Chief Technology Officer

• Develop and execute the company’s technology strategy, architectural roadmap, and investment priorities in partnership with the CEO and executive team.
• Lead software engineering across web, mobile, cloud, and AI applications, establishing standards for code quality, testing, documentation, and release management.
• Design scalable platform architecture spanning distributed systems, APIs, databases, storage, networking, and third-party integrations.
• Direct the integration of AI capabilities, including large language models, speech recognition, clinical documentation automation, decision support, and predictive analytics.
• Oversee cybersecurity, identity and access management, encryption, vulnerability management, incident response, and secure development practices.
• Lead technology efforts supporting HIPAA and HITECH compliance, SOC 2 readiness, and applicable healthcare requirements.
• Manage cloud infrastructure, DevOps, CI/CD pipelines, monitoring, disaster recovery, and production reliability.
• Partner with clinical and product leadership to prioritize development and translate customer needs into practical technical solutions.
• Mentor and retain engineering, DevOps, quality assurance, and security personnel.
• Establish measurable engineering and operational performance goals while managing technology budgets and cloud costs.
• Evaluate technology vendors, negotiate software agreements, and oversee interoperability initiatives.
• Advise the CEO and Board on technology risks, emerging capabilities, and strategic opportunities.

• Bachelor’s degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field; master’s degree preferred.
• At least 15 years of progressive software engineering experience, including eight or more years leading engineering organizations.
• Experience as a CTO, Vice President of Engineering, or comparable senior technology executive.
• Demonstrated success building and scaling cloud-based SaaS platforms and distributed systems.
• Experience developing enterprise healthcare software and working with healthcare security and privacy requirements.
• Experience implementing AI and machine learning technologies in software products.
• Strong financial planning, vendor management, and technology investment judgment.
• Ability to communicate technical priorities and risks clearly to executives, clinical leaders, customers, and engineering teams.
• A collaborative leadership style, strong mentoring skills, and the ability to operate effectively in a growing startup.

Relevant Technical Experience

Experience with technologies such as Microsoft Azure, AWS, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, Docker, Terraform, PostgreSQL, Supabase, REST APIs, GraphQL, TypeScript, React, RUST, React Native, Node.js, and Python.

Familiarity with Azure Communication Services, Azure AI Speech, OpenAI APIs, GitHub Actions, infrastructure as code, identity management, and Zero Trust security is also relevant., * Bachelor’s (Preferred)

First Year Priorities

• Establish a scalable platform architecture and long-term technology roadmap.
• Improve platform availability, operational resilience, and release quality.
• Strengthen cybersecurity controls and compliance readiness.
• Expand AI capabilities that improve clinical and operational workflows.
• Build and retain an effective engineering organization.
• Support customer implementations and successful commercialization.

Compensation and Benefits

Competitive executive base salary, annual performance bonus, comprehensive benefits, and professional development opportunities. Relocation assistance may be available for qualified candidate and will be discussed during the hiring process.

About Innovator Health

Innovator Health develops healthcare technology that supports physicians, hospitals, and healthcare organizations through AI-powered telemedicine, clinical communication, workflow automation, and secure cloud-based solutions. Its mission is to improve access to care and operational efficiency through technology.

Pay: $220,000.00 - $275,000.00 per year, * 401(k)

• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Relocation assistance
• Vision insurance