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Posted Apr 15, 2026

Founding CTO, Healthcare Startup

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Job Description: • Partner directly with our CEO and COO to design, architect, and build the technical foundation that powers Savoy Life’s caregiving-first model. • Own the creation of our data infrastructure, intelligence layer, and early products that unify caregiving and clinical data—enabling risk stratification, clinical decision support, and scalable continuous care. • Lead AI/ML-driven capabilities and implement technical strategy for clinical signals, early-risk detection, sentiment analysis, and proactive care workflows. • Create data integration pipelines and ensure data integrity and traceability across various inputs. • Build Savoy’s platform with HIPAA compliance and regulatory needs from day one. • Recruit, mentor, and develop engineers as the organization scales and establish engineering culture, SDLC practices, architectural standards, and performance expectations. Requirements: • 10+ years of engineering experience with a strong track record of building and shipping complex, high-impact products. • Experience designing and scaling backend systems, cloud infrastructure, APIs, and data platforms. • Comfortable owning technical architecture end-to-end in a fast-moving startup setting. • Expertise in database design, distributed systems, and event-driven architectures. • Hands-on experience deploying secure, scalable systems on AWS/Azure/GCP. • Experience with clinical data structures (EHR, care notes, vitals, symptoms), healthcare integration standards (FHIR/HL7), or related domains. • Understanding of HIPAA, PHI handling, and the nuances of clinical workflows. • Experience using LLMs to build production features (NLP, summarization, conversational AI, risk prediction, or agent frameworks). Benefits: • Career track opportunity with potential for rapid advancement with strong performance as the firm grows • 100% employer paid, comprehensive health care including medical, dental, and vision for you and your family. • Paid maternity and paternity for 14 weeks at employees' normal pay. • Unlimited PTO, with management approval. • Opportunities for professional development and continued learning. • Optional 401K, FSA, and equity incentives available. • Mental health benefits are available through Tara Mind. • Cost effective GLP-1 solutions available through Crux.
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