Chief Executive Officer
Research Safety Software Startup
The Opportunity
A small venture-backed safety technology company is seeking an entrepreneurial Chief Executive Officer. The company helps prestigious healthcare and higher-education organizations improve safety, compliance, and operational performance through modern software.
This is a rare opportunity to own both the commercial and product direction of a company with real traction, a meaningful mission, and substantial equity upside.
The Role
The CEO owns the company’s growth strategy and its execution, serving as the primary operator of the business across both its commercial and product dimensions. The ideal candidate thrives in a small-company environment, is energized by building, and is as comfortable in a sales conversation as in a product or architecture discussion. The CEO reports to the board of directors.
Core priorities:
Drive revenue growth, personally leading business development, key customer relationships, and go-to-market, and building the repeatable engine to scale it.
Own the product vision and roadmap, working directly with engineering on scope, sequencing, and technical trade-offs.
Build, inspire, and retain a high-performing team, with the clarity and accountability to scale a growth-stage company.
What We’re Looking For
Leadership experience at a software, SaaS, or technology-enabled business, ideally in a small or emerging-company environment.
A track record of personally growing revenue and contributing to sales and business development.
Genuine product-leadership experience — owning roadmap, prioritization, and direction. Familiarity with Ruby on Rails software development, sufficient to engage credibly with engineering on architecture, trade-offs, and roadmap feasibility.
Fluency with finance.
High energy, entrepreneurial instincts, and a bias toward execution.
Familiarity with research organizations (academic medical centers, biopharma, universities, etc.). Ideally a preexisting network of contacts at these organizations.
Background in, or genuine enthusiasm to quickly learn, safety and compliance software.
Compensation
The company is committed to aligning the CEO’s compensation with long-term value creation. Compensation will be heavily weighted toward equity, with meaningful upside potential. This role is most likely to appeal to someone who might otherwise consider founding a company or being a search fund entrepreneur.
Location
Flexible within the United States, with regular travel required for customer engagement, team leadership, and other meetings.