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Software Verification Manager, Medical Software
Valencia, California – REMOTE
Join a global leader in medical technology where innovation, quality, and patient impact come together. We are seeking an experienced Software Verification Manager to lead software verification and testing activities for regulated medical software products. This is an outstanding opportunity to build and develop a high-performing verification team while driving software quality across new product development, product enhancements, and sustaining releases.
What You'll Do
Lead software verification activities across multiple regulated medical software products.
Manage, coach, and develop Software Test Engineers, SDETs, and Manual Test Engineers.
Define verification strategies and ensure comprehensive test coverage across functional, integration, system, regression, acceptance, exploratory, interface, and cybersecurity testing.
Review requirements, specifications, architecture, and risk documentation to establish verification scope.
Develop and approve verification plans, protocols, traceability matrices, test cases, verification reports, and controlled quality documentation.
Participate in hands-on testing, including test case development, execution, defect investigation, and result analysis when needed.
Lead defect management, regression planning, retesting, and issue resolution.
Oversee manual and automated testing strategies while improving automation effectiveness.
Support audits, regulatory submissions, notified body reviews, and Design History File documentation.
Partner closely with Software Engineering, Firmware, Hardware, Systems Engineering, Quality Assurance, Regulatory Affairs, Cybersecurity, Product Management, Manufacturing, and Operations.
Drive continuous improvement of verification processes, documentation quality, team performance, and overall software quality.
What You'll Bring
Required Qualifications
Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, Electrical Engineering, or related field.
8+ years of experience in software testing, software verification, software quality assurance, or related software quality roles.
5+ years of managment experience in software verification, software QA, SDET, or software testing teams.
Experience supporting regulated medical software products.
Strong understanding of software verification methodologies and quality practices.
Experience with requirements-based testing, traceability, risk-based testing, and controlled documentation.
Hands-on experience designing, executing, and reviewing software test cases.
Experience with manual and automated testing environments.
Strong collaboration skills across engineering, quality, regulatory, and product teams.
Preferred Qualifications
Experience with IEC 62304, ISO 14971, ISO 13485, FDA QMSR, FDA software guidance, and medical device quality systems.
Experience supporting cybersecurity testing and software security verification.
Experience with BDD, Gherkin, automated regression testing, or modern test automation frameworks.
Experience supporting international regulatory submissions, EU MDR, or notified body reviews.
Experience improving software quality processes and verification efficiency.
A minimum of 200Mb/sec download and 10Mb/sec upload speed internet connectivity is required to support any remote/hybrid employee functionality at Sonova Don't meet all the criteria? If you’re willing to go all in and learn we'd love to hear from you!
We are looking forward to receiving your application via our online job application platform. For this position only direct applications will be considered. Sonova does not recruit via app, telegram, carrier pigeon or any other format that does not include speaking with an actual human. If you are offered a job without speaking with someone please contact Sonova Human Resources
What we offer:Medical, dental and vision coverage*
Health Savings, Health Reimbursement, Flexible Spending/Dependent Care AccountsTeleHealth options
401k plan with company match*
Company paid life/ad&d insurance
Additional supplemental life/ad&d coverage available
Company paid Short/Long-Term Disability coverage (STD/LTD)
Employee Assistance Program (24/7 mental health support hotline, 5 company paid counseling sessions and more)
Robust Internal Career Growth opportunities
Tuition reimbursement
Hearing aid discount for employees and family
Internal social recognition platform
Plan rules/offerings dependent upon group Company/location.
This role's pay range is between $114K to $145K. This role is also bonus eligible. Compensation is based on location and experience .
How we work:
At Sonova, we prioritize the well-being of our employees and foster an inclusive environment that promotes engagement and collaboration. Our team-customized hybrid work model empowers teams to balance individual needs with business goals, offering flexibility and individualized time management. We recognize the importance of life outside of work and strive to create a supportive and motivating workplace where innovation thrives.
Sonova is an equal opportunity employer
We team up. We grow talent. We collaborate with people of diverse backgrounds to win with the best team in the marketplace. We guarantee every person equal treatment in regard to employment and opportunity for employment, regardless of a candidate’s ethnic or national origin, religion, sexual orientation or marital status, gender, genetic identity, age, disability or any other legally protected status.
