Software Engineering Manager

Location: Helsinki

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We don’t just build technology. We build hope for everyone dealing with Cancer.

Elekta is shaping the standard of care, together with healthcare providers, by developing precision radiation medicine that brings advanced radiotherapy into routine clinical practice. Our solutions support consistent, efficient and personalized care, addressing evolving patient needs. Through adaptive radiotherapy, precision treatment delivery and integrated workflows, Elekta supports care teams across a range of clinical settings. Each year more than 2 million patients are treated using Elekta solutions across over 130 countries. Elekta is headquartered in Stockholm, Sweden, with over 4,000 employees and offices in more than 40 countries. The company is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. For more information, visit elekta.com.

What You’ll Do At Elekta

As Software Engineering Manager, you will lead a team developing advanced treatment planning algorithms that support cancer care around the world. You will combine technical leadership, people leadership and scientific expertise to help bring innovative radiation therapy capabilities into clinical practice.

In this role, you will guide a specialist software engineering team, shape priorities and support the delivery of high-quality solutions for a regulated medical technology environment. You will work closely with colleagues across engineering, product, clinical and scientific disciplines to help turn complex requirements into reliable, effective and clinically meaningful software.

Responsibilities

• Lead, coach and develop a software engineering team working on treatment planning algorithms.
• Define team priorities, goals and technical roadmap in alignment with company strategy.
• Provide technical leadership in areas such as radiation therapy, mathematics, physics, computer science, AI, algorithm development and software architecture.
• Support effective collaboration, communication and coordination across teams and functions.
• Hire, onboard, mentor and develop team members, creating an environment where people can do their best work.
• Contribute to requirements engineering, architectural design and medical device documentation.
• Participate in risk management activities and support high standards of quality and compliance.
• Drive continuous improvement in development processes, tools and ways of working.
• Stay current with software engineering practices, standards, languages, tools and developments in the radiotherapy domain.

What You’ll Bring

• PhD in a relevant field, or MSc combined with clinical experience in radiation therapy.
• Experience in algorithm development, or a clinical radiation therapy background combined with coding skills.
• Experience leading, coaching or managing technical teams.
• Strong knowledge of software development design principles and methodologies.
• Ability to communicate clearly and effectively in English, both written and spoken.
• A collaborative working style, with the ability to build trusted relationships across disciplines.
• Experience with lean or agile development is an advantage.
• Experience in medical device development is an advantage.

What You’ll Get

• Comprehensive occupational healthcare and insurance
• Accident insurance during work and free-time
• Lunch benefit
• Annual sport and culture benefit
• Mobile phone benefit
• Flexible working hours to support work-life balance
• Professional development and learning opportunities
• 2 additional company-paid days off during the year
• Modern office in central Helsinki with excellent transport connections
• An international and collaborative working environment

We believe that great ideas are built together. To support collaboration, team development and innovation, this role is primarily office-based, with an expectation of working from our Helsinki office at least four days per week.

Application process

We look forward to receiving your application. Please submit your CV in English via the “Apply” button. We review applications on an ongoing basis, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

We are an equal opportunity employer

We are an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to age, race, colour, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.