Drive the software development of SpinePlanner toward a robust, clinically usable, and product-ready solution. Translate clinical, regulatory, and technical requirements into reliable software architecture, implementation plans, and development workflows. Develop, maintain, and improve core software components for patient-specific planning, image-based workflows, data handling, visualization, and computational analysis. Establish and apply professional software engineering practices across the development lifecycle, including maintainable architecture, testing, documentation, release management, and code quality. Contribute to verification and validation activities in line with regulated MedTech software development standards. Work closely with surgeons, researchers, engineers, and external partners to define clinically meaningful use cases and translate them into practical software solutions. Support the integration of SpinePlanner into clinical workflows that connect preoperative planning with surgical execution, including interfaces to medical imaging data, surgical guidance systems, robotic platforms, and clinical IT environments. Contribute to technical and product documentation as well as project reporting. Help shape a development culture that bridges academic innovation, clinical relevance, regulatory expectations and professional software product development.
Anforderungen:
MSc or PhD in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Biomedical Engineering, Medical Informatics, Electrical Engineering, or a related field. At least 7 years of professional software engineering experience, including substantial responsibility for the design, implementation, testing, documentation and maintenance of complex software systems. At least 3 years of hands-on experience in regulated MedTech software development, ideally including software as a medical device. Strong software engineering and architecture skills. Practical experience with regulated software development processes, including requirements management, risk management, traceability, verification and validation, and technical and release documentation. Familiarity with relevant MedTech standards and quality frameworks, ideally including IEC 62304, ISO 13485, ISO 14971, IEC 62366, or comparable regulatory expectations. Ability to translate clinical needs, user feedback, technical constraints, and regulatory requirements into practical, reliable, and well-structured software solutions. Independent, structured, and proactive working style, with the ability to take ownership of technical decisions. Clear and confident communication with clinicians, engineers, researchers, quality experts, and external project partners.