Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Job Title: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)

Location: New York City (Hybrid/Onsite preferred)

Role Overview:


As the CTO, you will be the technology leader leading innovation for the studio, playing a pivotal role in shaping the products architecture, development strategy, and execution of at least two digital health products from the ground up. You will be involved hands-on in coding, coding reviews, architecting, estimating, and guiding product engineering decisions. And, evaluating ways to include AI and Gen. AI ( LLMs) into the products.


You'll work closely with product and design teams to bring concepts to life, while also building and mentoring high-performing engineering teams. Your deep healthcare tech and digital health background will help ensure we're building scalable, compliant, and impactful solutions.



Key Responsibilities:

• Lead the technical vision, architecture, and execution of multiple healthcare and digital health technology products
• Be hands-on in solution architecture, estimating, application development, prototyping, and building MVPs
• Own technical estimating, sprint planning, and feature delivery timelines
• Collaborate with product managers and designers to turn concepts into real, scalable software
• Build and grow a talented engineering team (in-house and contractors)
• Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and standards (HIPAA, HL7/FHIR, etc.)
• Contribute to product strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market planning
• Evaluate and implement best-in-class tools, frameworks, and DevOps practices
• Build secure, performant, and scalable systems in cloud environments (preferably AWS or Azure)

Requirements:

• 10+ years of experience in software engineering, with 3+ years in a technical leadership or CTO role
• Strong experience in application development, architecture design, and hands-on coding
• Proven track record of building and launching digital health products
• Deep understanding of healthcare provider workflows and systems
• Experience working with or building solutions for skilled nursing facilities (a plus)
• Previous experience with EMR/EHR systems (a strong plus)
• Familiarity with healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7, CDA, etc.)
• Startup/Venture Studio experience preferred - must be comfortable with ambiguity and speed
• Excellent communication and team leadership skills
• Bachelor's or Master's in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field