Head of Product & Technology (m/f/x)

Meyandy LLC; Deutschland; On-site; USD 161,000 - 219,000; Full time

Job summary

CaraCare in Germany is seeking a Head of Product & Technology to lead the combined product and technology agenda for its DiGA offerings, including IBS and GERD products, and the R&D portfolio. You will drive a clinically effective, user-centered, compliant, and scalable digital therapeutics platform, setting direction, building focused teams, and ensuring delivery in a regulated healthcare environment.

The role reports to the Managing Director and requires strategic leadership across Product,

Qualifications

• Senior product and/ or technology leadership experience at Head/VP level, with ownership of strategy, roadmap, delivery, and team performance
• Strong product mindset and track record building consumer-facing or patient-facing digital products with measurable engagement, outcome, and business impact
• Technical fluency across modern software architecture, including mobile/web frontend, backend services, APIs, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, cybersecurity, and data platforms
• Experience operating in regulated environments, with the ability to navigate compliance requirements

Responsibilities

• Product and technology strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and execution across DiGA offerings
• End-to-end product lifecycle from discovery and delivery to optimization, engagement, and measurable patient impact
• Engineering architecture across mobile/web frontend, backend services, data, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, security, and integrations
• Data and AI capabilities, including analytics, personalization, automation, experimentation, and responsible AI-enabled product features
• Translation of clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, privacy, and security requirements into pragmatic product and technology solutions
• Software-as-a-medical-device lifecycle practices, including risk management, documentation discipline, change control, audit readiness, and post-market considerations
• Operating model, delivery rhythms, decision rights, and ownership across Product, Engineering, Design, and Data/AI
• Team leadership, hiring, coaching, and development of a high-performing, accountable, and learning-oriented organization
• Senior stakeholder management across Cara Care, Bayer interfaces, external partners, healthcare ecosystem stakeholders, and relevant infrastructure initiatives

Skills

Senior leadership

Product mindset

Technical fluency

Regulated environment experience

Job description

AboutCaraCare

CaraCareisaleadingGermandigitaltherapeuticscompanyandpartofBayer,combiningtheagilityofagrowth-stagehealthtechcompanywiththebacking,scale,andcredibilityofaglobalhealthcareleader.WebuildDiGA-listedproductsthatdelivermeasurableclinicaloutcomesforpatientsandintegratedeeplyintotheGermanhealthcaresystem.Ourambitionistobecomeacategoryleaderindigitalcarebybringingtogetherevidence-basedmedicine,outstandinguserengagement,andscalable,complianttechnology—whileshapinghowdigitaltherapeuticsconnecttonationalhealthinfrastructureandcaredelivery.

HiringforHeadofProduct&Technology(m/f/x)

WearelookingforaHeadofProduct&Technology(m/f/x)tosupportusinourmissionwithimmediateeffect.Inthisrole,youwillbeakeymemberoftheCaraCareleadershipteamandreportdirectlytotheManagingDirectorofCaraCare.YouwillownthecombinedproductandtechnologyagendaacrossourDiGAproductsforIBSandGERDaswellasourR&Dportfolio.Yourmissionistobuildaclinicallyeffective,user-centric,compliant,andscalabledigitaltherapeuticsplatformthatstrengthensCaraCare’spositionasacategoryleaderindigitalcare.Youcombineproductleadership,technicaldepth,andregulatedhealthcareexpertise.Yousetdirection,createfocus,buildstrongteams,andensurethatproductdiscovery,engineeringdelivery,data/AIcapabilities,andcompliancerequirementsworktogethereffectively.

YourMission

• Product and technology strategy, roadmap, prioritization, and execution across existing and future digital therapeutic offerings
• End-to-end product lifecycle from discovery and delivery to optimization, engagement, and measurable patient impact
• Engineering architecture across mobile/web frontend, backend services, data, cloud infrastructure, DevOps, security, and integrations
• Data and AI capabilities, including analytics, personalization, automation, experimentation, and responsible AI-enabled product features
• Translation of clinical, regulatory, reimbursement, privacy, and security requirements into pragmatic product and technology solutions
• Software-as-a-medical-device lifecycle practices, including risk management, documentation discipline, change control, audit readiness, and post-market considerations
• Operating model, delivery rhythms, decision rights, and ownership across Product, Engineering, Design, and Data/AI
• Team leadership, hiring, coaching, and development of a high-performing, accountable, and learning-oriented organization
• Senior stakeholder management across Cara Care, Bayer interfaces, external partners, healthcare ecosystem stakeholders, and relevant infrastructure initiatives

WhatSuccessLooksLikeintheFirst12Months

Afocusedproductandtechnologyroadmapisalignedwithbusiness,clinical,regulatory,andpatientoutcomes.Engineeringdeliveryismorepredictable,scalable,andtransparent,withclearownershipandoperatingrhythms.Theplatformfoundationsupportsmultipleindications,futureintegrations,andcompliantproductevolution.Productengagement,_therapyadherence,prescriptionactivation,andpatientimpactareimprovedthroughdata-informediteration.Teamshaveclearroles,decisionrights,anddevelopmentpaths,andareabletooperatewithspeedandaccountabilityinaregulatedenvironment.CaraCareispreparedforaudits,certificationrequirements,securityreviews,andqualityexpectationsbydesignratherthanthroughlate-stage remediation.

Requirements

YourProfileMust-Haves

• Seniorproductand/ortechnologyleadershipexperienceatHead/VPlevel,withownershipofstrategy,roadmap,delivery,andteamperformance
• Strongproductmindsetandtrackrecordbuildingconsumer-facingorpatient-facingdigitalproductswithmeasurableengagement,outcome,andbusinessimpact
• Technicalfluencyacrossmodernsoftwarearchitecture,includingmobile/webfrontend,backendservices,APIs,cloudinfrastructure,DevOps,cybersecurity,anddataplatforms
• Experienceoperatinginregulatedenvironments,withtheabilitytoba…

Head of Product & Technology (m/f/x) — Cara Care, Germany.