Vice President Research and Development

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.

• 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

• 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

$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