Head of Product – Technology

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in Germany.

📋 Description

• Develop and execute product and technology strategies, including roadmaps and prioritization, for current and future digital therapeutic products.

• Oversee the complete product lifecycle from initial discovery through to delivery, optimization, engagement, and measurable impact on patients.

• Design engineering architecture encompassing mobile/web frontends, backend services, data, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, security, and integrations.

• Leverage data and AI capabilities, focusing on analytics, personalization, automation, experimentation, and responsible AI-driven product features.

• Convert clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, privacy, and security requirements into actionable product and technology solutions.

• Implement software-as-a-medical-device lifecycle practices, including risk management, documentation discipline, change control, audit readiness, and post-market considerations.

• Establish operating models, delivery rhythms, decision rights, and ownership across Product, Engineering, Design, and Data/AI teams.

• Lead team efforts in hiring, coaching, and developing a high-performing, accountable, and learning-oriented organization.

• Manage senior stakeholders across Cara Care, Bayer interfaces, external partners, healthcare ecosystem stakeholders, and relevant infrastructure initiatives.

⛳️ Requirements

• Proven senior product and/or technology leadership experience at Head/VP level, overseeing strategy, roadmap, delivery, and team performance.

• Strong product-oriented mindset with a history of developing consumer-facing or patient-facing digital products that demonstrate measurable engagement, outcomes, and business impact.

• Technical proficiency in modern software architecture, including mobile/web frontend, backend services, APIs, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, cybersecurity, and data platforms.

• Experience working within regulated environments, effectively balancing speed, quality, compliance, privacy, safety, and auditability.

• Excellent people leadership, coaching, hiring, and organizational development capabilities across Product, Engineering, Design, and Data/AI teams.

• Hands-on ownership mentality with strong structured communication skills, able to bring clarity to complex situations.

• Preferred: Familiarity with DiGA, digital therapeutics, SaMD, MDR Class I/IIa, ISO/QMS environments, TR-03161, GDPR, or similar healthcare regulatory frameworks.

• Knowledge of German healthcare workflows, prescription journeys, HCP interactions, reimbursement logic, Gematik/ePA/eVO, or emerging interoperability standards such as EUDI Wallet.

• Experience in developing data-driven and AI-enhanced product capabilities, including personalization, recommendations, automation, analytics, or experimentation platforms.

• Background working in or with larger enterprise environments while maintaining an entrepreneurial pace and product focus.

🏝️ Benefits

• Fair compensation: You will receive equitable pay, regular salary payments, and the necessary technology to excel in your role.

• Great team: Join a vibrant, interdisciplinary team in a friendly and supportive work environment, featuring regular on-site team events.

• Remote-first: Prefer working from home? No issue. Enjoy coming to the Berlin office? That’s great too. We embrace a remote-first approach, letting you work where you feel most comfortable.

• 30 days off: We value rest. You will receive 30 days off per year, which includes 26 vacation days and 4 additional mental health days to recharge when needed.

• Flexible working hours: Whether you prefer an early start or a later one, you can design your day in a way that suits you best.

• You make a difference: With us, you are not just part of the team; you are at the core of it. Your ideas are valued, and you can genuinely make an impact.

• Diversity matters to us: We believe that diverse teams create better products. We are dedicated to fostering an inclusive environment for everyone, regardless of race, religion, skin color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, or disability.