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Chief Operating Officer - Healthtech AI
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Sector: Healthtech AI
Seed Stage / Series A 2027
Mission driven working environment
Strong desire to work in a fast paced startup environment
Bristol HQ
£150K to £175K Base
We are looking for an exceptional Chief Operating Officer (COO) - to become the operational partner to the CEO and lead the delivery and execution engine of the business.
The company has reached an important inflection point, with significant enterprise demand and a growing healthcare platform creating the need to scale the delivery capability, operating model, teams and processes.
This is a delivery-led COO role. The COO will be responsible for making the organisation execute. You will translate strategic priorities into clear plans, ensure cross-functional teams deliver against commitments, build scalable operational processes and create the structure, accountability and performance discipline required to support significant growth.
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Responsibilities
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Delivery & Execution
- Own the company's operational delivery engine and ensure strategic priorities are converted into measurable outcomes.
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Enterprise Implementation & Service Delivery
- Lead the operational framework that enables the company to deliver successfully for enterprise customers.
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Operational Excellence & Scaling
- Build the operating infrastructure required to support rapid growth.
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Cross-Functional Leadership
- Act as the operational integrator across the Senior Leadership Team.
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The role will exclude Finance, Software, Product, Revenue.
Qualifications & Experience
We are looking for a proven operator and delivery leader, ideally with experience in a technology-enabled, Healthtech, healthcare, life sciences or similarly complex environment.
- Track record working within VC-backed Healthtech start-ups or scale-ups, Ideally you would have experience as COO, VP Operations or Chief of Staff
- Strong experience leading complex enterprise implementations or service delivery programmes.
- Experience building and improving operating models and delivery processes.
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