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About accentedge Health

accentedge Health is a Chicago-headquartered medical-AI company applying artificial intelligence and breakthrough multiomics science to early cancer detection, with a vision of a future where cancer no longer claims lives. Our foundational model, ABCD (AI Biomarker Cancer Detection), and our clinician-facing platform, doctari, are deployed in partnership with leading comprehensive cancer centers, major pharmaceutical organizations, and the U.S. Federal Government.

About the Role

The Chief Technology & AI Officer (CTO/CAIO) owns the technology vision that powers ABCD and the doctari clinical delivery platform. This executive leads software engineering, infrastructure, MLOps, and AI development, and is accountable for a cloud-first, compliant, high-availability platform aligned to HIPAA, SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST, and a FedRAMP Moderate path.

Key Responsibilities

• Set and execute the technology and AI strategy across the doctari platform, ABCD model serving, and the broader cloud infrastructure.
• Lead the Software & Infrastructure Engineering and AI Development & Model Management teams (24 staff at full occupancy).
• Own the security and compliance posture for technology: HIPAA Security Rule, SOC 2 Type II, HITRUST, FedRAMP Moderate path, and ISO/IEC 27001 readiness.
• Direct the on-prem GPU pod strategy for interactive experimentation and air-gapped partner evaluation, alongside cloud-first training and inference.
• Establish model governance, the model registry, evaluation harness, and bias/drift monitoring frameworks.
• Ensure high-availability hosting and regulated data handling for hospital and pharma IT integrations.

Required Qualifications

• 15+ years in software engineering and technology leadership, including 5+ years as a senior technology executive.
• Proven experience building and operating regulated, high-availability SaaS platforms (healthcare, fintech, or similarly regulated domains).
• Strong grounding in machine learning systems, MLOps, and cloud architecture (AWS, GCP, or Azure).
• Demonstrated ownership of security and compliance frameworks (HIPAA, SOC 2, HITRUST, or FedRAMP).
• Track record leading and scaling engineering and ML organizations.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with FedRAMP Moderate authorization for federal workloads.
• Background in healthtech, medical AI, or genomics data platforms.
• Familiarity with 21 CFR Part 11 electronic records requirements.

A Day in the Role

The CTO/CAIO splits time between engineering and AI zones, partner integration discussions, and security/compliance reviews, and is the executive sponsor for FedRAMP and SOC 2 evidence cycles. Based at the Chicago HQ; hybrid flexibility with regular on-site presence.

Compensation & Benefits

Salary commensurate with experience. accentedge offers a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage; equity participation; 401(k); generous paid time off; and a WELL-aligned workplace featuring sit-stand desks, on-site wellness and quiet spaces, healthy hydration and café amenities, and end-of-trip facilities for commuters.

Equal Opportunity

accentedge Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations are available to applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process.