Director, Engineering Operations

Abbott

Actively hiring
Alameda, CA Posted 31 days ago $172,000$344,000 / year

At a glance

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TL;DR

As a Director of Engineering Operations at Lingo, you will join a dynamic team dedicated to developing a health platform that integrates continuous biosensor data and real-time analytics. Your primary responsibilities include serving as a strategic advisor to the engineering leadership, translating business objectives into technology strategies, and driving executive presentations. You will also build and lead an Engineering Operations team, manage organizational effectiveness initiatives, and ensure alignment with regulatory standards like HIPAA and GDPR. Key skills required are extensive experience in technology strategy and management consulting, expertise in organizational design, and strong financial acumen for managing large-scale portfolios. Preferred qualifications include a background in digital health or other regulated industries, experience in high-growth environments, and knowledge of IEC 62304 development processes.

Skills

Lean Agile CI/CD HIPAA GDPR ISO OKRs KPIs AWS Azure Google Cloud Terraform Docker Kubernetes PostgreSQL Python Go JavaScript React Node.js

What you'll do

  • Translate long-range business objectives into a prioritized technology strategy for Engineering leadership.
  • Build and lead an Engineering Operations team to enhance organizational effectiveness and capability assessments.
  • Standardize tools, processes, and operational practices across teams to improve alignment and execution consistency.
  • Define, manage, and report on OKRs, KPIs, and operational metrics, presenting progress to senior stakeholders.
  • Ensure Technology investments and operations align with regulatory requirements such as HIPAA, GDPR, and ISO standards.
  • Lead continuous improvement methodologies (Lean, Agile) to optimize end-to-end value streams in the Engineering organization.

What we're looking for

  • Over 18 years of experience in technology strategy and senior leadership roles within complex organizations.
  • Proven track record as an executive advisor influencing stakeholders across technology, product, commercial, and finance functions.
  • Expertise in organizational design, operating model transformation, and building high-performing teams at scale.
  • Demonstrated success developing and executing multi-year technology strategies in regulated environments.
  • Strong financial acumen with experience managing large-scale technology portfolios and investment prioritization.
  • Experience in digital health or other highly regulated industries preferred.
  • Exceptional executive communication skills for C-suite and board audiences.

Market check

Salary context

This $172,000–$344,000 range sits above 79% of similar postings on FindRole.

Peer median band

$149,150$236,750

Median floor and ceiling across peers.

Typical midpoint (25–75%)

$149,937$247,875

Middle half of comparable postings.

Based on 238 comparable postings.

* 240 is the maximum number of comparable postings sampled.

Employer

About Abbott

Abbott Laboratories is a global healthcare company that manufactures and markets a broad and diversified line of health care products including diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals, and branded generic pharmaceuticals. Industry: Healthcare & Medical Devices

Abbott currently has 43 open roles on FindRole.

Listed pay typically runs $99,300–$198,700 across 41 roles with salary data.

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