Head of Engineering - Healthcare & Life Sciences
Fractal•New York, United States
fulltime
Engineering and Information Technology
15+ years
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 Engineering, Healthcare and Life Sciences Fractal is a strategic AI partner to Fortune 500 companies, with a bold vision: to power every human decision in the enterprise . We believe the future belongs to organizations that combine human imagination with intelligent systems—and Fractalites are the ones building that future. As we scale our Healthcare and Life Sciences(HLS) practice in the United States, we are looking for a senior, client-facing Head of Engineering to shape and deliver world-class Data & AI platforms for leading Health care and Life Sciences organizations.
This is not a back-office engineering role. This is a consulting-led, client-facing engineering leadership position for someone who is equally comfortable whiteboarding architecture with principal engineers, rolling up their sleeves with delivery teams, and advising CIOs, CTOs, and CDOs in the boardroom.
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Location: New York, NY
Note: This position is not eligible for Immigration Sponsorship at this time. About The Role As Head of Data and AI Engineering for Healthcare and Life Sciences, you will own the engineering strategy and delivery of large-scale Data, AI, and GenAI platforms serving that transform patient care, accelerate drug discovery, optimize healthcare operations, and improve overall health outcomes. You will sit at the intersection of architecture, delivery, and executive partnership, ensuring that ambitious business goals are translated into secure, scalable, and production-grade technology.
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Who Thrives Here The Fractalite mindset is curious, rigorous, and impact driven. You will thrive in this role if you:
Join us as Head of Engineering and help redefine how Healthcare and Life Sciences organizations design, build, and operate Data & AI platforms that matter. Pay The wage range for this role takes into account the wide range of factors that are considered in making compensation decisions, including but not limited to skill sets; experience and training; licensure and certifications; and other business and organizational needs. The disclosed range estimate has not been adjusted for the applicable geographic differential associated with the location at which the position may be filled. At Fractal, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at or near the top of the range for their role and compensation decisions are dependent on the facts and circumstances of each case. A reasonable estimate of the current salary range is up to $300,000 . In addition, you may be eligible for a discretionary bonus for the current performance period.
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 in accordance with the plan documents, which may be amended from time to time. You will be eligible for benefits on the first day of employment with the Company. In addition, you are eligible to participate in the Company 401(k) Plan after 30 days of employment, in accordance with the applicable plan terms. The Company provides for 11 paid holidays and 12 weeks of Parental Leave. We also follow a “free time” PTO policy, allowing you the flexibility to take the time needed for either sick time or vacation.
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. If you like wild growth and working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us!
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