VP Global Software Development

Requisition ID:  35419   At Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies, our 8,000+ global associates proud to come to work each day, knowing that what we do impacts the lives of patients around the world. For Terumo, for Everyone, Everywhere. We make medical devices and related products that are used to collect, separate, manufacture and process various components of blood and cells. With our innovative technologies and service offerings, we touch a patient’s life every second of every day and are committed to continuing to increase the number of patients we serve. Advancing healthcare with heart. With some of the best and brightest minds in the industry, an unmatched global footprint, comprehensive benefits and a distinct culture, Terumo Blood and Cell Technologies is a great place to work, grow and be part of a team that is focused on making a difference. Join us and help shape wherever we go next. You create your future and ours. JOB SUMMARY Terumo BCT helps unlock the potential of blood and cells to treat serious disease. Our platforms collect and process blood components, perform therapeutic apheresis for conditions such as sickle cell disease, and enable cell and gene therapies, including CAR-T, for customers in more than 150 countries. Increasingly, software is what advances these platforms: the embedded intelligence in our devices, the connected applications and data around them, and the AI/ML capabilities that will shape the next generation of care. The Vice President of Global Software Engineering leads the global organization at the center of that shift. Reporting to the Senior Vice President, Research and Development, this leader owns the software engineering and technology strategy and builds the teams and platforms to deliver it. The portfolio is broad: embedded device software, connected applications and services, cloud and data platforms, and AI/ML-enabled clinical solutions. Working with partners across the company, this leader turns clinical, customer, and market insight into software that is high in quality, safe, and commercially successful, with accountability for product quality, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance across the full product lifecycle. A central part of the role is bringing modern, AI-assisted software engineering into a regulated environment: using today’s tooling to raise quality and speed while preserving the human judgment, validation, and traceability that medical software demands. This leader also builds lasting relationships with key opinion leaders, regulators, and technology partners so that Terumo BCT stays current as software, AI, and cybersecurity keep evolving. This leader directs a global organization of roughly 160 teammates with an annual budget of over $25M, spanning the full software discipline: software engineering, software quality engineering, software development in test, DevOps, data and analytics, software project management, and product cybersecurity. Because Terumo…