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Chief Technology Officer (CTO) Healthcare & Life Sciences (India)

Tata Elxsi·Posted 2 months ago

Location

All India

Experience

3–7 years

Required Skills

APIsdataintegrationSaaSscalabilitysecurityperformanceAIMLSaMDSRE

About the Role

We are looking for a visionary and execution-driven CTO to lead our Healthcare & Life Sciences technology charter.

Key Responsibilities:

  • • Define and drive a 35 year technology vision, portfolio roadmap, and reusability standards

  • • Establish reference architectures, engineering standards, and governance (APIs, data, integration, AI/ML)

  • • Make build/buy/partner decisions aligned with business and GTM strategy

  • • Translate strategy into measurable OKRs and drive engineering excellence, including SaMD practices

  • • Lead development of multi-tenant SaaS and SaMD platforms with a focus on scalability, security, and performance

  • • Champion SRE/DRE practices, observability (e.g., OpenTelemetry), and automation-first operations

  • • Architect FHIR-native, API-first, microservices-based platforms with domain-driven design principles

  • • Ensure compliance with IEC 62304, ISO 13485, and FDA/CE regulations for SaMD and connected devices

  • • Collaborate with quality and regulatory teams to embed compliance into engineering processes

  • • Standardize event-driven architectures (Kafka), GraphQL/REST APIs, and API governance frameworks

  • • Ensure seamless interoperability across platforms, devices, and healthcare ecosystems

  • • Lead technical strategy for RFP/RFI responses including architecture, estimation, and solution design

  • • Conduct executive workshops, due diligence, and client advisory engagements

  • • Build and manage strategic alliances with hyperscalers and platform providers (AWS, Azure, GCP, etc.)

  • • Drive co-sell strategies and marketplace presence

  • • Represent the organization at industry forums, conferences, and publications

  • • Contribute to standards bodies and establish brand credibility in healthcare technology

  • • Design and scale technology teams across architecture, platform engineering, data/AI, and security

  • • Foster a culture of innovation, agility, accountability, and continuous learning

  • • Implement transparent metrics and blameless postmortem practices

  • • Drive development of reusable accelerators (APIs, data pipelines, MLOps frameworks, cybersecurity playbooks)

  • • Encourage IP creation, patents, and knowledge-sharing ecosystems
  • Experience & Qualifications:

  • • 1825 years of progressive technology leadership experience

  • • 15+ years in Healthcare / Medical Devices domain

  • • Proven expertise in enterprise software engineering, cloud platforms, SaMD, and SaaS at scale

  • • Strong understanding of healthcare workflows, device ecosystems, telehealth, and automation
  • Leadership & Skills:

  • • Strategic thinker with robust execution focus and bias for action

  • • Excellent stakeholder management, client engagement, and communication skills

  • • Ability to influence cross-functional teams and drive organizational change .
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