Director, Engineering - Clinical Products at HeartFlow

San Francisco, California, United States

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Not SpecifiedCompensation
Senior (5 to 8 years)Experience Level
Full TimeJob Type
UnknownVisa
Medical Technology, Healthcare InnovationIndustries

Requirements

The Director, Engineering - Clinical Products requires a strong background in building and scaling engineering organizations, driving team planning and delivery, and ensuring the technical and operational excellence required in a regulated healthcare environment. Candidates should have experience in managing managers and leading multiple engineering teams in a fast-paced, mission-driven environment, with a track record of successful planning, consistent execution, and on-time delivery of complex software projects. Strong leadership and organizational skills are essential, along with experience in medical device software, including visualization, UI architecture, cloud services, algorithm development and integration.

Responsibilities

This role involves leading and growing multiple engineering teams through engineering managers, setting clear goals and ensuring alignment to strategic objectives. It requires driving successful quarterly and long-range planning efforts, balancing innovation with execution, and ensuring engineering teams consistently meet delivery commitments. The Director will also ensure engineering teams are executing with high quality, predictable velocity, and attention to operational reliability, while hiring, developing, and retaining strong engineering and management talent, building an inclusive, high-performance team culture. Key responsibilities include mentoring and guiding engineering managers, providing technical leadership across medical device software, collaborating with product, clinical, design, and research teams to build seamless user experiences, and partnering with other engineering leaders to evolve system architecture and ensure cross-team alignment. Contributing hands-on to design when appropriate, especially in areas of high impact such as architecture, rendering pipelines, or clinical data visualization, is also a part of the role.

Skills

Engineering Management
Cloud Applications
Software Development
Team Leadership
Strategic Direction
Operational Execution

HeartFlow

Non-invasive cardiac testing for heart disease

About HeartFlow

HeartFlow provides a non-invasive cardiac test that helps visualize a patient's coronary arteries in detail. This technology allows physicians to diagnose and treat heart disease more effectively without the need for invasive procedures, which reduces risks for patients and costs for healthcare providers. HeartFlow's main clients are healthcare professionals seeking safer diagnostic methods. The company offers several analyses, including FFRCT Analysis and Plaque Analysis, all of which have received FDA clearance and are available in multiple countries, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Japan, and Canada. Unlike many competitors, HeartFlow focuses on providing a comprehensive suite of analyses that enhance treatment planning. The goal of HeartFlow is to improve cardiovascular care by making it safer and more efficient for both patients and healthcare providers.

Redwood City, CaliforniaHeadquarters
2010Year Founded
$858.5MTotal Funding
SERIES_FCompany Stage
HealthcareIndustries
501-1,000Employees

Benefits

Remote Work Options
Stock Options
401(k) Company Match

Risks

Emerging AI-driven competitors could threaten HeartFlow's market share.
Algorithmic bias in AI models could lead to inaccurate diagnoses.
Integration into healthcare systems may face resistance due to complexity and cost.

Differentiation

HeartFlow offers the only combined anatomy, physiology, and plaque analysis for heart disease.
HeartFlow's non-invasive FFRCT Analysis is FDA-cleared and widely available globally.
HeartFlow's AI-driven technology provides personalized 3D heart models for precise diagnostics.

Upsides

HeartFlow closed a $215 million Series F funding round in April 2023.
The global non-invasive cardiac imaging market is projected to grow significantly.
HeartFlow's technology aligns with the trend towards value-based care in healthcare.

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