Head of Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences

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Fractal is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies, with a bold vision: to power every human decision in the enterprise. We believe the future belongs to organizations that combine human imagination with intelligent systems—and Fractalites are the ones building that future. As we scale our Healthcare and Life Sciences (HLS) practice in the United States, we are looking for a senior, client-facing Head of Engineering to shape and deliver world-class Data & AI platforms for leading Health care and Life Sciences organizations.

This is not a back‑office engineering role. This is a consulting‑led, client‑facing engineering leadership position for someone who is equally comfortable whiteboarding architecture with principal engineers, rolling up their sleeves with delivery teams, and advising CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs in the boardroom.

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Location:

New York, NY

Note:

This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship at this time.

As Head of Data and AI Engineering for Healthcare and Life Sciences, you will own the engineering strategy and delivery of large‑scale Data, AI, and GenAI platforms serving to transform patient care, accelerate drug discovery, optimize healthcare operations, and improve overall health outcomes. You will sit at the intersection of architecture, delivery, and executive partnership, ensuring that ambitious business goals are translated into secure, scalable, and production‑grade technology.

• Shape and deliver enterprise Data & AI platforms in highly regulated environments (Healthcare and Life Sciences), spanning modern Lakehouse architectures, real‑time and event‑driven pipelines, and GenAI‑enabled systems.
• Partner directly with client executives (CIO, CTO, CDO, Chief Digital/Data Officers) to define technical roadmaps, guide modernization strategy, and connect technology investments to clear business outcomes.
• Lead hands‑on engineering execution
  : set standards, review and influence architecture, remove delivery bottlenecks, and raise the bar on quality, reliability, and velocity across multiple programs.
• Build, hire, and coach high‑performing teams
  , creating strong engineering culture, discipline, and leadership depth across geographies.
• Own platform integrity in regulated environments
  , ensuring security, compliance, governance, and resilience are built in by design—not bolted on later.
• Industrialize AI and GenAI
  : help clients move from experimentation to enterprise‑scale impact through robust MLOps, LLMOps, Agent Ops, governance, and lifecycle management.

• True influence at scale
  :
  You will shape mission‑critical platforms that power growth, efficiency, risk management, and customer experience for some of the world’s largest Healthcare and Life Sciences organizations.
• Depth + altitude
  :
  This role is senior enough to influence the C‑suite, while staying close to architecture decisions and real delivery.
• End‑to‑end ownership
  :
  From strategy and platform design to execution and operationalization, you will own outcomes—not just recommendations.
• AI‑first mandate
  :
  You will lead the adoption of advanced analytics, GenAI, and decision intelligence across the full HLS services value chain.
• A values‑driven company
  :
  Fractal is consistently recognized as a Great Place to Work, with a culture built around curiosity, diversity, and long‑term thinking.

• Consulting experience is required
  : management consulting, digital consulting, or equivalent client‑services engineering leadership roles.
• Proven experience building and scaling modern Data & AI platforms in regulated industries—specifically Healthcare and Life Sciences.
• Deep cloud‑native architecture expertise across one or more Hyperscalers (AWS, Microsoft Azure, GCP), including enterprise modernization programs.
• Executive‑level client leadership
  : demonstrated ability to partner directly with CIO/CTO/CDO stakeholders…