Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. CVS Health is a healthcare company focused on creating more connected, convenient, and compassionate health experiences. The Executive Director, Software Engineering will lead the design, development, and delivery of Specialty Pharmacy products and platforms, define technical strategy, scale engineering teams, and partner with business and technology stakeholders to deliver secure, innovative software solutions.
Responsibilities
Lead software engineering teams responsible for the design, development, and deployment of applications and platforms
Establish engineering best practices, software development standards, and operational excellence
Drive the delivery of secure, scalable, resilient, and maintainable software solutions
Foster an engineering culture centered on innovation, accountability, quality, and continuous improvement
Lead development of products that improve user and customer experiences, operational efficiency, clinical workflows, and business performance
Establish reusable frameworks, services, and accelerators that enable rapid delivery of Pharmacy products
Drive modernization of existing services and applications through modern technologies, AI solutions and automation
Recruit, mentor, and develop engineering leaders and technical talent
Partner with Product Management to define technical solutions that align with business priorities
Collaborate with cross functional teams including product, Security, and SRE teams to ensure successful delivery
Communicate engineering strategy, roadmap, risks, and outcomes to executive leadership
Drive measurable business value through technology investments
Skills
* 15+ years of software development and technology leadership experience
* 10+ years leading large-scale engineering organizations
* 5+ years delivering solutions on modern technologies within enterprise software environments
* Deep expertise in software architecture, modern engineering practices, APIs, microservices, DevSecOps, and cloud technologies
* Proven track record of leading organizations with 50+ engineers across multiple teams
* Experience delivering large-scale client or customer-facing and enterprise software solutions
* Strong executive communication and stakeholder management skills
Bachelor's degree
* Healthcare, pharmacy, payer, provider, or digital health experience
* Experience with LLMs, agentic architectures, conversational AI, and intelligent workflow automation
Benefits
This full‑time position is eligible for a comprehensive benefits package designed to support the physical, emotional, and financial well‑being of colleagues and their families.
Medical, dental, and vision coverage
Paid time off
Retirement savings options
Wellness programs
Other resources, based on eligibility
CVS Health bonus, commission or short-term incentive program in addition to the base pay range listed above
An award target in the company’s equity award program
Company Overview
CVS Health is a health solutions company that provides an integrated healthcare services to its members. It was founded in 1963, and is headquartered in Woonsocket, Rhode Island, USA, with a workforce of 10001+ employees. Its website is https://www.cvshealth.com/.
Company H1B Sponsorship
CVS Health has a track record of offering H1B sponsorships, with 1 in 2022. Please note that this does not guarantee sponsorship for this specific role.