Head of Engineering (First Hire) - Kadence : Job Details

Join our client as a founding Head of Engineering and help revolutionize pharmaceutical analytics. Our client is replacing $250K consulting projects with AI-powered insights that help pharma companies make critical commercial decisions in real-time.

This role is a Founding Engineering position that requires someone with a strong technical hands-on ability, with a blend of the skills to think like large-scale AI/ML architectures utilizing the latest agentic technologies to solve pharmaceutical analytics.

Base pay range

$150,000.00/yr - $180,000.00/yr

Location: New York, NY (Remote options available for East Coast)

Employment Type: Full-time

Company: Seed Stage Health Care start-up (Pharma Analytics)

Director @ Kadence | AI & Machine Learning Talent Solutions

• Lead technical architecture for our multi-agent AI platform
• Build a complete greenfield product with a founder who has strong ties to the pharma industry
• Build enterprise solutions for pharmaceutical clients with $2B+ market caps
• Shape the technical direction of a well-funded startup (7-figure investment from healthcare VC)

• Lead and direct all technical decisions from the ground up
• Production-ready agentic AI workflows for healthcare data analysis
• Sophisticated orchestration systems replacing traditional consulting teams
• Scalable architecture serving major pharmaceutical companies

• Strong software engineering background
• Production experience with agentic AI systems and multi-agent architectures
• Experience in highly regulated environments (healthcare, fintech, or defense preferred)
• Systems thinking approach to complex technical challenges
• Individual contributor mindset with leadership potential

• Competitive compensation package with significant equity (3-5%)
• Opportunity to grow into CTO role
• Direct impact on healthcare outcomes
• Flexible East Coast location options
• 26-month runway with strong customer traction