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Amazing Charts, a division of Harris; is seeking a Vice President of Research & Development who will lead the R&D organization for the business unit.

This role is responsible for setting the technical and delivery strategy for a mature, mission critical healthcare platform while guiding its evolution toward modern architecture, improved delivery predictability, and long term sustainability.

The VP of R&D will operate within an established product, team, and customer base, making informed decisions under real constraints. The ideal candidate brings strong technical fluency, strategic thinking, financial acumen, and experience applying AI in practical, business driven ways. While not expected to write code, this leader must be able to engage deeply on architecture, delivery approach, risk, and tradeoffs.

This remote role welcomes candidates anywhere in the US. Travel is required as needed, approximately 10%. Candidates must hold a current, valid passport and be legally eligible to travel internationally. This includes either passport based visa exemption or possession of any required travel visas for entry into Canada, the United States, and the Caribbean. Preference will be given to candidates who can work in EST timezone.

Salary:

120K - 135K

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:

• Lead and develop a multi-disciplinary R&D organization including Engineering, Quality Assurance, and delivery teams.
• Translate business strategy and product priorities into executable technical road maps.
• Provide architectural and technical leadership across the product portfolio.
• Own delivery outcomes including predictability, quality, and platform stability.
• Own the R&D budget including forecasting, cost management, and financial tradeoffs.
• Evaluate and govern the use of AI enabled technologies across development and operations.

What Success Looks Like in This Role

• Establish predictable delivery and accountability.
• Improve platform stability and regulatory readiness.
• Introduce thoughtful modernization aligned with business value.
• Act as a trusted executive partner on technology, investment, and risk.

What we are looking for:

• 10+ years of leadership experience in software development or technology organizations.
• 7+ years of experience with cloud platforms, APIs, and modern architecture.
• 5+ years of strong technical foundation in development (working as a developer).
• 5+ years of experience working with R&D budgets and financial outcomes.
• 5+ years' experience implementing best market practice, modern processes and workflow within development teams.
• 1+ years demonstrated experience evaluating, adopting, and governing AI enabled technologies.
• 1+ years of experience leading SaaS product development and operations.
• 1+ years of experience applying AI to improve productivity, delivery efficiency, or decision making.
• 1+ years of experience assessing AI related tradeoffs including cost, risk, data quality, security, and compliance.
• Proven ability to lead through ambiguity.
• Strong executive communication.
• Ability to understand, navigate, and make effective decisions in business situations to drive results.
• Able to create strong relationships and gain trust within your team.
• A strategic and business-focused mindset with the ability to turn complex data into compelling narratives and actionable business insights.
• Stakeholder management.

What would make you stand out:

• Experience working in development with Microsoft technologies (.net, SQL, Visual Basic).
• Experience working with Jira for tracking purposes.
• Knowledge in AI development and implementation (certifications is nice to have).
• Experience working with React in the front end.
• Knowledge working in technology Integrations (third party and clients).

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 Amazing Charts:

Amazing Charts, founded in 2001 by a practicing family physician, offers user-friendly and affordable Electronic Health Record (EHR) solutions tailored for small to medium-sized medical practices. Acquired by Harris Healthcare in 2017, the company provides a comprehensive suite of services, including Practice Management, Medical Billing, Population Health, and Patient Engagement tools, all designed to enhance clinical efficiency and patient care. Learn more at: amazingcharts.com

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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