Practice Area
Healthcare IT
Region
Anywhere
Location
On-Site
Company Location
New York NY
Position Id
48660

Vice President Research and Development

Job Description

Client Summary:

  • Uses advanced technology to support more efficient care coordination and management.
  • Designed to help care teams operate effectively at scale.
  • Focuses on improving workflows, productivity, and operational efficiency.
  • Supports proactive risk management and improved care delivery.
  • Aims to reduce costs while enabling readiness for value-based care models.
Position Responsibilities:
  • Own end-to-end delivery of the product roadmap across platform, integrations, AI features, and infrastructure
  • Lead, scale, and manage the in-house engineering team with clear planning, prioritization, timelines, and accountability
  • Ensure predictable, high-quality engineering output aligned with business priorities, emphasizing simplicity, stability, and speed
  • Own platform reliability, uptime, performance, testing, release management, and incident response
  • Establish processes that prevent regressions, eliminate recurring issues, and improve handoffs and ownership
  • Own engineering responsibility for HIPAA compliance, data security, access controls, and audit readiness
  • Partner cross-functionally to translate regulatory and contractual requirements into clear, practical engineering execution
  • Define and execute the technical strategy for EHR integrations, ensuring accuracy, clarity, and scalability
  • Operate with startup-level urgency while balancing speed and quality during rapid growth
  • Partner closely with Product, Customer Success, Sales, and Leadership to evolve from founder-led execution to a scalable operating cadence
Experience & Skills:
Required Experience and Qualifications:
  • 12+ years of engineering experience with at least 5 years in senior leadership roles
  • Prior experience as Head of Engineering, VP Engineering, or VP R&D in a SaaS company
  • Strong background in healthcare technology, regulated SaaS, or data sensitive platforms
  • Proven ability to scale in house engineering teams in a fast growth environment
  • Deep understanding of how startups actually operate, not just how they should operate on paper
  • Clear communicator who can translate technical reality into business language
  • Strong sense of ownership, accountability, and operational discipline
Compensation $280k
  • Participation in Medical, Vision and Dental Insurance (Benefits includes option for FSA, HAS and transit tax benefits)
  • Participation in 401K (currently no matching)
  • 18 days PTO
  • Stock Options