Founding CTO, Healthcare Startup
Red Cell Partners
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Remote
Location: United States
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About the role
- 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.
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard Skills & Tools
data infrastructureAI/ML capabilitiesdata integration pipelinesdatabase designdistributed systemsevent-driven architecturessecure systems deploymentNLPrisk predictionagent frameworks
Soft Skills
leadershipmentoringengineering culture developmentorganizational skillscommunication
Certifications
HIPAA compliance