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kadence

Head of Engineering (First Hire)

kadence, New York, New York, us, 10261

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Job Description

Join our client as a founding Head of Engineering and help revolutionize pharmaceutical analytics. Our client is replacing $250K consulting projects with AI-powered insights that help pharma companies make critical commercial decisions in real-time. This role is a Founding Engineering position that requires someone with a strong technical hands-on ability, with a blend of the skills to think like large-scale AI/ML architectures utilizing the latest agentic technologies to solve pharmaceutical analytics. Base pay range $150,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr Location:

New York, NY (Remote options available for East Coast) Employment Type:

Full-time Company:

Seed Stage Health Care start-up (Pharma Analytics) Director @ Kadence | AI & Machine Learning Talent Solutions What you'll do

Lead technical architecture for our multi-agent AI platform Build a complete greenfield product with a founder who has strong ties to the pharma industry Build enterprise solutions for pharmaceutical clients with $2B+ market caps Shape the technical direction of a well-funded startup (7-figure investment from healthcare VC) What you'll build

Lead and direct all technical decisions from the ground up Production-ready agentic AI workflows for healthcare data analysis Sophisticated orchestration systems replacing traditional consulting teams Scalable architecture serving major pharmaceutical companies Requirements

Strong software engineering background Production experience with agentic AI systems and multi-agent architectures Experience in highly regulated environments (healthcare, fintech, or defense preferred) Systems thinking approach to complex technical challenges Individual contributor mindset with leadership potential What we offer

Competitive compensation package with significant equity (3-5%) Opportunity to grow into CTO role Direct impact on healthcare outcomes Flexible East Coast location options 26-month runway with strong customer traction

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