What are the responsibilities and job description for the Chief Technology Officer (CTO) position at BigRio?
Job Title: Chief Technology Officer (CTO)
Location: New York City (Hybrid/Onsite preferred)
Role Overview:
As the CTO, you will be the technology leader leading innovation for the studio, playing a pivotal role in shaping the products architecture, development strategy, and execution of at least two digital health products from the ground up. You will be involved hands-on in coding, coding reviews, architecting, estimating, and guiding product engineering decisions. And, evaluating ways to include AI and Gen. AI ( LLMs) into the products.
You’ll work closely with product and design teams to bring concepts to life, while also building and mentoring high-performing engineering teams. Your deep healthcare tech and digital health background will help ensure we’re building scalable, compliant, and impactful solutions.
Key Responsibilities:
- Lead the technical vision, architecture, and execution of multiple healthcare and digital health technology products
- Be hands-on in solution architecture, estimating, application development, prototyping, and building MVPs
- Own technical estimating, sprint planning, and feature delivery timelines
- Collaborate with product managers and designers to turn concepts into real, scalable software
- Build and grow a talented engineering team (in-house and contractors)
- Ensure compliance with healthcare regulations and standards (HIPAA, HL7/FHIR, etc.)
- Contribute to product strategy, roadmap, and go-to-market planning
- Evaluate and implement best-in-class tools, frameworks, and DevOps practices
- Build secure, performant, and scalable systems in cloud environments (preferably AWS or Azure)
Requirements:
- 10 years of experience in software engineering, with 3 years in a technical leadership or CTO role
- Strong experience in application development, architecture design, and hands-on coding
- Proven track record of building and launching digital health products
- Deep understanding of healthcare provider workflows and systems
- Experience working with or building solutions for skilled nursing facilities (a plus)
- Previous experience with EMR/EHR systems (a strong plus)
- Familiarity with healthcare data standards (FHIR, HL7, CDA, etc.)
- Startup/Venture Studio experience preferred – must be comfortable with ambiguity and speed
- Excellent communication and team leadership skills
- Bachelor’s or Master’s in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
Equal Opportunity Statement:
BigRio is an equal opportunity employer. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, pregnancy, status as a qualified individual with disability, protected veteran status, or other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. BigRio makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. All qualified applicants will receive equal consideration for employment.
