Director of Engineering

Meet the team

This San Diego based individual contributor role is responsible for shaping the company's front-end innovation function, including identifying high-value growth opportunities and translating them into clear, differentiated, and actionable product concepts and demonstrate technical and market feasibility. The role contributes to the operating model, decision framework and feasibility of innovation efforts focused on expanding the company's sensing platform into new care settings, adjacent markets, new analytes, and disease states. This position will also play a role in Dexcom's corporate venture capital effort.

Where you come in

• Explore and develop future opportunities for growth, including expansion beyond current core indications, new analytes, adjacent disease states, care settings, and new product concepts.
• Interface with cross-functional teams across the organization in product, market strategy, clinical and medical strategy, product concept leadership, product design, prototyping and technical feasibility.
• Ensure prioritized opportunities are translated into well-defined product concepts with clear target users, use cases, clinical and customer value, differentiated positioning, and concept-level requirements.
• Integrate subject matter expertise across system architecture, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, system integration, sensor technology, and algorithm technology to evaluate feasibility, resolve key technical uncertainties, and inform concept selection.
• Communicate innovation strategy, portfolio health, key risks, and major recommendations to key stakeholders in support of build / buy / partner optionality and decision-making.
• Maintain awareness of relevant external developments, including emerging technologies, evolving care models, competitor activity, clinical trends, and market shifts.
• Identify, evaluate, and help shape external innovation opportunities that are strategically aligned with Dexcom's long-term growth priorities, technology roadmap, and platform expansion objectives, including the targeting of suitable corporate venture capital investment opportunities.
• Network, research and establish relationships with entrepreneurs, researchers, investors, and key opinion leaders to identify promising technology companies.
• Manage communication, action items, follow up, and meeting planning with companies and investors.

What makes you successful

• Minimum: Bachelor's degree or Advanced degree (highly preferred) PHD, MBA, MS, MD in bioengineering, engineering, life sciences, business, or a related field plus 5–10+ years of experience in medical devices, diagnostics, digital health, or related healthcare technology industries.
• Demonstrated experience shaping front-end innovation efforts using need-driven innovation principles, preferably including formal training or experience with Stanford Biodesign or similar methodologies.
• Combination of strategy and operational product leadership experience, including advancing new medical device or healthcare technology concepts from opportunity identification through product development and market introduction.
• Experience in innovation leadership, product strategy, front-end product development, new market development, platform expansion strategy, and evaluation of external innovation opportunities, partnerships, or venture-related initiatives.
• Experience in corporate venture capital or venture capital in assessing external technologies, startups, venture opportunities, strategic partnerships, or adjacent innovation ecosystems to inform corporate strategy and long-term growth decisions.
• Demonstrated success leading cross-functional teams in regulated environments and working with complex products that combine clinical value, technology, user experience, and market strategy.
• Strong communication, presentation, and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence key stakeholders and lead through ambiguity.

Additional Experience

• Familiarity with continuous sensing platforms, wearables, chronic disease management, or adjacent monitoring technologies.
• Experience with advanced technology, feasibility, or early prototyping teams that bridge research, systems engineering, sensor technology, algorithms, and downstream product development.
• Proven ability to work effectively in ambiguous, fast-paced environments and create clarity from uncertainty.
• Strong business and market acumen, including the ability to assess strategic fit, commercial potential, and competitive differentiation.

Travel Required: 15-25%