Avila Science – VP Technology Job Description
September 2024
About Avila Science
Avila Science, Inc. is a NYC-based pharmaceutical technology company transforming the treatment of early pregnancy loss (EPL). EPL is incredibly common, impacting 1.3M patients annually in the United States (and almost 20M patients worldwide every year), yet current treatment options are suboptimal.
Patients are either:
- Offered expectant management (“go home; it’ll take care of itself”),
- Offered a surgical procedure (in an operating room, with anesthesia, and billed to insurance at up to $10,000),
- Or, rarely, given a single dose of medication that is only effective 67% of the time.
We are developing a better way. Our two-step, medically-managed solution provides a comprehensive treatment for early pregnancy loss, combining a medication combo pack with an augmented intelligence (AI)-powered conversational agent to hold the patient’s hand through care.
Job Title
Vice President, Technology
About the Role
As the Vice President, Technology (VP, Tech) at Avila, you will build and lead the engineering, data science, and design teams, serving as a foundational member of our executive team. In this capacity, you will drive our technical vision, strategy, and execution to propel Avila’s product forward. This includes developing a large language model-based conversational agent to provide medication treatment plans, answer patient questions, triage symptoms and side effects, and follow up with patients through text message conversations, offering medically-supported, empathetic, non-judgmental support.
The job is based in-person in our New York City headquarters.
Responsibilities
Chart the strategy for the LLM and identify emerging technological opportunities for Avila in collaboration with the CEO and executive team:
- Drive the evolution of our LLM products, developing long-term, scalable, and secure technology solutions that power the next generation of patient interactions across a wide range of applications;
- Direct the research, evaluation, and adoption of new and existing technologies to advance ML/AI in real-world, patient-centered use cases;
- Work with the executive team to understand needs and priorities, ensuring all tech initiatives are aligned with Avila’s strategic objectives;
- Stay abreast of technology, healthcare, and artificial intelligence trends.
Be the lighthouse for our technology team across Avila:
- Build and manage a high-performing, full-stack engineering, data science, and design team, fostering a culture focused on innovation and iteration;
- Serve as the voice of technology-related matters on the executive team, providing insights and recommendations to drive strategic decisions;
- Provide technical leadership and mentorship to the growing tech team;
- Establish and enforce technology standards and best practices across the organization, ensuring adherence to industry regulations and standards related to technology and data management.
Be the technological backbone of our team. You will own the engineering and product roadmaps and the strategy for integrated systems across Avila:
- Oversee streamlining processes and workflows to improve efficiency and effectiveness of IT systems;
- Drive the optimization of our technology infrastructure, ensuring reliability, scalability, and cost-effectiveness;
- Lead technology-related partnerships, vendor relationships, and external collaborations to support our technological initiatives;
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams including legal, sales, marketing, and more.
Our ideal candidate has:
Mandatory:
- Proven experience (10+ years) in software engineering, ideally within a high-growth company or startup;
- Experience (3+ years) leading engineering teams including people management and technology leadership;
- Excellent leadership and people management skills with the ability to inspire, hire, and motivate cross-functional teams, including mentoring and managing junior developers;
- Ability to research, evaluate, prototype, and deploy hosted SAAS services and open source technologies;
- Effective communication and stakeholder management abilities, with experience interfacing with executives and external partners;
- Deep expertise in LLMs, artificial intelligence services, cloud infrastructure management, cybersecurity, and emerging technologies;
- Demonstrated success in managing complex technology projects and initiatives from conception to completion;
- Advanced degree in Computer Science, Software Engineering, or a related field;
- Must be available to work in-office 3-4 days per week in New York City.
Preferred:
- Familiarity with healthcare considerations such as HIPAA compliance.
Compensation:
- Salary: $250,000 – $275,000, commensurate with experience;
- Bonus structure and equity package are included in this role;
- Medical, Dental, Vision, and other benefits included;
- 401k with 4% match.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Avila Science is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
For more information or to apply, please email team@avilascience.com.