CTO Clinical Trial Startup

Title: CTO Clinical Trial Startup (Bay Area)

Location: Santa Clara, CA-Hybrid

Key Responsibilities

• Define and execute the technology roadmap.
• Design and build scalable clinical trial platforms and healthcare systems.
• Lead in-house engineering teams and/or manage outsourced development partners.
• Ensure compliance with healthcare and clinical research regulations.
• Drive product innovation, security, scalability, and data privacy.

Required Experience

• 15+ years of technology leadership experience.
• Strong background in Healthcare, Pharma, Clinical Trials, Life Sciences, or Drug Development.
• Experience building enterprise SaaS or healthcare technology platforms.
• Expertise in cloud technologies (AWS/Azure/Google Cloud Platform), architecture, and engineering leadership.
• Prior experience as CTO, VP Engineering, Head of Technology, or Chief Architect preferred.

Preferred Background

• Clinical Trial Technology
• Pharmaceutical Technology
• CROs (IQVIA, Parexel, ICON, Labcorp, etc.)
• HealthTech or Digital Health startups

Hospital Technology Platforms