Lead hands-on client implementations for a health-tech company serving health systems, CROs, pharmaceutical organisations and government clients. Own technical delivery from scoping and architecture through integration, deployment and go-live.
ArgusRecruit is recruiting on behalf of a health-tech company on a confidential basis. Our client develops configurable software for healthcare and life sciences, supporting use cases including SaMD, AI clinical workflows, remote patient monitoring and decentralised trials.
This Forward Deployed Engineer is the hands-on engineering lead embedded with clients, owning implementations from scoping through go-live. The role matters because deployment quality, integration reliability and clinical safety architecture directly determine whether clients achieve production value.
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This is an engineering delivery role, not account management. You will write code, build integrations, sit alongside client engineers and resolve architecture, data, security and compliance issues in regulated environments. It will not suit someone seeking a coordination-only position or limited exposure to clients and production delivery.
How success is measured
- Assigned deployments reach go-live on time and without defects.
- Implementation milestones are completed quickly, reducing the time required for clients to realise value.
- Solutions achieve strong adoption, dependable integrations and stable technical performance after launch.
- Product, Core Engineering, Privacy and Regulatory partners report confidence in implementation code quality and delivery feedback loops.
Responsibilities
- Own the complete technical implementation and deployment lifecycle across assigned client accounts and projects.
- Lead technical delivery for prospective and existing clients, translating detailed platform knowledge into reliable production outcomes.
- Scope, architect and build tailored configurations and integrations that address measurable client needs.
- Implement complex technical architecture, data integrations and clinical safety architecture while removing blockers to go-live.
- Partner with Product, Core Engineering, Privacy, Regulatory and client technical teams to ensure accurate, high-quality delivery.
- Track implementation milestones, lead security reviews and remain accountable for deployment quality, integration reliability and post-launch technical health.
Requirements
- You have deep hands-on experience in software engineering, systems architecture or integration engineering, including writing clean code and leading technical delivery.
- You understand the requirements of a successful production go-live and can execute implementation work efficiently.
- You can lead technical discussions spanning software architecture, data pipelines, regulatory requirements and security compliance.
- You communicate clearly in writing and verbally with client engineers, project leads and internal stakeholders.
- You take ownership of client deployments, track milestones and accept accountability for technical outcomes.
- You have delivered and supported enterprise software integrations involving API integrations, security reviews and data compliance checks.
- You understand how modular software foundations can be configured and extended for varied clinical and research applications.
Nice to Have
- You have experience in health tech, digital health, SaMD or clinical software development.
- You understand healthcare interoperability standards including HL7, FHIR and DICOM, as well as integration models used by health systems, CROs and pharma sponsors.
- You have implemented solutions within FDA, MDR/IVDR, HIPAA, GDPR, ISO 27001 or ISO 13485 requirements.
- You are proficient with AWS/GCP/Azure, REST/GraphQL APIs, containers and AI/ML data pipelines.
- You have worked at the intersection of core software engineering and direct client delivery.