M3 USA
M3 USA
M3 USA delivers market research, healthcare recruitment, and promotional services for the life sciences sector. Its work spans qualitative and quantitative research, multichannel promotion, clinical trial support, and physician engagement, helping pharmaceutical and healthcare organizations understand professional audiences and connect them with relevant information. As a subsidiary of M3 Inc., the company draws on research capabilities across the United States and Europe, using healthcare data and professional networks to support informed decision-making and the practice of medicine.

Head of Engineering, PracticeMatch

Lead the modernization of PracticeMatch’s physician recruiting platform at M3 USA. The role spans cloud migration, production engineering, AI-assisted development, and leadership of engineering and QA teams.

Description

  • Modernize PracticeMatch’s legacy ColdFusion and SQL Server platform in incremental stages.
  • Define the target architecture and phased cloud migration to TypeScript and Python.
  • Establish automated testing, CI/CD, observability, and cloud platform foundations.
  • Own production engineering, lead incident response, and resolve underlying causes.
  • Make delivery more predictable with smaller, frequent releases and realistic forecasts.
  • Embed AI-assisted development in repository context, coding conventions, quality checks, and reviews.
  • Contribute substantial production code, shape architecture, and review most engineering work.
  • Lead and support the PracticeMatch engineering and QA team.
  • Work with the Head of Product, PracticeMatch CEO, M3 USA CTO, sales, and marketing.
  • Recruit, manage, and develop engineering talent.

Requirements

  • Bachelor’s degree in computer science, software engineering, or a related technical field, or equivalent experience.
  • At least 12 years of progressive software engineering experience, including substantial hands-on technical work.
  • At least five years leading engineering, including direct management of engineering teams.
  • Demonstrated success modernizing legacy systems or migrating technology platforms.
  • Experience in a SaaS, data, or platform product environment.
  • Expert knowledge of web application architecture.
  • Strong working knowledge of modern web technologies, such as React or comparable front-end frameworks, REST APIs, cloud infrastructure, and containerization.
  • Experience designing and operating CI/CD pipelines, automated test frameworks, and observability systems.
  • Practical knowledge of application security, data privacy, and compliance requirements for web products.
  • Working knowledge of agentic coding tools such as Claude Code, Codex, or equivalents, and dependable production engineering practices.
  • Track record of recruiting, managing, and developing engineering talent at multiple levels.
  • Strong written and spoken communication skills, including presenting technical information to executive, business, and engineering audiences.
  • Healthcare technology or physician recruiting experience is a plus.
  • Familiarity with physician recruiting or healthcare data is an advantage.

Benefits

  • Health and dental coverage
  • Life, accident, and disability insurance
  • Prescription plan
  • Flexible spending account
  • 401(k) plan with employer match
  • Paid holidays and vacation
  • Sick days and a personal day
  • Competitive wages

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