CTO Co-Founder – Healthcare Payments AI Startup

📍 Location: New York, NY (Onsite)
💼 Employment Type: Full-Time
🚫 Visa Sponsorship: Not Available
🚚 Relocation Assistance: Not Available
💰 Compensation: $150,000 Base + 15–20% Equity

Overview

A funded early-stage healthcare AI startup is seeking a hands-on CTO Co-Founder to lead technology strategy, product development, architecture, and engineering execution.

The company is building an AI-powered platform focused on transforming healthcare payments, claims processing, revenue cycle management, and financial workflow automation. This is a true 0-to-1 opportunity for a technical leader who wants to build both the product and the company from the ground up.

Key Responsibilities

Technology & Product Leadership

Own the technology vision, architecture, and engineering roadmap.
Build and launch the company’s initial MVP and commercial platform.
Evaluate and select the technology stack and infrastructure.
Design secure, scalable systems for healthcare payment and claims workflows.

AI & Workflow Automation

Build AI-driven workflow automation and operational intelligence capabilities.
Develop data ingestion, normalization, and decision-support solutions.
Implement automation for claims, reimbursement, reconciliation, and payment processes.

Engineering Leadership

Recruit, hire, and lead the founding engineering team.
Establish development standards, processes, and engineering culture.
Drive execution from concept through production deployment.

Strategic Collaboration

Work directly with the CEO, investors, advisors, and early customers.
Translate customer needs into scalable technical solutions.
Support fundraising, product strategy, and commercial growth initiatives.

Required Qualifications

Experience

✔ 0-to-1 Product Development Experience

✔ Hands-On Software Engineering & Architecture

✔ AI / ML & Workflow Automation

✔ Engineering Team Leadership

✔ Healthcare Payments, Revenue Cycle, FinTech, or Transaction-Based Systems Experience

✔ 10+ Years of Technical Experience

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field.
Graduate of a top-tier university strongly preferred.

Preferred Backgrounds

Healthcare Technology
Revenue Cycle Management (RCM)
Claims Processing Platforms
Payments & FinTech
AI Workflow Automation
Enterprise SaaS
Data Infrastructure
Healthcare Interoperability

Ideal Candidate

The ideal candidate is a builder-first technical leader who has:

Personally built and launched software products from MVP to production.
Experience operating in startups or high-growth environments.
Strong software architecture and coding skills.
Experience developing AI-powered products or automation platforms.
Knowledge of healthcare payments, claims, revenue cycle, or other regulated transaction-heavy industries.
Experience recruiting and leading engineering teams.
Ability to communicate effectively with customers, executives, and investors.

Healthcare payments experience is highly desirable but candidates from fintech, enterprise workflow automation, or regulated data-intensive industries will also be considered.

Candidate Snapshot

Requirement

Details

Level

CTO / Co-Founder

Experience

10+ Years

Location

New York, NY (Onsite)

Industry

Healthcare AI / FinTech

Education

Bachelor's Degree Required

Equity

15–20%

Relocation

Sponsorship

Screening Questions

Have you personally built and launched a software product from MVP to production?
Describe your experience leading 0-to-1 product development initiatives.
What AI, machine learning, or workflow automation products have you built?
Do you have experience in healthcare payments, revenue cycle management, claims processing, or fintech?
Have you recruited and led engineering teams in a startup or high-growth environment?
What programming languages, frameworks, and cloud technologies have you used to build scalable products?
Are you comfortable being a hands-on contributor while also leading the engineering organization?
Are you able to work onsite in New York City?

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role?

Founder mentality and bias toward action.
Strong technical depth with hands-on coding capability.
Experience building products in regulated, transaction-heavy environments.
Ability to move quickly from concept to commercial product.
Strong communication skills with both technical and non-technical stakeholders.
Passion for using AI to solve complex operational challenges.
Desire to build and scale a company, not just a technology platform.

Sr. Director, AI & Data Science

📍 Location: Wayzata, Minnesota, United States (Hybrid – scheduled work from home days)
💼 Industry: Information Technology
📊 Category: Business Intelligence
📌 Job Type: Full-time | Onsite with WFH flexibility
💲 Compensation: $190,000 – $300,000 + bonus eligibility
📈 Relocation Assistance: Possible for ideal candidate

About the Company

Our company’s size and scale allow us to make a positive global impact. We are a family company providing food, ingredients, agricultural solutions, and industrial products that are vital for living. With 160,000 colleagues across 70 countries, we connect farmers, customers, and families with essentials every day.

Job Purpose

The Sr. Director of AI & Data Science is a visionary leader responsible for driving high-impact AI applications across the business. This role partners with executives to identify opportunities where AI can provide strategic advantage, shaping how data science transforms decision-making, operations, and customer experience.

The leader will:

Champion responsible AI practices (governance, risk mitigation, ethics).
Deliver measurable business outcomes from AI investments.
Lead and scale a global team of data scientists (transitioning from regional to global scope).

Key Responsibilities

Partner with business leaders to identify and accelerate AI opportunities.
Translate complex AI concepts into business-focused narratives for executives.
Provide strategic oversight of AI product delivery (scope, timeline, budget).
Champion innovation, continuous improvement, and AI adoption across the business.
Develop a community of practice for global data scientists to drive reuse and alignment.
Build and maintain strategic partnerships and alliances to maximize value.
Lead, coach, and develop a team of 16+ data scientists in an inclusive culture.
Manage large budgets, ensure measurable ROI, and deliver against business value targets.

Minimum Qualifications

Bachelor’s in Data Science, Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or related field (or equivalent experience).
8+ years of related work experience.
Experience with at least two machine learning approaches: supervised, unsupervised, reinforcement learning.
Proven ability to present complex AI solutions to non-technical audiences.

Preferred Qualifications

Master’s or PhD in Data Science, Computer Science, Math, Engineering, or related field.
5+ years of leadership experience (managing teams of data scientists).
Experience driving enterprise-wide analytics adoption.
Familiarity with CI/CD pipelines, distributed computing frameworks, and AWS.
Background in software development/version control.
Strong business acumen and experience presenting to senior executives.
Experience in Agriculture or related industries is a plus.

Compensation & Benefits

💲 Base Salary: $190,000 – $300,000
🎯 Bonus Eligible: Yes
🏥 Comprehensive health & wellness benefits
🍼 14 weeks parental leave + prevention & wellness programs
🌎 Sick & Safe Leave: 1 hour for every 30 worked (up to 48 hours annually, unless otherwise required by law)

Candidate Profile

7–10+ years’ experience in AI, Data Science, and Analytics.
Proven ability as a strategic champion to drive AI adoption at scale.
Leadership experience managing diverse data science teams.
Strong emotional intelligence (EQ) and collaborative leadership style.
Comfortable influencing senior executives and non-technical stakeholders.

✅ Security Clearance Required: No
✅ Visa Candidates Considered: No
✈️ Travel: Occasional

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