VP of Engineering

AT CASTOR, WE DRIVE FASTER, SMARTER MEDICAL RESEARCH

At Castor, we are committed to a world with faster, smarter, medical research. Our cloud based software solutions are revolutionizing data capture for academic and commercial clinical researchers worldwide. You have found yourself a company with a true purpose.

As VP of Engineering, you will lead and scale our engineering organization to deliver reliable, secure, and high-performing solutions, while nurturing a culture of excellence, collaboration, and responsible AI-driven innovation. You'll partner closely with product, technology, and business leadership, aligning engineering execution with company goals, and ensuring that our systems and people can scale with Castor’s global ambitions.

You are also responsible for all assurance activities related to the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of customer, business partner, employee, and business information in compliance with our information security policies.

What you’ll be doing

This role requires a blend of deep technical expertise, executive leadership, and strategic organizational development.

Strategy, Execution & Scaleability

• Partner with our CPO and consulting CTO to translate our established 2-year technical roadmap into high-velocity execution standards.
• Own the long-term architectural direction, ensuring design decisions support company growth, data integrity, and innovation at scale.
• Promote technical excellence and best practices through shared infrastructure, automation, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Set the vision for delivery and impact, leading cross-team initiatives to improve velocity, predictability, and quality across the organization.

Organisational & Technical Leadership 

• A hands-on approach to leadership, including participating in architectural deep-dives and maintaining a high bar for technical excellence through active review of complex system designs.
• Shape the leadership culture of the engineering organization, actively coaching  leaders to build empowered, high-trust teams.
• Champion diversity, inclusion, and equitable growth opportunities while fostering a culture of learning and technical mentorship.
• Embed responsible AI adoption, integrating AI-driven insights, automation, and experimentation into core engineering practices.

Executive Collaboration & Communication

• Represents engineering at the executive level, clearly communicating the engineering vision across the organization and externally.
• Act as a bridge between engineering, product, and commercial teams, ensuring smooth collaboration, shared understanding of priorities, and alignment on resource allocation.
• Create clear, data-driven visibility into engineering performance, quality metrics, and progress for the executive team.
• Communicate complex technical concepts in a clear, business-relevant way to non-technical stakeholders.
• Drive organizational transformation and continuous improvement through data-informed decisions, experimentation, and transparent communication.

Security, Integrity & Compliance

• Owns all assurance activities related to the availability, integrity, and confidentiality of customer, business partner, employee, and business information.
• You will be aware of the Castor quality policy, information security policy, and the procedures from the Quality and Information Security Management system (QISMS).
• You will be following the Castor quality policy, information security policy, the code of conduct and the procedures from the Quality and Information Security Management system (QISMS).
• Adhere to HIPAA regulations and company policies to ensure the confidentiality, integrity, and security of personal data.
  

What you’ll bring

• 10+ years of progressive engineering leadership experience, with a minimum of 5 years managing Directors or Managers of Managers in a high-growth SaaS environment.
• Proven experience in scaling high-integrity delivery operations and improving velocity without compromising technical rigor or audit readiness.
• Deep experience in cloud architectures, APIs, system design, and modern development practices.
• Strong track record of driving engineering excellence, balancing delivery speed with technical rigor and quality.
• Executive-level communication and presence, with a proven ability to synthesize complex technical strategy into clear business terms for the board and non-technical stakeholders.
• Direct experience operating and leading technical teams within a Quality Management System (QMS), with a strong focus on audit readiness for standards like QISMS.
• Must have maintained a close connection to technical execution.
• A deep commitment to developing and championing talent pipelines, with demonstrable success in scaling organizations while maintaining high engineering quality and cultural engagement.
• Experience managing capital and operational budgets for the engineering department, with accountability for cloud cost-efficiency.
• A growth mindset, open, reflective, and passionate about learning and continuous improvement.
• Relevant understanding of clinical guidelines: ICH-GCP(Good Clinical Practice), FDA 21 CFR Part 11, HIPAA, and relevant GXP Regulations and Guidances.

Please note we require 4+ hours of overlap with CET. At this time, we cannot accept applications from France, Germany, Spain, Bulgaria, or Switzerland.

How Castor takes care of you

At Castor we truly live and breathe one of our core values, believing we can achieve anything with a healthy and happy team. Our benefits reflect this:

• Guaranteed annual 'happy holidays' bonus
• Employee Stock Option Plan
• Learning & Development Budget to support your growth
• Unlimited annual leave (25 days minimum)
• A fully remote role, with support for your home office set-up
• A flexible working schedule: nobody is tracking your time except you, we focus on output and delivery
• A great work-life balance
• Quarterly downtime weeks, well-being workshops, sleeping courses (for you and for new-borns) access to Open Up, virtual company events and celebrations

We are a remote company. At Castor, we value flexibility and believe that the best talents can work anywhere in the world. From flexibility improvements to productivity growth, we want to make sure you are happy, healthy, and productive while working from home.

Every Castorian counts. We celebrate you for who you are. We build products to make clinical research accessible to the world and a company where everyone, anywhere, is welcome. It does not matter where you are from, where you are based, or what your gender, age, or sexual orientation is.

Our remote setup is for your family, your work-life balance, your mental health, and your right to be your most authentic self. You are celebrated for who you are, for all the differences that define you. We want your unique voice to be heard and succeed together as a happy and healthy team!

Castor continues to grow as an Equal Opportunities Employer. We strongly encourage applications from women, people of color, and people from the LGBTQ(+) community. Please feel free to share the pronouns you use (for example she/her/hers, he/her/his, they/them/theirs, etc.).