Color Health is revolutionizing cancer care with the nation’s first Virtual Cancer Clinic, delivering high-quality, physician-led multidisciplinary care across all 50 states. Our innovative, guideline-based approach spans cancer screening, risk assessment, prevention, diagnosis, treatment support, and survivorship. In addition to personalized direct medical care, our services include cancer genetics risk assessment, nutrition, mental health support and at-home cancer screening diagnostics. Using technology-driven, patient-centric solutions, Color is transforming how employers, unions, health plans, and governments address cancer. Color’s goal is to close critical cancer care gaps, improve cancer outcomes, and guide patients with empathy through their healthcare journeys.
Apply to join Color and do the most meaningful work of your career. If you are not sure that you’re 100% qualified but are up for the challenge - we want you to apply!
About The Role
You will lead a team at the center of how Color delivers care at scale. As a Senior Engineering Manager on Care Operations, you will shape the systems that power our clinicians and care teams — enabling high-quality, accessible healthcare for millions of people.This is a high-ownership role. You will define technical direction, drive execution across complex workflows, and help evolve our care delivery platform in a fast-moving, startup environment. Your work will directly influence how quickly we can launch new programs, integrate AI into care operations, and improve patient experience.If you’re motivated by building systems that matter — and doing it in a pragmatic, high-autonomy environment — this role is for you!
How You'll Contribute:
Lead and grow a team of engineers, setting clear direction and creating a culture of ownership and accountabilityDefine and evolve the architecture of our care operations platform to support scale, reliability, and rapid iterationPartner closely with product, clinical, data, and operations leaders to translate complex healthcare workflows into simple, high-leverage systemsDrive pragmatic adoption of AI and automation to increase care team efficiency and unlock new capabilitiesBalance speed and durability in a regulated environment, making thoughtful tradeoffs that support long-term scalabilityDevelop senior engineers into technical leaders through structured feedback, coaching, and delegation of meaningful ownershipImprove system observability, quality, and operational excellence so internal teams can depend on our tools every dayContribute to broader engineering strategy, prioritization, and cross-team alignment as a senior engineering leader
Our Ideal Candidate Will Have:
8+ years of experience building and shipping production systems in fast-moving, ambiguous environments3+ years of experience managing engineers, including senior engineers and/or multiple teamsExperience operating in startup or high-growth environments where leaders are expected to define strategy and executeA track record of delivering cross-functional initiatives from concept through iterationStrong technical judgment across backend systems, APIs, and frontend applications (experience with Python/Django, React, AWS, and SQL is a plus)Experience introducing AI-enabled tooling or workflow automation into production systemsDemonstrated success developing engineers through direct feedback, growth planning, and sponsorshipAbility to communicate technical tradeoffs clearly to both technical and non-technical partners
Nice to Have:
Experience working with EHR applicationsExperience integrating LLM based features into tools teams owned to automate tasks and unlock efficienciesExperience integrating with 3rd party systems
Possible Projects to Contribute to:
Redesign and scale our patient messaging platform to support personalized, AI-augmented care journeysEmbed AI-driven automation into care workflows to significantly increase care team capacity without sacrificing qualityEvolve our headless EHR layer into a flexible, extensible platform that accelerates new care programs
What We Offer:
💰 Competitive salary ✨ Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life, and disability benefits📈 401k match 📝 Monthly phone and wifi stipend for employees, annual ergonomic stipend🏝 Generous vacation policy, paid holidays and company-wide recharge days🍼 Equal paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents Free cancer screening and prevention resources for employees and their adult dependents
