Job Title: Director, Engineering (Healthcare)

Location: Bay Area or Houston strongly preferred; remote available

Position Type: Full-time

Visa sponsorship: Not available

About Us:

Ankr Health is a multinational company with offices in San Francisco, Houston, and Bangalore. Our products are used by big pharma to deliver 24x7 support for cancer patients, and by doctors nationwide to deliver better care while improving financial viability of their clinics.

Backed by YC, Ankr is led by a team that’s built successful companies before. This role will be responsible for leading our growing engineering team spread across two continents.

Critical domains: Healthcare || Agentic AI || Geometric self-expressive ML model || Revenue product || EHR integrations || Robotic process automation – Must have experience in at least two of these.

Key Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and deploy scalable solutions tailored for the healthcare domain.
• Lead development of FHIR + HL7-based integrations and implementation of Ankr in various Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems like Epic, eClinicalWorks, Athena, Cerner
• Lead development, integration and implementation of robust RPA (Robotic Process Automation) solutions for Ankr integrations in EHR systems
• Maintain and improve existing applications to align with the company’s technological and business goals.
• Ensure adherence to healthcare IT standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., SOC2 type 2, HIPAA).
• Recruit top shelf talent from across the globe

Required Skills and Experience

• Healthcare Expertise: Minimum 5 years of experience in the healthcare domain, with hands-on exposure to EHR systems.
• EHR Integration Experience: Proven track record of successfully integrating and deploying EHR platforms.
• RPA Experience (Preferred): Experience designing and deploying RPA solutions (e.g., UiPath, Automation Anywhere).
• Technical Proficiency: Python, web technologies (HTML/CSS/JS), Java (optional)
• DevSecOps: Experience in cloud platforms like AWS, Azure, or GCP is a plus.

Additional Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in software development
• Strong problem-solving skills with attention to detail
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills to collaborate with global teams

What We Offer

• Competitive salary with generous ESOPs in a growth-stage company
• Full remote role for qualified candidates
• Opportunities for career advancement and skill development
• An inclusive and dynamic work culture

Would you join us in changing lives of millions of American patients in the worst times of their lives? Apply now!