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hims & hers · 9 hours ago

Director, Clinical Engineering

United States

Full-time

Remote

Director/Executive

$240K/yr - $260K/yr

10+ years exp

Hims & Hers is the leading health and wellness platform, on a mission to help the world feel great through the power of better health. We’re hiring a Director to lead our Clinical Engineering group, responsible for building the systems used by clinicians to deliver personalized care and improving clinical excellence across the organization.

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Responsibilities

Set strategy for the domain: Translate clinical and product strategy into a clear technical direction and operating plan for our Clinical Engineering group, including measurable goals for launch readiness, quality, safety, and efficiency

Lead managers and teams: Hire, develop, and coach engineering managers and senior ICs; build an inclusive, high-accountability culture; run performance management and grow future leaders

Deliver treatment launches with rigor: Own delivery for clinical product initiatives—planning, prioritization, dependency management, and risk mitigation—to support rapid, safe launches

Drive engineering excellence: Establish standards for reliability, testing, documentation, and on-call health; drive incident response and postmortems; improve observability and performance

Partner cross-functionally: Work closely with Clinical, Product, Pharmacy & Fulfillment, Operations, Quality, and Analytics to define roadmaps, clarify requirements, and ensure outcomes are measurable and patient-centered

Embed privacy, security & compliance: Partner with Security, Legal, Regulatory, and Quality to operationalize privacy and security controls and reduce patient-safety and compliance risk in systems and processes

Guide architecture and reduce tech debt: Partner with Staff/Principal engineers to make sound architectural decisions, simplify systems, and invest in foundations that improve velocity and maintainability

Manage team resources: Own headcount planning and budget decisions for your area; make pragmatic build/buy decisions and manage vendors/tools as needed

Communicate and align: Provide crisp updates on progress, risks, and tradeoffs to senior stakeholders; align partners and escalate decisively when needed

Qualification

Engineering leadershipOperational rigorSecurity & complianceTechnical fluencyCross-functional influenceProduct judgmentRegulated product experienceCollaborative leadership

Required

10–12+ years in software engineering, with substantial experience leading teams (including people management) and delivering multi-quarter initiatives in complex environments

Proven ability to hire, coach, and develop managers and senior ICs, while improving execution, collaboration, and team health

Ability to translate clinical needs into practical roadmaps, prioritize effectively, and balance speed with quality, privacy, and safety

Track record building reliable systems and strong operating practices (delivery planning, incident response, observability, performance, CI/CD, and measurable quality)

Experience working with Security/Legal/Regulatory/Quality partners to operationalize controls and mitigate risk in patient-facing or sensitive systems

Comfortable engaging in architecture and system design discussions; able to guide technical leaders and evaluate tradeoffs without needing to be the primary implementer

Strong communicator who builds trust with clinical and business partners, aligns stakeholders, and unblocks teams

Humble, empathetic, and direct—creates clarity and accountability