Medstreaming, a division of Harris; is seeking a Vice President, Research & Development who is a key strategic leader shaping the future of the company.
This role blends technical expertise, business acumen, and people leadership. As VP of R&D, you will oversee core functions including product management, documentation, software development, quality assurance, DevOps, hosting, and infrastructure. You will serve as a mentor across disciplines, driving innovation and operational excellence throughout the organization.
This remote role welcomes candidates anywhere in the US. Travel is required as needed, approximately 15%. Candidates must hold a current, valid passport and be legally eligible to travel internationally including Egypt. This includes either passport based visa exemption or possession of any required travel visas for entry into Egypt.
Salary:
130K - 165K
AI & Innovation Mindset
We are committed to leveraging emerging technologies to improve how we work, serve our customers, and drive business outcomes. The successful candidate will demonstrate curiosity and a willingness to actively adopt and leverage AI tools to improve workflows, solve problems, and increase efficiency. Candidates should be comfortable using AI enabled technologies, including copilots, chat based AI assistants, and automation tools, as part of their everyday work while maintaining appropriate judgment, security, and compliance standards.
What your impact will be:
The Technical Visionary
Provide an overall vision for product and technical roadmap.
Drive best practices for all R&D processes including: product delivery, rollout, feedback and internal/external communication.
Drive initiatives and solutions for the product and technical teams.
The Business Visionary
Be financially savvy
Maintain and manage a forecast of expenses for the department
Innovate and evolve the business
Integrate customers into the overall strategy
The People Visionary
Build effective teams
Work with existing teams/structure
Build, listen to, and develop effective teams/team members
Bring departments together
What you will contribute
Support and grow the product development team
Take part in product planning and task assignment
Own the product roadmap and communicate with all stakeholders
Collaborate on strategic marketing plans
Drive innovative ideas, solutions and products through leadership and definitive action
Directly and indirectly guide and support a team of 50
Travel Requirements
Moderate required, including in person meetings and events in Egypt
Regular travel to client locations may be beneficial
What we are looking for:
5+ years of management experience
Experience leading product teams
What would make you stand out:
Exceptional communication skills with the ability to clearly convey strategic plans and decisions to the engineering team and other stakeholders
Proven experience in a leadership role within the field of healthcare IT
Experience with on-premise to cloud migration projects
Demonstrated proficiency in working with OCI, AWS, Azure, or other major cloud platforms
Bachelor's degree in a technical discipline
What we can offer:
3 weeks’ vacation and 5 personal days
Comprehensive Medical, Dental, and Vision benefits starting from your first day of employment
Employee stock ownership and RRSP/401k matching programs
Lifestyle rewards
Remote work and more!
About Picis:
Join Picis, a global leader in perioperative and critical-care information systems, where you’ll be part of a team that is genuinely pleased with their colleagues and thrives in a positive, comfortably fast-paced environment. Our collaborative culture is driven by a shared mission to innovate in life-critical hospital areas, enhancing patient care and staff engagement through cutting-edge automated solutions. You’ll work alongside experienced professionals, including a professional services team comprised of Registered Nurses and former perioperative staff, who bring deep clinical expertise and a customer-centric perspective to every challenge. Discover a company dedicated to long-term commitment, continuous improvement, and empowering healthcare providers worldwide.
About Harris:
Harris is a leading provider of mission critical software to the public sector in North America. As a wholly owned subsidiary of Constellation Software Inc. (“CSI”, symbol CSU on the TSX), Harris has become the cornerstone for CSI’s investment in utility, local government, school districts, public safety, and healthcare software verticals. Our success has been realized through investments in our proprietary software and market expertise. This focus, combined with acquiring businesses that build upon or complement our offerings, has helped drive our success. Harris will continue to growth through reinvestment – both in the people and products that we offer and making investments in acquiring new businesses.
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