Director R&D Technical Lead – Animal Health

Role

Full-time

Director

Engineering

Logistics

USA - California - San Diego (W. Bernardo Dr.)

Requirements

10+ yrs exp

Bachelor's

Description

R&D Technology Lead Role As Technology Lead, you will be the technical cornerstone of our product team. You will drive the architecture, technical quality, and delivery across hardware, software, data, AI and design. Partnering closely with the Product Managers, designers, and engineers you will ensure that technical solutions align with product goals, customer needs, and business outcomes. Your role is to lead by example, foster a culture of technical excellence, and ensure the team delivers scalable, high-impact and maintainable technology solutions throughout the product lifecycle.

Responsibilities

Collaborate with Product Managers and designers to translate product goals into technical solutions.
Define and lead product architecture, ensuring scalability, performance, and maintainability.
Lead the product technical design and implementation of product features.
Drive architectural decisions for the product.
Partner with functional R&D leads to support and grow engineers.
Mentor and coach engineers.
Collaborate cross-functionally with R&D, Product Management, Design, Supply Chain and Manufacturing, Marketing, Sales, and Customer Success.
Ensure speed to market of our products.
Identify technical risks early and proactively define mitigation strategies.
Stay current with emerging technologies, industry trends, and the competitive landscape.
Share accountability with the Product Manager for delivering measurable results.
Define, track, and report on technical performance metrics.
Ensure engineering practices meet high standards for security, compliance, and sustainability.
Take ownership of technical trade-offs.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in computer science, electrical engineering, information systems or related field.
Minimum 10 years of relevant work experience.
Proven experience in system architecture / engineering, technical leadership, or leading development teams.
Strong technical expertise in relevant programming languages, frameworks, and cloud infrastructure.
Demonstrated expertise in hardware design and engineering as well as software development practices.
Deep understanding of the product development lifecycle and agile methodologies.
Excellent problem-solving skills.
Experience mentoring and leading engineering teams.
Strong communication and collaboration skills.
Passion for building products that solve real customer problems.
A mindset of ownership, accountability, and customer focus.
Passion for fostering team innovation.

Tech stack

Cloud InfrastructureCloud TechnologyElectrical EngineeringHardware DevelopmentManufacturingProduct LifecycleProduct ManagementTechnical DebtTechnical Leadership

Company

MSD (Merck & Co)

Animal Health

About Technology Solutions Our company’s Animal Health Technology Solutions offers global animal identification and monitoring solutions for companion animals and livestock. These solutions enable pet owners to better manage the health and well-being of their pets and enable livestock producers to improve well-being and animal production. Technology Solutions include Core Technologies in Livestock Identification, Dairy, Beef and Swine monitoring, for which the product/market fit is established, as well as products in discovery. Our Technology Solutions division is evolving. We are moving to a Product Operating Model – a new way of working that empowers product teams to take full ownership and accountability for delivering customer and business value in ways our customers love and that work for the business. Our product teams are cross-functional and durable, bringing together all the skills required to deliver impactful outcomes. Each team includes a Product Manager, Technology Lead, Product Designer, Delivery Lead, engineers, and developers. We believe in customer centricity, ownership, and accountability.