
CEO and President
Padraig McDonnell
President and CEO
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