{"id":3089895,"url":"https://alion.io/job/andrew-alliance-principal-ivd-engineer-clinical-software","title":"Principal IVD Engineer, Clinical Software","company":{"id":3783818,"name":"Andrew Alliance","domain":"andrewalliance.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/andrew-6","size_band":"5000+","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"iCIMS","truth_index":null},"role":"MedTech","role_family":"MedTech","seniority":"lead","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["United Kingdom"],"countries":["GB"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":52000,"max_usd":131000,"period":"year","method":null,"sample_n":215},"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"Mass Spectrometry","optional":false},{"name":"Chromatography","optional":true},{"name":"IEC 62304","optional":true},{"name":"ISO 13485","optional":true},{"name":"IVDR","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-22T14:36:01Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-22","last_verified_at":"2026-10-30T21:03:12Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":8,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":8},"description":"Overview\nWaters is seeking a Principal IVD Software Engineer to help shape the future of our LCMS Clinical and Diagnostic software portfolio.\nThis is a highly influential individual contributor role suited to an experienced software engineer with deep expertise in regulated product development. You'll provide technical leadership across our LCMS Clinical Systems Development organisation, influencing architecture, engineering practices, technology strategy, and secure software development while helping to deliver innovative solutions that support clinical and diagnostic laboratories worldwide.\nWe are particularly interested in individuals who have contributed to the development of commercial IVD, healthcare, medical device, or other regulated software products and are passionate about applying those experiences to complex technical and organisational challenges.\nAbout the Team\nClinical Systems Development is responsible for creating Waters' LCMS Clinical and In Vitro Diagnostic (IVD) systems, spanning both software and hardware. Our mission is to deliver meaningful customer benefits by evaluating, developing, and deploying innovative clinical technologies that improve laboratory workflows and support better healthcare outcomes.\nOur teams bring together software engineers, scientists, systems engineers, quality specialists, and product leaders to solve complex interdisciplinary challenges. As a Principal Engineer, you'll contribute not only to technical solutions but also to the continued evolution of our engineering culture, capabilities, and ways of working.\nWhat You'll Do\nShape the technical direction of Waters' LCMS clinical and diagnostic software platforms.\nBring insight and best practices from regulated product development to help strengthen engineering excellence.\nInfluence architecture, technology strategy, engineering standards, and secure software development practices.\nCollaborate with multidisciplinary teams to solve complex technical and business challenges.\nSupport the growth of engineers through mentoring, coaching, and technical leadership.\nHelp advance software capabilities that enable innovative diagnostic and analytical solutions for laboratories worldwide.\nResponsibilities\nIn this role, you will:\nAct as a senior technical authority for complex clinical and diagnostic software systems.\nLead the evaluation and design of software architectures that balance performance, maintainability, scalability, security, and regulatory compliance.\nGuide engineering teams in adopting robust development practices, including software design, verification, validation, traceability, cybersecurity, and risk management.\nPartner with Software, Systems, Quality, Regulatory, Scientific, and Product Management teams throughout the product lifecycle.\nContribute technical expertise to product planning, technology roadmaps, and architectural governance activities.\nChampion secure-by-design principles and help ensure cybersecurity considerations are incorporated throughout the software lifecycle.\nEvaluate emerging technologies, development approaches, industry trends, and evolving regulatory expectations to support future innovation.\nInfluence technical decision-making across teams through collaboration, facilitation, and knowledge sharing.\nSupport products from concept through release, sustainment, and post-market activities within regulated environments.\nQualifications\nWe are looking for engineers who enjoy solving complex problems, learning continuously, and creating technology that delivers meaningful value for customers and patients.\nWe value diverse experiences and perspectives. If your background doesn't align perfectly with every requirement but you believe you can succeed in the role, we encourage you to apply.\nWe'd Love to Hear From You If You Have\nEssential\nSignificant experience developing commercial software products in a Principal Engineer, Staff Engineer, Software Architect, Technical Lead, or comparable senior technical role.\nDemonstrated experience developing software products within regulated environments, ideally within IVD, healthcare, medical devices, diagnostics, life sciences, or related domains.\nStrong knowledge of software architecture, software design principles, and modern engineering practices.\nExperience working within regulated software development environments, including quality, safety, and cybersecurity considerations.\nExperience contributing to software verification, validation, requirements management, traceability, risk management, and software lifecycle activities.\nAbility to influence technical direction across multidisciplinary organisations through expertise, collaboration, and leadership.\nStrong communication skills with the ability to engage effectively with technical and non-technical stakeholders.\nDesirable\nExperience supporting software products through regulatory submissions, inspections, audits, or product approvals.\nFamiliarity with standards and regulations such as IEC 62304, ISO 13485, FDA software guidance, EU IVDR, IEC 81001-5-1, or comparable industry frameworks.\nFamiliarity with secure software development practices, vulnerability management, Software Bills of Materials (SBOMs), threat modelling, or secure-by-design principles.\nExperience with analytical instrumentation, laboratory informatics, clinical workflows, or LC/MS technologies.\nExperience introducing or scaling engineering best practices across teams or organisations.\nWhy Join Waters?\nThis role offers a unique opportunity to influence the future of clinical software within a global organisation at the intersection of healthcare, diagnostics, and analytical science.\nYou'll work alongside experts from multiple disciplines, contribute to products that support laboratories around the world, and help shape the technologies, architectures, engineering practices, and cybersecurity foundations that will underpin the next generation of clinical and diagnostic solutions.\nFor the right individual, this role provides the opportunity to have a lasting impact on products, people, and engineering culture while remaining hands-on with complex technical challenges.\nOur Commitment to Inclusion\nWe're committed to building diverse teams and creating an environment where everyone feels respected, supported, and able to do their best work.\nWe believe innovation thrives when people bring different experiences, perspectives, and ways of thinking together. We welcome applications from candidates of all backgrounds and encourage those who may not meet every listed requirement to apply.\nWe're happy to discuss reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process and will do our best to support individual needs.\nPlease feel free to ask about hybrid working and flexibility during the recruitment process.\nCompany Description\nWaters Corporation (NYSE: WAT), the world's leading specialty measurement company, has pioneered chromatography, mass spectrometry and thermal analysis innovations serving the life, materials, and food sciences for more than 60 years. With more than 7,000 employees worldwide, Waters operates directly in 35 countries, including 15 manufacturing facilities, with products available in more than 100 countries. Our team focuses on creating business advantages for laboratory-dependent organizations to enable significant advancement in healthcare delivery, environmental management, food safety, and water quality.\nWorking at Waters enables our employees to unlock the potential of their careers. Our global team is driven by purpose. We strive to be better, learn and improve every day in everything we do. We’re the problem solvers and innovators that aren’t afraid to take risks to transform the world of human health and well-being. We’re all in it together delivering benefit as one to provide the insights needed today in order to solve the challenges of tomorrow.\nDiversity and inclusion are fundamental to our core values at Waters Corporation. It is our responsibility to actively implement programs and practices to drive inclusive behavior and increase diversity across the organization. We are united by diversity and thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products, our customers and our community. Waters is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. 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