Tech Lead Data Engineer (m/f/d)

Join to apply for the Tech Lead Data Engineer (m/f/d) role at Fresenius Medical Care. This is an outstanding opportunity to join Fresenius Medical Care as a Tech Lead Data Engineering. Leading development and implementation of data solutions for medical products and services as Software-as-a-Medical-Device (SaMD) and thus contributing to the improvement of patient care. You will shape cloud-native Python solutions that power dose recommendations, risk scores and outcome predictions while meeting FDA, MDR and other global regulatory requirements.

Responsibilities

• Take technical ownership while leading design, implementation, and management of cloud infrastructure, machine learning models, and algorithms to extract insights from complex medical data.
• Work in a scalable, cloud-native, agile environment with multiple teams, managing product and system backlogs. You will be responsible for providing technical details for Python-based solutions.
• Lead pre-design & design sessions, document the architecture, and mentor development teams to ensure implementation aligns with design.
• Deliver architecture in containerized environments, leveraging Azure AKS (Azure Kubernetes Service) and dependency management tools.
• Manage development teams working on cloud-native, containerized services across Azure DevOps.
• Ensure code quality through best practices and consistent review processes.
• Coordinate and plan deployments across teams and ensure smooth integration of multiple services within a microservices architecture.
• Engage with stakeholders and manage external partners or researchers to drive a value-based digital-data strategy, ensuring compliance with medical product standards.

Qualifications

• Master in Computer Science, Data Science, Data Engineering, Applied Mathematics or related engineering disciplines.
• Minimum 5 years experience in software development and architecture.
• Minimum 3 years Python experience with hands-on experience developing cloud-native solutions.
• Expertise with scalable cloud deployments (AWS, Azure, including Azure AKS).
• Expertise in containerized solutions and experience deploying microservices in a cloud environment.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to lead and collaborate with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization.
• Proven ability to lead teams, ensuring that development goals align with business and regulatory requirements.
• Proficiency in English is a must have, German is a plus.
• Hands-on experience in Software-as-a-Medical-Device (SaMD) products, compliance with relevant regulations (FDA, MDR, etc.) and ISO 62304-compliant software lifecycle management is an advantage.