# Chief Medical Officer > Hilo By Aktiia · Neuchâtel, Switzerland (Hybrid) · Full-time · Posted 2025-12-19 **Workplace:** hybrid ## Description **About Hilo by Aktiia** High blood pressure is the world’s most common disease, causing 18M deaths each year. At **Hilo by Aktiia**, our vision is a world where no lives are lost or damaged from the effects of high blood pressure. Our mission is to make this a reality by developing tech to help people control their blood pressure.  We are a venture-backed scale-up company, having raised over $96M from investors in Europe and the United States. Our technology - rooted in 18 years of research at the Swiss Center for Electronics and Microtechnology (CSEM) - is the world’s only medically accurate, continuous blood pressure monitor that is cuffless in daily life in the consumer space. Validated through extensive clinical trials and CE Marked as a Class IIa medical device, our solution is now available in 12 countries. We are a hybrid/remote-first company, with Headquarters in Neuchâtel, Switzerland, united by our passion for impact and innovation.  **Role Overview** Currently, we are looking for a **Chief Medical Officer** to lead the medical and clinical strategy for our scaling company.  As a Chief Medical Officer you will define the most clinically impactful use cases, guide product development, and champion adoption of our technology across the healthcare ecosystem.  This is a rare opportunity to transform hypertension care through a unique cardiovascular dataset and a world-class interdisciplinary team. Reporting directly to the CEO, you will serve as the bridge between clinical excellence, product innovation, and commercial strategy - ensuring that our technology earns the trust of clinicians, regulators, and customers alike.  We are a 70-person medtech scale-up, currently focused on Europe with a clear strategy to expand into the US market. You will play a pivotal role in both scientific credibility and business growth as we enter this next phase.  If you’re a **clinician-entrepreneur** who thrives in a fast-moving, collaborative environment and wants to drive meaningful change in global cardiovascular health - with the opportunity to improve outcomes for hundreds of thousands of hypertension sufferers - we’d love to hear from you.  This is a full-time role, though we encourage you to continue practising medicine alongside your leadership responsibilities. We believe that when it comes to hypertension management, only a medically sound approach can define the future. As the highest medical authority in the company, this role will shape that future.  We are a **hybrid/remote company spread across Europe**. Nevertheless, this role requires traveling within Europe and regular presence in our office in Neuchâtel, Switzerland. As the UK and German speaking countries are currently our main markets, a candidate located in one of these countries is preferred.  **USP:** This CMO role combines **true medical authority**, direct **CEO partnership** and **ownership of the world’s first continuous blood pressure dataset** at scale, with the freedom to shape how hypertension is managed globally. - As CMO, you are the **highest medical authority** in the company. - **Ownership** of one of the **world’s most unique cardiovascular datasets**. - You will **co-own the medical strategy for US market entry** - shaping clinical positioning, evidence strategy and regulatory narrative from day one. - We actively encourage you to **remain clinically active**. **Core Responsibilities:** **Strategic Leadership & Clinical Direction**  - Define and prioritise the most clinically impactful and commercially relevant use cases for our technology. Provide medical insight and leadership across the organisation — from product design to go-to-market strategy.  - Work closely with science and product teams to translate medical insight into innovative, usable, and safe products.  - Partner with the VP Regulatory & Quality to ensure all activities meet clinical and regulatory standards.  - Shape the clinical research agenda and evidence strategy to support adoption, reimbursement, and market access.  **Collaboration & Cross-Functional Partnership**  - Act as a trusted partner to internal teams — from developers and scientists to commercial leads — helping them understand the clinical context behind their work.  - Foster open collaboration between medical, engineering, regulatory, and commercial functions.  - Communicate complex medical concepts clearly, enabling faster and smarter decisions.  - Champion a culture of clinical curiosity and evidence-based thinking throughout the company.  **Market Engagement & Advocacy**  - Serve as the company’s clinical advocate externally to build credibility and enthusiasm among healthcare providers, investors and regulators.  - Build and expand relationships with medical KOLs across Europe and North America.  - Develop clinical narratives that inspire confidence among clinicians and end users.  - Represent the company at medical conferences, regulatory forums, and partnership discussions.  **Change Leadership & Influence**  - Inspire traditional physician communities to adopt innovative technology.  - Translate clinical validation into commercial traction by aligning medical insight with business strategy.  - Energise internal teams around the company’s mission and vision for patient impact. ## Requirements **Background & Experience** - A Medical Degree is required; specialisation in Cardiology or Nephrology preferred. A PhD is considered a plus.  - Senior leadership experience within healthtech, medtech, academic medical centres, or consulting   - Experience in entrepreneurial or scale-up environments, able to balance strategy and execution.  - Deep clinical experience managing hypertensive or cardiovascular patients.  - Strong existing network of KOLs in Europe, with exposure or connections in the US highly valued.  - Proven success collaborating with technical, scientific, and regulatory teams.  - Commercially savvy with understanding of market access and partnerships.  - Excellent communication, storytelling, and influencing skills.  - Proven track record of clinical research and publication.  - Inspirational leader bringing clinical credibility, strategic clarity, and enthusiasm.  **What Success Looks Like**  - Internal teams see you as a trusted partner who elevates their work.  - External partners view you as the voice of medical authority and innovation.  - Clinicians trust and advocate for our technology.  - The company strengthens its leadership in hypertension care across Europe and prepares for US expansion.  - Hilo’s position as a true medical HTN player is reinforced and defended against non-medical wearables.  - The medical agenda is central to the company’s future strategy.  **What Makes You A Great Fit** At Hilo by Aktiia, our values guide everything we do: **Move the Needle** - You focus on what truly drives impact for our customers and company. - You use data and clarity to guide your decisions and prioritize what matters most. - You push boundaries with bold, thoughtful innovation and hold yourself accountable for results. **Move Fast, Learn, Refine** - You work with urgency and purpose, balancing speed with high quality. - You treat mistakes as learning opportunities, experiment thoughtfully, and iterate quickly. - You take ownership, act hands-on, and always look for smarter, faster ways to get things done - including leveraging AI and new tools. **Team First** - You put the team above individual interests, building trust through openness and respect. - You encourage healthy debate, challenge directly while caring personally, and stand behind team decisions. - You act as an owner, stepping in when needed and doing what’s necessary for the team’s success. ## Benefits - Hilo by Aktiia is becoming one of the most important med-tech companies, and you can be part of this exciting story. - Ownership of one of the largest continuous blood pressure datasets globally. - Competitive salary and meaningful equity participation aligned with long-term impact. - Direct reporting line to the CEO with board-level visibility. - Medical voice embedded in product, commercial and regulatory decisions. - Collaboration with an intercultural team that brings diverse perspectives and global expertise. **Ready to Move the Needle?** If you are passionate about making a meaningful impact in people's lives and excel in an environment where individuals take ownership and are committed to delivering results, we are happy to receive your application. ## Apply [Apply at Hilo By Aktiia](https://apply.workable.com/hilobyaktiia/j/E2B0D16E3A/apply) --- Powered by [Workable](https://www.workable.com)