Fractal
Head of Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS)
Fractal, New York, New York, us, 10261
Head of Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS)
It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Head of Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS)
Fractal Analytics is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets. Join our team as “Head of Engineering” and shape the future of Health and Life Sciences through groundbreaking technology solutions! Please visit Fractal | Intelligence for Imagination for more information about Fractal. Location:
New York Note:
This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship. Role Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and visionary
Head of Engineering to lead our Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS)
practice. This role will be responsible for architecting, building, and scaling technology solutions that transform patient care, accelerate drug discovery, optimize healthcare operations, and improve overall health outcomes. Responsibilities
Define and drive the technology strategy for the HLS practice, aligned with business objectives and client needs. Partner with senior leadership, product management, and domain experts to shape offerings across healthcare providers, payers, MedTech, pharma, and biotech. Lead innovation initiatives in AI/ML, GenAI, data platforms, digital health, and connected ecosystems. Engineering Excellence
Oversee end-to-end engineering across multiple programs — from architecture and design to delivery and operations. Drive best practices in secure, compliant, and scalable software development (HIPAA, FDA, GDPR, GxP). Foster engineering culture of agility, reliability, and “fail-fast/learn-fast” experimentation. Team Leadership
Build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams across data, cloud, platform, and application layers. Encourage continuous learning, research, and adoption of emerging technologies in healthcare and life sciences. Client & Business Impact
Engage with CxO-level stakeholders to understand their business and technology needs. Translate complex healthcare and life sciences challenges into scalable engineering solutions. Drive co-innovation opportunities with clients and partners. Qualifications
15 to 20+ years of engineering leadership experience, with at least 5+ in healthcare, pharma, biotech, or MedTech domains. Proven track record of leading large-scale, mission-critical engineering programs (cloud, data platforms, AI, digital products). Deep knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM), clinical systems, and regulatory compliance. Strong background in modern engineering practices — microservices, APIs, DevSecOps, LLMOps, MLOps, cloud-native architectures. Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills. What We Offer
Opportunity to define and shape the future of healthcare and life sciences technology. A platform to drive innovation at scale using AI, data, cloud, and emerging technologies. Collaborative and entrepreneurial culture with access to cutting-edge research and partner ecosystems. Global career growth in a purpose-driven organization. Must Haves
Hands-on Architecting Capability. Consulting Experience. Pay
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Up to $300,000 . In addition, for the current performance period, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Benefits
As a full-time employee of the company or as an hourly employee working more than 30 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability plans. You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company. Fractal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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It's fun to work in a company where people truly believe in what they are doing! We're committed to bringing passion and customer focus to the business. Head of Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS)
Fractal Analytics is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies with a vision to power every human decision in the enterprise. Fractal is building a world where individual choices, freedom, and diversity are the greatest assets. Join our team as “Head of Engineering” and shape the future of Health and Life Sciences through groundbreaking technology solutions! Please visit Fractal | Intelligence for Imagination for more information about Fractal. Location:
New York Note:
This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship. Role Overview
We are seeking a dynamic and visionary
Head of Engineering to lead our Healthcare & Life Sciences (HLS)
practice. This role will be responsible for architecting, building, and scaling technology solutions that transform patient care, accelerate drug discovery, optimize healthcare operations, and improve overall health outcomes. Responsibilities
Define and drive the technology strategy for the HLS practice, aligned with business objectives and client needs. Partner with senior leadership, product management, and domain experts to shape offerings across healthcare providers, payers, MedTech, pharma, and biotech. Lead innovation initiatives in AI/ML, GenAI, data platforms, digital health, and connected ecosystems. Engineering Excellence
Oversee end-to-end engineering across multiple programs — from architecture and design to delivery and operations. Drive best practices in secure, compliant, and scalable software development (HIPAA, FDA, GDPR, GxP). Foster engineering culture of agility, reliability, and “fail-fast/learn-fast” experimentation. Team Leadership
Build, mentor, and scale high-performing engineering teams across data, cloud, platform, and application layers. Encourage continuous learning, research, and adoption of emerging technologies in healthcare and life sciences. Client & Business Impact
Engage with CxO-level stakeholders to understand their business and technology needs. Translate complex healthcare and life sciences challenges into scalable engineering solutions. Drive co-innovation opportunities with clients and partners. Qualifications
15 to 20+ years of engineering leadership experience, with at least 5+ in healthcare, pharma, biotech, or MedTech domains. Proven track record of leading large-scale, mission-critical engineering programs (cloud, data platforms, AI, digital products). Deep knowledge of healthcare interoperability standards (HL7, FHIR, DICOM), clinical systems, and regulatory compliance. Strong background in modern engineering practices — microservices, APIs, DevSecOps, LLMOps, MLOps, cloud-native architectures. Excellent communication and executive stakeholder management skills. What We Offer
Opportunity to define and shape the future of healthcare and life sciences technology. A platform to drive innovation at scale using AI, data, cloud, and emerging technologies. Collaborative and entrepreneurial culture with access to cutting-edge research and partner ecosystems. Global career growth in a purpose-driven organization. Must Haves
Hands-on Architecting Capability. Consulting Experience. Pay
The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions. A reasonable estimate of the current range is:
Up to $300,000 . In addition, for the current performance period, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus. Benefits
As a full-time employee of the company or as an hourly employee working more than 30 hours per week, you will be eligible to participate in the health, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability plans. You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company. Fractal provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment and prohibits discrimination and harassment of any type without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state or local laws.
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