Counsel Health is an AI-enabled, physician-supervised virtual care company on a mission to multiply the world’s clinical capacity. We believe in a future where every person has a perfect doctor in their pocket, always available, infinitely knowledgeable, and deeply personalized.
To achieve this, we’re building the first fully vertical, AI-enabled medical group from the ground up, redesigning the entire clinical stack with custom AI tools that make our in-house physicians faster and smarter without compromising security or patient safety.
Since our founding in 2023, Counsel has partnered with leading employers, health plans, health systems, and channel partners, serving 100K+ members and on track to reach 1M+ more over the next 12 months. We have raised over $35M from a16z, GV, and other top-tier investors, and are on pace to 5x revenue this year.
Our founding team includes senior physicians and technology leaders from Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, UCSF, the MIT Media Lab, and Mount Sinai. Our broader team, coming from Stripe, NVIDIA, and Google DeepMind, is growing quickly, and we’re looking for exceptional people to join us at this inflection point.
About the role
Counsel Health is seeking a hands-on SVP of Engineering to lead the next phase of our growth, scaling our technology, people, and systems as we redefine the future of AI + human healthcare. This role combines strategic vision with deep technical leadership, owning the end-to-end delivery of Counsel’s platform across full-stack and infrastructure domains.
You will shape the foundation of our engineering organization architecting scalable systems, building and mentoring exceptional teams, and driving the technical execution that powers our next stage of growth. You’ll partner closely with Product, AI, Commercial, and Clinical teams to ensure our technology directly enhances patient outcomes and advances our mission.
What you’ll be working on:
Providing Hands On Leadership: own the end-to-end delivery of Counsel’s platform and engineering organization, spanning full-stack and infrastructure domains, combining strategic vision with hands-on execution to unblock engineers help the team scale effectively
Scaling the Platform and Organization: Work with the team to develop foundational systems, infrastructure, and processes that allow us to scale during our next stage of growth
Building and Leading a High-Performing Team: Recruit, develop, and retain top engineering talent. Strengthen a culture where engineers take ownership, stay accountable, and continually raise the bar
Cross-functional Partnership: Partner with AI, Product, Commercial, and Clinical teams to align engineering initiatives with patient experience and overall business strategy
Executing with Velocity and Discipline: Work to increase product velocity and reliability while maintaining the highest quality and best practices. Ensure the engineering org operates as a trusted, high-leverage partner to cross-functional teams
Requirements:
7+ years of engineering leadership with demonstrated experience evolving engineering processes, architecture, and infrastructure through rapid growth stages
Experience building or leading engineering in health-tech, digital health, or healthcare-adjacent environments
Deep technical acumen, understanding what “great engineering” looks like and can coach teams to reach that standardProven experience building high-performing engineering teams while acting as a hands-on leader who unblocks teams, enables autonomy, and raises the bar for excellence
Strong collaborator who partners effectively with AI, Product, Commercial, and Clinical teams to translate company goals into executable technical plans
Showcases strategic leadership by owning a compelling technical vision and roadmap that aligns with company objectives
What we offer
Impact: Be at the forefront of AI-augmented care delivery, tackling some of the most ambitious challenges in healthcare.
Growth: Professional development and leadership opportunities within a rapidly expanding tech-enabled care delivery organization.
Exposure: Gain hands-on experience in scaling a fast-growing healthcare technology company and directly interface with executives at the world’s leading healthcare organizations.
Compensation: Competitive salary and equity options.
Benefits: Competitive healthcare, vision, and dental, snacks and free lunch at the office.
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