Omnicell

Director, Engineering - Robotics & Automation

Omnicell$130K — $180K *
Healthcare
Less than 5 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of experience in robotics, automation, or related fields
  • Background in leading product development from concept to commercialization
  • Strong technical judgment with risk assessment and architectural decision-making
  • Hands-on engineering experience with credible influence in multidisciplinary teams
  • Excellent communication skills tailored for both technical and executive audiences

Responsibilities

  • Serve as the technical authority for Robotics & Automation portfolio
  • Define technical strategy and engineering direction for multiple programs
  • Guide design decisions and drive execution excellence
  • Lead development of next-generation robotics platforms
  • Drive innovation from concept through deployment
  • Balance innovation with product enhancements and reliability
  • Build alignment across various teams and communicate complex concepts effectively

Benefits

  • Opportunities to shape product strategy and influence technical direction
  • Be a part of a pioneering team in pharmacy automation
  • Work in an innovative and evolving organization
  • Engage in complex hardware-software development
  • Contribute to redefining medication management practices
Full Job Description
Job Description

Director, Engineering - Robotics & Automation

Shape the Next Generation of Pharmacy Robotics

Omnicell is seeking a senior technical leader to define and deliver the future of our Robotics & Automation portfolio. This is a Chief Engineer-style role responsible for driving innovation across next-generation pharmacy automation platforms, transforming ideas into scalable products that improve medication management and patient care.

This role is ideal for a hands-on engineering leader who combines deep technical expertise with the ability to align teams, influence stakeholders, and deliver complex hardware-software systems from concept through commercialization.

What You'll Own

Technical Leadership & Direction

  • Serve as the technical authority for Omnicell's Robotics & Automation portfolio


  • Define technical strategy, architecture, and engineering direction across multiple programs


  • Guide critical design decisions, resolve complex technical challenges, and drive execution excellence


  • Partner closely with Product Management to translate market needs into technical solutions


Product Development from Concept to Scale

  • Lead development of next-generation robotics and automation platforms


  • Drive innovation from early concept development through design, verification, launch, and deployment


  • Balance new product innovation with ongoing product enhancements and reliability improvements • Ensure solutions deliver performance, scalability, quality, and customer value


Cross-Functional Leadership

  • Build alignment across engineering, product, manufacturing, quality, supply chain, and service teams


  • Influence through technical credibility and sound judgment rather than organizational authority


  • Communicate complex technical concepts to both engineers and executive leaders


  • Lead effectively in a highly matrixed environment


What We're Looking For

A leader who brings:

  • Deep expertise developing complex robotics, automation, mechatronics, or electromechanical systems


  • Proven experience leading products from concept through commercialization and scale


  • Strong technical judgment with the ability to evaluate tradeoffs, identify risks, and guide architecture decisions


  • Credibility earned through hands-on engineering experience • Success leading multidisciplinary teams in matrixed organizations


  • Strong collaboration and executive communication skills


Relevant backgrounds may include:

  • Robotics


  • Industrial automation


  • Motion control systems


  • Advanced manufacturing equipment


  • Precision machinery


  • Complex hardware-software platforms


  • Mechatronics


Why This Role Matters

Omnicell is entering a new phase of innovation. While today's portfolio includes industry-leading automation solutions, the opportunity ahead is to create the next generation of robotics platforms that redefine pharmacy and medication management.

This is a rare opportunity to shape product strategy, influence technical direction, and leave a lasting mark on a market poised for significant innovation. A successful leader will help define what pharmacy automation looks like for the next decade.

The Ideal Candidate

A technical leader who has built complex automation systems, can establish clear engineering direction, knows how to scale products from concept to commercialization, and thrives by bringing people together to solve difficult problems. Technical depth opens the door. Leadership, influence, and execution drive success.

Please note that Omnicell reserves the right to modify job roles and responsibilities as needed to meet our organization's evolving needs and drive our mission forward.

About Omnicell

Omnicell, Inc. is an American multinational healthcare technology company headquartered in Mountain View, California. It manufactures automated systems for medication management in hospitals and other healthcare settings, and medication adherence packaging and patient engagement software used by retail pharmacies. Its products are sold under the brand names Omnicell and EnlivenHealth.
Learn more about Omnicell
Size
3,800 employees
Market Cap
$2 billion
Industry
Net Income
$32.1 million
Founded
1992
5 Year Trend
+10.2%
Revenue
$892.2 million
NASDAQ

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