Job Description
An opportunity to work at the intersection between data science and business for a disruptive Health-tech firm - One of the fastest growing corporations in the USA.
THE COMPANY
- Founded only a few years ago, this firm has already disrupted an area of Health-tech with a $1B+ IPO and multibillion-dollar valuation
- The firm has developed proprietary capabilities that have already changed the game of a niche health tech area.
- Early stage of rapid growth – we expect to double in size every 1-2 years; this is an opportunity to architect and shape the growth of our strategy, team, and product
- Long term vision – we are focused on building for a future that is years away from mass deployment, allowing us to forget about the limitations of today’s current tech & focus on the leapfrog possibilities
- Access – we are able to strategically use our affiliation with the Fortune 1 company to connect directly with the best and the brightest in the industry
WHAT YOU WILL DO:
- Creation and execution of the overarching strategy for the company’s technical architecture and systems
- Coach and mentor employees at all levels to foster a culture of success on teams including Software Engineering, 3D Asset Development, QA, DevOps, Data Engineering, and Systems Administration
- Act as company's internal and external spokesperson in all technology-related matters
- Manage and develop top-tier talent, including recruitment, engagement, and well-being
- Set, lead and develop technical strategy that aligns with overall business objectives
- Develop strategic plans and set timelines for evaluation, development, and deployment of portfolio wide technology (technical, web, and mobile services)
- Represent the technological agenda in executive meetings
- Identify opportunities for web and mobile services
- Lead architecture team and technology owners to define technical blueprints, roadmaps, and principles that drive day-to-day design decisions
- Develop strategic architecture vision and guiding principles that empowers autonomous design decisions
- Establish software development process and set objectives for process
- Oversee all system design and changes in system architecture
- Track, analyze and monitor technology performance metrics to improve effectiveness of company’s technology strategy
- Monitor web analytics, identify company web user needs and make recommendations that align to business goals
- Supervise quality assurance processes, integration, and system tests
- Share and evangelize technology vision, opportunities, and risks company wide
- Consistent record of building systems that resolve technology decisions through decision making, efficiently and at scale
- Develop, track and control development of annual operating and capital budgets for purchasing, staffing and operations
- Create overall technology standards and practices and ensure best practices are met
- Keep abreast of current and new industry trends. best practices, technologies and software development
- Take initiative in thought leadership, innovation and creativity
- Work closely with Marketing to define and deliver new products and enhancements
- Engage in speaking opportunities, conference, media activities to build strong online presence
SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE:
- Bachelor’s Degree in Computer Science, Information Technology, or related field
- 15+ years of experience in software engineering, architecture and QA
- Consistent track record developing and executing vision for technical direction
- Technical leadership of complex, secure, high-volume, and highly available processing environments
- Experience designing large scale, high performance, distributed systems (e. g. cloud) processing large amounts of data with high throughput characteristics
- Experience building scalable application architectures and with the progression from traditional frameworks to micro services
- Experience with data visualization and the cognitive science of working effectively with large volumes of data
- Experience with machine learning
- Consistent track record securing entire product portfolios at scale through deep knowledge of secure architectures & secure-by-design practices
- Strong ability to bring together individuals, teams and organizations. Ability to resolve conflict and drive execution
- Excellent communication and presentation skills to audiences of all levels and backgrounds (executive, business, and technical)
- Successful startup experience
- Successful experience at a mid to large size company
- Ability to work with uncertainty and change of evolving business with enthusiasm
- Experience with technology relative to industry; .Net / core, C#, Python, SQL Server, MongoDB, Solr, jQuery, Angular, AWS, IIS, GitHub, Grunt/Gulp, Node.JS
What's on offer:
- Industry leading package
- Leading Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance
- 401K with match
- PTO
- Collaborative work environment and positive culture
- High standards of work across all levels of the organization
- A mix of high-level strategy work and hands-on product building and making
- A seat at the executive table with valued input into all high-level business and strategic decisions
- An entrepreneurial culture where leadership is focused on empowering teams and expects actionable insights from all levels
- Rewarding work for people who like to shape the future of frontier technologies
