Manager, Software Development, NxStage Medical, Inc., a Fresenius Medical Care N.A. company, Lawrence, Massachusetts (Remote) Will manage a team of software developers to design, code, test, and implement high-quality software for dialysis and related products. He will also be responsible and accountable for planning, leading, assigning, supervising and controlling activities related to software design and development. Specific duties will include: · Manages team through all phases of the software development life cycle including scheduling of resources, development of design specifications from business requirements, cost estimation, standards, release management, software change management and process compliance. · Leads design, development coding and unit test software, following internal design control standard Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs). · Oversees the application of state of the art methods for creating software for NxStage products and develop improvements to existing software designs. · Manages the tactical execution of short and long-term objectives through the coordination of project activities with direct responsibility for results, including costs, methods, and staffing. · Follows Design Control SOPs, processes and operational policies in selecting methods and techniques for projects and programs including following the software development lifecycle. · Provides leadership and technical support for NxStage software product engineering, design development, integration, test and evaluation. · Reviews and evaluates the quality of work performed by software engineers. · Prioritizes, assigns, and monitors work progress relative to scheduled software development project plans. · Ensures software development work satisfies NxStage customer business requirements, complies with approved department procedures and standards, and meets company software quality objectives. · Communicates team project progress effectively to upper managers and team members. · Provides technical contributions on key programs as required and contributes to the generation of ideas and potential inventions to be used in new products. · Maintains current knowledge with state of the art technologies to ensure the safety and quality of NxStage software products. · Serve as subject matter expert and team resource on FDA Design Control procedures. · Provides leadership, coaching and development plans for all direct reports. · Interacts with internal departments and external customers; particularly in problem resolution for integration of NxStage Medical software products with customer systems. Participates and presents at meetings with internal and external stakeholders. · Responsible for hiring, coaching and counseling employees, including performance reviews, disciplinary action and terminations. **Requirements** **:** Position requires a Bachelor’s degree (or an equivalent foreign degree) in Computer Science, IT or a closely related field and 5 years of experience in Software Application Development. Must also have 3 years of experience (which can have been gained concurrently with the primary experience requirement above) working with the following: • Experience in software requirements gathering, requirement analysis and estimation. • Experience in design and development of applications using NET Technologies including ASP.NET, C#, MVC. • Experience with HTML, Bootstrap, CSS, JavaScript, jQuery. • Experience with Visual Studio, Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio, FXCOP. • Experience designing and developing Web Services using WCF and Web API. • Experience in design and development of databases using SQL. • Experience in design and development of data layer using ADO.NET and Entity Framework. This is a telecommuting position working from home. May reside anywhere in the United States.