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Agent guide: [/agents.md](https://www.wearedevelopers.com/agents.md). --- # Head of Product & Technology - **Company:** Cara Care - **Location:** Berlin, Germany (Remote available) - **Experience:** Expert - **Contract:** Permanent contract - **Skills:** Application Programming Interfaces (APIs), Artificial Intelligence, Data Analysis, Cloud Computing, Cyber Security, DevOps, Web Development, Software Architecture, Systems Integration, Backend, Data Analytics, Data Management - **Published:** July 30, 2026 - **Apply:** https://www.adzuna.de/details/5819808000 ## About the Role * Senior product and/or technology leadership experience at Head/VP level, with ownership of strategy, roadmap, delivery, and team performance * Strong product mindset and track record building consumer-facing or patient-facing digital products with measurable engagement, outcome, and business impact * Technical fluency across modern software architecture, including mobile/web frontend, backend services, APIs, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, cybersecurity, and data platforms * Experience operating in regulated environments, with the ability to balance speed, quality, compliance, privacy, safety, and auditability * Strong people leadership, coaching, hiring, and organizational development skills across Product, Engineering, Design, and Data/AI teams * Pragmatic, hands-on ownership mindset with strong structured communication and the ability to create clarity in complex environments Preferred * Experience with DiGA, digital therapeutics, SaMD, MDR Class I/IIa, ISO/QMS environments, TR-03161, GDPR, or comparable healthcare regulatory frameworks * Familiarity with German healthcare workflows, prescription journeys, HCP interaction, reimbursement logic, Gematik/ePA/eVO, or emerging interoperability standards such as EUDI Wallet * Experience building data-driven and AI-enabled product capabilities such as personalization, recommendations, automation, analytics, or experimentation platforms * Experience working in or with larger enterprise environments while preserving entrepreneurial speed and product focus ## Description We are looking for a Head of Product & Technology (m/f/x) to support us in our mission with immediate effect. In this role, you will be a key member of the Cara Care leadership team and report directly to the Managing Director of Cara Care. You will own the combined product and technology agenda across our DiGA products for IBS and GERD as well as our R&D portfolio. Your mission is to build a clinically effective, user-centric, compliant, and scalable digital therapeutics platform that strengthens Cara Care's position as a category leader in digital care. You combine product leadership, technical depth, and regulated healthcare expertise. You set direction, create focus, build strong teams, and ensure that product discovery, engineering delivery, data/AI capabilities, and compliance requirements work together effectively. Your Mission * Product and technology strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and execution across existing and future digital therapeutic offerings * End-to-end product lifecycle from discovery and delivery to optimization, engagement, and measurable patient impact * Engineering architecture across mobile/web frontend, backend services, data, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, security, and integrations * Data and AI capabilities, including analytics, personalization, automation, experimentation, and responsible AI-enabled product features * Translation of clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, privacy, and security requirements into pragmatic product and technology solutions * Software-as-a-medical-device lifecycle practices, including risk management, documentation discipline, change control, audit readiness, and post-market considerations * Operating model, delivery rhythms, decision rights, and ownership across Product, Engineering, Design, and Data/AI * Team leadership, hiring, coaching, and development of a high-performing, accountable, and learning-oriented organization * Senior stakeholder management across Cara Care, Bayer interfaces, external partners, healthcare ecosystem stakeholders, and relevant infrastructure initiatives What Success Looks Like in the First 12 Months * A focused product and technology roadmap is aligned with business, clinical, regulatory, and patient outcomes * Engineering delivery is more predictable, scalable, and transparent, with clear ownership and operating rhythms * The platform foundation supports multiple indications, future integrations, and compliant product evolution * Product engagement, therapy adherence, prescription activation, and patient impact are improved through data-informed iteration * Teams have clear roles, decision rights, and development paths, and are able to operate with speed and accountability in a regulated environment * Cara Care is prepared for audits, certification requirements, security reviews, and quality expectations by design rather than through late-stage remediation, In this role you will work in a hybrid or remote setup and collaborate closely with leadership, Medical, Regulatory, Quality, Commercial, Privacy, Security, and Bayer stakeholders. The role requires the ability to combine startup-like ownership with the governance expectations of a global healthcare company. 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